🗳️ CHICAGO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER: EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY

📍CHICAGO — If Election Day doesn't fit your schedule, Chicago voters officially have another option.

Early voting for the November 3, 2026 General Election began Thursday, October 1, with two downtown locations now accepting voters.

Chicago voters can currently cast an early ballot at:

📍 Downtown Voting Supersite137 S. State St.

📍 Chicago Board of Elections Office69 W. Washington St., 6th Floor

And here's something important: you don't have to live downtown to use these locations. Registered Chicago voters from any of the city's 50 wards can vote at an early-voting site.

MORE LOCATIONS ARE COMING

Beginning October 19, early voting expands to locations in all 50 Chicago wards, giving voters considerably more options closer to home.

Election Day itself is Tuesday, November 3.

WHAT'S ON THE BALLOT?

Chicago voters have quite a bit to decide this year.

Major races include Illinois governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Illinois attorney general, comptroller, treasurer and Cook County Board president. Chicago voters will also elect members of the Chicago Board of Education and weigh in on nonbinding referendum questions.

NOT REGISTERED YET?

Don't automatically count yourself out.

Online voter registration remains available through October 18. Illinois also permits eligible voters to register in person during the early-voting period, although identification requirements apply when registering.

WANT TO VOTE BY MAIL?

Applications to vote by mail must be received by 5 p.m. October 29, according to Chicago election officials. Completed mail ballots must be properly postmarked by Election Day to qualify under the applicable rules.

🗳️ THE BOOM BOTTOM LINE

Whether you vote October 1, wait until your neighborhood early-voting location opens, vote by mail or walk into the polls November 3, you've got options.

The important part is knowing the dates, checking your registration and understanding what's actually on your ballot before you get there.

Chicago voters can find official voting information, registration resources and early-voting locations through the Illinois State Board of Elections.

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