Chicago young voter turnout jumped from previous midterm primary, but it’s no ‘systemic rise’

Chicago young voter turnout jumped from previous midterm primary, but it’s no ‘systemic rise’

The more than $50 million from super PACs, dark money and special interest groups that poured into this week's primary races across the Chicago area proved to be a significant motivator for young people to vote.Finding out who was funding which campaigns was among the first topics Alan Cervantes, 24, researched when deciding for whom he would cast his votes. He was mostly moved to vote against candidates who received money from groups that suppo…