Illinois 2024 primary: ‘Shockingly low’ turnout at polls this Election Day; Trump, Biden win nominations [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — It’s Election Day for the Illinois primary, and turnout Tuesday appears to be “shockingly low.”

The Cook County state’s attorney primary race has turned into the tightest contest on the ballot Tuesday night, with candidates Clayton Harris III and Eileen O’Neill Burke running nearly neck-and-neck.

Better Government Association President David Greising and ABC7 Political Analyst Laura Washington weighed in.

Voters saw numerous races on the ballot aside from the presidential primary, as Donald Trump and Joe Biden have essentially clinched those nominations.

The Associated Press projected President Joe Biden as the winner of the Illinois Democratic presidential primary and former President Donald Trump as the winner of the Republican presidential primary.

Earlier Tuesday, voters filed into the Loop Super Site to cast their ballots in the Illinois primary.

“Me and my coworkers all coordinated to come down early before work just to get it done,” voter Shondra Edwards said.

As the day went on, there was …