Live from the Chicago Sun-Times's Kate Grossman at Hutchinson Field:
CNN is on a huge Jumbotron on the southern corner of the field.
At 8:34 p.m., the network projects an Obama win in Ohio and the crowd goes wild, shouting, hooting and waving America flags.
The mood: Festive but not rowdy. Chicago residents are treating each other well.
After that, there's a lull, as we wait for more results.
People continue to stream in, filling up the field.
I'm about 2/3 of the way back from the stage behind a fence and have easy access to get out, in case this doesn't go the way the crowd here hopes.
But that's not looking likely.
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