March 17, 2026: Gubernatorial Primary Election

November 3, 2026: Gubernatorial Election

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.

Library Trustee Candidates

• Video Recording, March 2 League/Library Candidate Forum: Recording
• Article, Arlington Heights Journal: Arlington Heights Library Candidates Talk Challenges Ahead
• Article, Arlington Heights Forum: Arlington Heights Library Candidates Explain Reasons for Running 

Mayoral Candidates

• Video Recording, March 13 League/Arlington Heights Mayoral Candidate Forum: Recording
• Article, Arlington Heights Journal: 3 AH Mayoral Candidates Share Backgrounds, Dreams
• Article, Daily Herald: AH Mayoral Candidates Disagree on Urgency of Redeveloping Arlington Park 

Arlington Heights Village Trustee Candidates

• Video Recording, March 13 League/Arlington Heights Village Trustees Candidate Forum: Recording
• Article, Arlington Heights Journal: AH Village Trustee Candidates Explain Who They Are
• Candidate Interviews, Daily Herald
  • Anargyros Karafotias
  • Bill Manganaro
  • Carina Santa Maria
  • Colin H. Gilbert
  • Greg Zyck
  • James J. Bertucci
  • Martin Bauer
  • Michele Hunter

Wheeling Township Trustees

• Video Recording, March 2 League/Wheeling Township Trustees Candidate Forum: Recording

Check these sources for election news coverage: 

• Chicago Sun Times election articles
• Chicago Tribune Election Guide articles
• Daily Herald news, endorsements, profiles
• Journal & Topics election articles
• Patch politics articles

These tools offer information on judicial candidates:

• Illinois State Bar Association Judicial Evaluations
• Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluations

For additional information on candidates and races, 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.