Overview
- Early in‑person voting is now available at downtown locations including the supersite at 137 S. State St. and the Chicago Board of Elections office at 69 W. Washington St.
- The city will expand early‑voting to neighborhood ward sites later in the month so every one of Chicago’s 50 wards has local early‑voting access.
- All 20 Chicago Public Schools board seats appear on the ballot this year, including the contested board‑president race featuring Victor Henderson, Jessica Biggs and Hilario Dominguez.
- Voters may apply for mail ballots but must meet late‑October application cutoffs and ensure mailed ballots are postmarked or dropped by Election Day to be counted; online registration closes in mid‑October and same‑day in‑person registration is allowed at voting sites with two forms of ID.
- Chicago and Cook County polling places offer translated paper ballots and audio ballot machines in many languages, and the staggered rollout across Cook and surrounding collar counties means voters should check their local election authority for site lists and hours.