First-time voters head to the polls

Summary

<p>Met with cheers, T-shirts and voter guides, hundreds of Chicago high school students flooded the Loop early voting supersite Wednesday as part of a push for young voter participation.</p><p>Chicago Votes, a political organization with a focus on young people, sponsored the Parade to the Polls, busing students from school to the Loop site so they could cast their ballots in the upcoming general election, many of them for the first time. Each time a rookie voter cast their ballot, an election official rang a bell to congratulate them.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div…

Description from Chicago Sun-Times.