With early voting ending Thursday, there’s only one option for those who have not obtained absentee ballots: actually voting on Election Day, Nov. 4.

A registered voter, however, can’t just vote anywhere. Voters can only cast their ballots in the county they are registered. In a previous interview with the Northern Star, DeKalb County Clerk Sharon Holmes said this is the biggest confusion among students.

“I can’t help somebody vote here if they are not registered here in DeKalb County,” Holmes said.
Voters should check their election card to see where their polling place is. Different addresses have different polling places.

For example, a student who registered with an address at Douglas Hall would vote at the Recreation Center.

In most counties, the county clerk is the head election official. The only exception is DuPage County, which has an election commission in addition to a county clerk. Listed here are links to find the polling places in a particular county and the election home pages of the county clerk. The office numbers of the clerks are listed as well.

On Election Day, Illinois polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. All county clerk offices are open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.


DeKalb County
Where you can vote: www.dekalbcounty.org/Elections/Polling%20Locations/PollList.pdf
Who you can call: 815-895-7147 or 815-895-7150
For more info: www.dekalbcounty.org/Elections/election_voterinfo.html

Kane County
Where you can vote: www.kanecountyelections.org/PollingPlaces/PollingPlaces.asp
Who you can call: 630-232-5990
For more info: www.kanecountyelections.org/home_page.asp

Boone County
Where you can vote: www.boonecountyil.org/countyclerk/countyclerk.htm#poll
Who you call: 815-544-3103
For more info: www.boonecountyil.org/countyclerk/countyclerk.htm

Lee County
Where you can vote: www.countyoflee.org/county_clerk/voter_prec.html
Who you can call: 815-288-3309
For more info: www.countyoflee.org/county_clerk/election.html

La Salle Co.
Where you can vote: http://www.lasallecounty.org/np/ctyclerk/election.htm
Who you can call: 815-434-8201
For more info: www.lasallecounty.org/np/ctyclerk/election.htm

Kendall County
Where you can vote: www.co.kendall.il.us/countyclerk/11%204%2008%20PRECINCT%20LIST.pdf
Who you can call: 630-553-4104
For more info: www.co.kendall.il.us/countyclerk/index.htm

DuPage County
Where you can vote: http://cms.dupageelections.com/pages.asp?pageid=228
Who you can call: 630-407-5600
For more info: http://cms.dupageelections.com/main.asp

Cook County
Where you can vote: http://www.voterinfonet.com/sub/districts.asp
Who you can call: 312-603-0906
For more info: www.voterinfonet.com

McHenry County
Where you can vote: http://mchenry-il.connect.clarityelections.com/precinctfinder.aspx
Who you can call: 815-334-4242
For more info: www.co.mchenry.il.us/common/CountyDpt/Countyclerk/ClkElection.asp

Lake County
Where you can vote: www.co.lake.il.us/cntyclk/elections/voterservices/pollingplace.asp
Who you can call: 847-377-2400
For more info: www.co.lake.il.us/cntyclk/elections/

Winnebago County
Where you can vote: http://elections.winnebagocountyclerk.com/precinctfinder.aspx
Who you can call: 815-319-4252
For more info: http://elections.winnebagocountyclerk.com/default.aspx?s=1

Ogle County
Where you can vote: http://oglecountygis.org/voterchk.aspx
Who you can call: 815-732-1110
For more info: http://oglecountyclerk.org/index.htm

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