Lake County
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Nov 3, 2026
Brandis FriedmanHOST
The DOJ says the monitors would be observing compliance with federal voting rights statutes.
Brandis FriedmanHOST
The DOJ previously told Lake County, Indiana officials that plainclothes monitors would conduct voluntary exit interviews outside polling locations focused on language barriers, disability access, and provisional ballots.
Brandis FriedmanHOST
A spokesperson for Chicago's Board of Elections confirmed their presence today and said they had not received any reports about the monitors.
Brandis FriedmanHOST
Federal monitors have long been deployed to ensure compliance with voting laws, but their ramped up use by the Trump administration amid efforts to increase control over local elections has some voting rights advocates concerned.
Brandis FriedmanHOST
Election day is tomorrow, and many voters are wondering what to expect at the polls.
Brandis FriedmanHOST
Last month, the Department of Justice announced plans to send election monitors to polling places around the country, including Lake County in northwest Indiana.
Brandis FriedmanHOST
Meanwhile, voting rights advocates in Chicago are hoping for a smooth election but are preparing for anything, such as voter intimidation.
Brandis FriedmanHOST
This all follows a redistricting battle, court decisions on mail-in voting changes, and more.
Christina BeelerGUEST
We don't expect to see it, but if we do, we are ready to take action because it would violate federal law.
Brandis FriedmanHOST
Emily, focusing over in Indiana, what do we know about DOJ election monitors being sent to Indiana?
Emily SchrockGUEST
Yeah, so two of our counties, both Marion County and Lake County, have both received notifications that DOJ's election monitors will be on site.
Emily SchrockGUEST
I've been in contact with the election boards for each of those counties, and they've gotten similar responses from DOJ and conversations with them.
Scott HouldiesonGUEST
So get out an early vote.
Scott HouldiesonGUEST
We also have Department of Justice monitors here in Lake County, you know, and they've decided that in Indiana, they want to the Department of Justice wants to have monitors in two counties.
Scott HouldiesonGUEST
Take a guess which ones they are.
Scott HouldiesonGUEST
Lake County and Marion County, the two biggest Democratic centers in Indiana.
Scott HouldiesonGUEST
And the Department of Justice is here breathing down our necks.
Patti VasquezHOST
Well, I hope that that's driving people to show up in even bigger numbers and say, you know what, not in our neighborhoods.
Tonya BabichHOST
Leah.
Leah HopeCORRESPONDENT
What we can tell you at this point is that the woman, we believe to be in her mid-20s, was on the scene here, and the Lake County coroner has arrived.
Leah HopeCORRESPONDENT
We understand she is deceased.
Leah HopeCORRESPONDENT
There was a shooting this morning.
Greg DutraCORRESPONDENT
Then we've got the next system that's taking shape out in the Rocky Mountains, and that too will bring us some scraps, for lack of a better term, on Monday and on Tuesday before we actually see the bulk of the system move through late Tuesday night, likely after the polls close and into early Wednesday.
Greg DutraCORRESPONDENT
There are still a couple scattered showers out there, mainly off in northwest Indiana, south of not only Lake County, Indiana, but also Porter and LaPorte counties.
Greg DutraCORRESPONDENT
It's down in Newton and Jasper counties where those light showers are.
Greg DutraCORRESPONDENT
And as I mentioned before, about a tenth of an inch on average.
Mark McGinnisCORRESPONDENT
This is all lifting to the north.
Mark McGinnisCORRESPONDENT
Wider view will show you down towards areas of Will, Kankakee, also into Lake County and northwest Indiana.
Mark McGinnisCORRESPONDENT
Stretching to the north and west, scattered showers and the motion again is from south to north across the area.
Mark McGinnisCORRESPONDENT
It will continue to be a soggy Sunday morning for you.
12 MINS LATER
Mark McGinnisCORRESPONDENT
So a little bit of a break there, which is good news.
Mark McGinnisCORRESPONDENT
We head to the south and to the west in LaSalle County, east over towards Kane County and also into Grundy County.
Mark McGinnisCORRESPONDENT
We have some rain that extends east as well into Will County, Kankakee County, Lake County, at least southern Lake County right now in northwest Indiana dealing with some rain.
Mark McGinnisCORRESPONDENT
Again, this is pushing north.
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Jill SheridanHOST
Around 1,000 monitors from the U.S. Department of Justice will be heading to polling places across the country, including Marion and Lake County in Indiana.
Jill SheridanHOST
Caroline Beck has more details on what to expect Election Day.
Caroline BeckCORRESPONDENT
The Marion County Election Board said Wednesday that it expects 12 monitors at various polling places on Election Day.
7 MINS LATER
Jill SheridanHOST
I mean, the DOJ has said, though, that this is the largest amount of monitors that will be sent, and they're coming to two Indiana counties that are Democratic, as people have pointed out.
Nikki KellyPANELIST
Yeah, I mean, it's definitely a more aggressive approach than they've taken in the past.
Nikki KellyPANELIST
I think most voters, I mean, obviously it's only Lake and Marion, and even within then, they might visit six to eight polling locations during the day.
Nikki KellyPANELIST
Like, the vast majority of voters are not going to see these people nor interact with them.
Nate SpangleHOST
The fact that if you guys looked at what the geographic makeup is, that would be interesting for me thinking about, because like I definitely see that is the trend here in central Indiana.
Nate SpangleHOST
But the further you get away from Indianapolis and, you know, probably not like Lake County in the region, it does seem like that is where, you know, multi-generational conservative voters are.
Lindsey ErdodyGUEST
like the bigger market breakdown.
Lindsey ErdodyGUEST
I do have it kind of by county, but let's not get that granular with it.
LaraHOST
As early voting is underway in northwest Indiana, there's growing concern over voter intimidation by President Trump's Department of Justice.
LaraHOST
The DOJ says it will send monitors to polling sites throughout Lake County, Indiana, a traditional Democratic stronghold.
LaraHOST
WBEZ's Michael Puente reports.
Michael PuenteCORRESPONDENT
Ella Kelly doesn't have to worry about long lines on Election Day on Tuesday.
Ella KellySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's that way of controlling people and causing trouble.
Ella KellySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I mean, what else can it be?
Michael PuenteCORRESPONDENT
Lake County is one of two counties in Indiana where the DOJ plans to send monitors.
Michael PuenteCORRESPONDENT
The other is Marion, which includes Indianapolis.
Scott HouldiesonGUEST
So get out an early vote.
Scott HouldiesonGUEST
We also have Department of Justice monitors here in Lake County, you know, and they've decided that in Indiana, they want to the Department of Justice wants to have monitors in two counties.
Scott HouldiesonGUEST
Take a guess which ones they are.
Scott HouldiesonGUEST
Lake County and Marion County, the two biggest Democratic centers in Indiana.
Scott HouldiesonGUEST
And the Department of Justice is here breathing down our necks.
Patti VasquezHOST
Well, I hope that that's driving people to show up in even bigger numbers and say, you know what, not in our neighborhoods.
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