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CHICAGO - Election Day is here, and voters across the greater Chicago area can now look up their assigned polling places online before heading to the polls.
Where you vote depends on your home address, with Chicago and suburban election offices offering online tools to help residents find their locations.
Here's how to find your polling place in Chicago and 10 surrounding counties, along with links to voter information and other election resources.
Illinois polling places
What you can do:
Here is a quick overview of how voters can find where to vote based on where they live.
City of Chicago
Voters can look up their Election Day polling place on the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners website.
They will need to enter their full name and address to find their polling place. It’s also possible to verify if they’re registered to vote and view a sample ballot.
Outside of voting at your designated precinct, registered Chicagoans can cast their ballot at one of 51 voting centers that are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. A full list of those voting centers and their addresses can be found here.
Suburban Cook County
Voters can look up their Election Day polling place on the Cook County Clerk’s Office website.
They will need to enter their full address and last name to see their polling place.
They can also look up their early voting site, their registration status and who their elected officials are.
DuPage County
Voters can look up their Election Day polling place on the DuPage County Clerk’s Office website.
They can either look up their polling place with their name and the last four digits of their social security number or driver’s license number, or they can look up by their address.
They can also look up a sample ballot with their address.
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Kane County
Voters can look up their polling place by searching their name and address on the Kane County Clerk’s Office website.
The clerk’s office also published a full list of polling places on its website.
Kendall County
Voters can look up their polling place on the Kendall County Clerk’s Office website.
They will need to use their name and birthdate to see their polling place. Voters can also look up a sample ballot and their voting history.
McHenry County
The McHenry County Clerk's Office has a list of early voting locations and a polling place locator that is determined by your home address.
Will County
Voters can look up their polling place on the Will County Clerk’s Office website.
They will need to input their name, birthday, and house number to look up their polling place.
Voters can also apply for a mail-in ballot and view a sample ballot for the upcoming election.
DeKalb County
Voters can look up a list of Election Day polling places on the DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder’s Office website.
Grundy County
Voters can look up a list of Election Day polling places on the Grundy County Clerk’s Office website.
Kankakee County
Voters can look up a list of Election Day polling places on the Kankakee County Clerk’s Office website.
The Source: The information in this report came from the official websites of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners and the county clerk’s offices in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, Will, DeKalb, Grundy and Kankakee counties.