ON THE BRING CHICAGO HOME REFERENDUM AND OTHER KEY RACES.

BUT FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO LIVE TO WT TW NEWS REPORTER NICK BLUMBERG AT THE HEADQUARTERS.

A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY EILEEN WHAT IS GOING ON THERE AND HEARINGS AND CHEERING HAPPENING BEHIND YOU RIGHT NOW?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

WE ARE HEARING AN INTRODUCTION RIGHT NOW FROM ATTORNEY PAT SAUDI, A SUPPORTER OF RETIRED JUDGE AND LAWYER.

>> EILEEN O'NEILL, BURKE, WHO RIGHT NOW WITH ABOUT 83% OF VOTES SHE IS OUT IN THE LEAD.

ACCORDING TO AP ESTIMATES, NOTHING HAS BEEN CONCEDED OR DECLARED, BUT WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR HER AND ADDRESS HER SUPPORTERS HERE.

THERE'S A VERY EXCITED CROWD.

SHE JUMPED OUT TO AN EARLY NEEDS.

EARLY LEAD AS THE VOTE STARTED TO COME IN TONIGHT.

SO CERTAINLY THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE ROOM, ESPECIALLY AS THOSE HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY STABLE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A VERY CONTENTIOUS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY YOU KNOW, WITH KIM FOXX OPTING NOT TO RUN FOR ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE, THE DEMOCRATIC PUT ITS SUPPORT BEHIND CLAYTON.

HERE THE 3RD AS FOX'S SUCCESSOR, BUT MARK O'NEAL, BURKE MADE A STRONG CASE AND HERE SHE IS TO ADDRESS HER SUPPORTERS.

LET'S LISTEN TO A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY.

>> SO WE MODIFIED NOTHING LIKE HAVING A TRIAL ATTORNEY MODIFY HIS CLOSING ARGUMENT RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET HERE.

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WE ARE LEADING IN THE POLLS AND WE HAVE BEEN LEADING THE WHOLE NIGHT WITH WE HAVE A CURRENT LEAD OF JUST UNDER 12,000 VOTES.

WE ARE ASHA SLEE, OPTIMISTIC, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL THE VOTES ARE COUNTED.

BUT I KNOW THAT WE CAN AGREE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HARD FOUGHT CAMPAIGN RUNNING FOR OFFICE IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF DID I LEARN THAT ONE?

AND WHILE WE MAY HAVE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES IN THIS ELECTION, WE ALL SHARE THE LOVE FOR THIS CITY AND THIS COUNTY.

I KNOW THAT THE LOVE FOR THIS PLACE THAT WE CALL HOME IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL SHARE AS WELL.

IT'S WHY I STEPPED DOWN FROM THE APPELLATE COURT TO RUN FOR THIS JOB.

THIS IS TRULY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE WORLD.

LINE OF THIS STUDY TAKES MY BREATH AWAY EACH AND EVERY TIME I SEE IT.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE.

I MY HUSBAND HERE.

WE RAISED OUR 4 CHILDREN HERE.

MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS.

MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER WAS A BABY CHICAGO DURING THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE.

I GOT INTO THIS RACE BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO GIVE UP CHICAGO.

AND I KNOW TONIGHT THAT I CAN SAY THAT NONE OF YOU WANT TO GIVE UP CHICAGO EITHER.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.

YOU KNOW, THERE WERE A MILLION REASONS NOT TO GET INTO THIS RACE.

AND MOST PEOPLE I TALKED TO THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS REALLY NOT SOME I SHOULD BE DOING.

BUT I HAD A STUBBORN BELIEF THAT I JUST COULDN'T SHAKE.

I BELIEVE THAT WE COULD MAKE OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM WORK FOR EVERYONE IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN EVERY TOWN ACROSS COOK COUNTY.

I THAT'S EVER WOULD HAVE WE'RE HEARING NOW FROM STATE ATTORNEY CANDIDATE EILEEN WHO IS NOT DECLARING VICTORY, BUT SAYING THAT SHE IS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.

SPEAKING TO HER SUPPORTERS HERE.

>> AT HER CAMPAIGN NIGHT KEEP LISTENING TO THE SPEECH AND