Illinois residents head to the polls Tuesday to decide local and national races, which range from US president to state ballot initiatives.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Election Day and voters will head to the polls, which open at 6 a.m. across Illinois. Lines snaked down city sidewalks the day before Election Day, wrapping multiple blocks around the Loop Supersite, Lake View library, and into Lincoln Park residential streets. People waited for hours to cast their ballot.