Glenview Patch Election HQ: Your One-Stop Election Guide

It's election day—Time to vote (and join the more than )!

Whether it’s your first election or your 50th, Glenview Patch will have everything you need to stay-up-to-date throughout the day and into the night. We’ll be around town to chat with residents, take exit polls, share election-day photo galleries and speak with candidates. Expect hourly return updates starting at 8 p.m. and stay tuned for interviews with winners.

This year, Glenview has only three contested races—, the Park District Commission Board and District 207 School Board. Citizens will choose between Yasmeen Bilimoria, , , and John Smith for four seats on the District 30 school board. Park District candidates include , , David May and vying for two spots. And finally, Donna Pellar, Joann Braam, Sean Sullivan, Eric Poders and Marijo Bustos will compete for three seats in the District 207 race. Also on the ballot, a District 31 referendum may mean $2.2 million more in taxes for local residents. Catch up on the controversy here.

Helpful Election Tidbits

To check your registration and find your polling place, click here. Lists of polling locations by township, township maps of precincts and maps of contested races are also available on the County Clerk’s website. Polls for tomorrow's consolidated elections are open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. 

Voter help lines:
(English) - 312.603.0906
(Spanish) - 312.603.6767
(Chinese) - 312.603.6769
(Polish) - 312.603.6770
(For Voters with disabilities) - 312.603.0929
(For voters with hearing disabilities) - 312.603.0902
Legal hotline - 312.603.0236

And finally, to get into the election-day spirit, some election facts and figures courtesy of the County Clerk’s Office:

• Registered Voters: 1,395,756
• Grace-period registrants: 397
• Absentee ballot applications: 6,160*
• Precincts: 1,937
• Polling places: 1,210
• Election judges working on Election Day: 9,500
• College students applying to work Election Day: 890
• High school students applying to work Election Day: 700
• Contests: 716
• Candidates on ballot: 2,107
• Percent of races contested: 40 percent
• Referenda: 26
• Ballot styles: 794
• Townships in suburban Cook County: 30
• Municipalities in suburban Cook County: 129
  
  *Unofficial total as of Friday, April 1. 

Suburban Cook County Turnout, Recent Consolidated Elections

Election

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

Registered Voters

1,302,197

1,321,089

1,418,280

1,371,803

1,463,070

1,395,756

Turnout

377,595
(29.0%)

300,484
(22.7%)

382,587
(27.0%)

236,050
(17.2%)

304,766
(20.8%)

TBD