March 17, 2026: Gubernatorial Primary Election
November 3, 2026: Gubernatorial Election
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Civics & Voting
Register to vote online, by mail or in person, including at the library. Find instructions, print a paper application, or identify additional registration locations on this page. You can also register to vote on Election Day at your polling place.
- Your Voter Information: find your polling location, sample ballots for upcoming elections and your elected officials.
- Cook County Find My District: see government districts for your address on a map, and explore district boundary lines.
- Mail ballots: Any registered suburban Cook County voter may request a mail ballot. The deadline to apply is five days before an election. Learn more about voting by mail here. Permanent Vote by Mail is now also an option.
- Illinois Board of Elections: Voting Instructions and Assistance
- Election Results: Illinois Board of Elections Unofficial and Official Results.
Some organizations also perform fact-checking and publish articles:
- Ballotpedia Illinois: A nonpartisan and nonprofit online encyclopedia of American politics and elections.
- Politifact Illinois: A Pulitzer Prize-winning, fact-checking website.
- Follow state law at the Illinois General Assembly and track bills with their Legislative Reports.
- Track federal legislation in both the House of Representatives and Senate at Congress.gov.
- Congressional Research Service Reports from the Library of Congress are now available to the public. These reports examine issues from all perspectives to inform lawmakers throughout the process of drafting, debating, passing and enacting legislation.