Election Day

There’s a certain energy in the air in the city today. As our nation elects a new president, Chicago prepares to host a rally for Obama. Businesses are closing early. Ambitious salesmen are pushing political buttons on street corners (and later getting busted for not having permits). And I’ve never seen so many people wearing political t-shirts.

“Even all the trash cans down here are gone,” one street socialite pointed out to T and I this morning while we sipped our Starbucks sitting outside on Michigan Ave. “The city is ready.”

Ready or not, it’s election day. And everything about today feels a little different to me. For one thing, it’s 74 degrees outside on November 4th! And the city is eerily quiet right now. That’s because folks aren’t working this afternoon. They’re standing in line at the polls.

As for me, I’ve got my political gear on and the hottest ticket in town in hand. I’m headed to the rally in Grant Park. I dare not tempt fate. But here’s hoping that there’s a great reason to have one heck of a party there tonight!