For the first time, Mexican nationals living in Illinois and northern Indiana can cast a vote in person at the Consulate General of Mexico of Chicago for the country’s presidential election that could elect its first-ever female president. The historical election on June 2, along with the move by the National Electoral Institute to provide in-person voting for Mexicans at consulates in the .
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For the first time, Mexican nationals living in Illinois and northern Indiana can cast a vote in person at the Consulate General of Mexico of Chicago for the country’s presidential election that could elect its first-ever female president. The historical election on June 2, along with the move by the National Electoral Institute to provide in-person voting for Mexicans at consulates in the .
For many decades, since the early ’70s, there was a grandiose celebration for Mexican Independence Day in downtown Chicago; a majestic parade and a ceremony the night of Sept. 15 in Grant Park where people would gather with their flags and their pride to hear “El Grito,” from Mexican and city leaders. The event commemorated the cry of the Mexican people to rise against the Spaniards. It was .