LEMONT, IL — The General Election is less than a month away on Nov. 3, and will include the gubernatorial race, as well as various county races. Lemont voters will also see a referendum question from Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A on their ballots.
Here's everything you need to know to cast your vote, from voter registration to polling places to mail-in voting to what's on the ballot.
District 113A Referendum
Lemont voters will decide on increasing the limiting rate from District 113A. The exact question voters will see is:
"Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District Number 113A, Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.360000% above the limiting rate for levy year 2024 for the purpose of providing educational programming and instruction and operating, maintaining, improving and constructing school buildings and facilities and for other school purposes, and be equal to 2.320037% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2026?"
Patch spoke to Superintendent Courtney Orzel last month for a Q&A on the referendum, which would fund expansions at all four of the District's schools.
According to the District, the referendum is intended to address enrollment growth that has exceeded expectations.
The limited rate tax increase would provide $6 million annually in additional revenues, and the estimated impact to the average homeowner would be $480 to $550 per year, according to the District.
Incumbent Democrat Bill Foster will face Republican Jeff Walter.
Foster has represented the 11th District since 2013. In the 118th Congress, Foster returned to the House Financial Services Committee, was appointed to the Speakers' Artificial Intelligence Task Force, and continued as the Democratic co-chair of the House Research and Redevelopment Caucus, the National Laboratories Caucus and the Inventions Caucus. Before his career in politics, Foster previously worked as a physicist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Walter is a retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, businessman and current Mayor of Elburn. "Jeff trusts President Trump—who already delivered one of the greatest economies in history—to do it again, and he supports Trump's America First economic plan, including tariffs that protect American workers," his website states.
Countywide contests include:
Voters residing in communities served by Moraine Valley Community College will be asked to vote yes or no to a $115 million bond referendum that will enable the college to add a building to the Palos Hills campus to accommodate the continuing growth of its career-ready programs:
"Shall Moraine Valley Community College District No. 524, County of Cook and State of Illinois, build, equip, renovate, and repair buildings of the District for programs including but not limited to: automation and engineering technology, fire science, emergency medical services, automotive, HVAC/refrigeration, and welding, and issue its bonds to the amount of $115,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?"
Cook County voters will also be asked to vote on an advisory question whether the state should adopt a "Millionaire Amendment," which would add a 3 percent income tax surcharge on millionaires and use 50 percent of the revenue to provide property tax relief, and 50 percent to improve state funding for public education.
All Lemont voters will have statewide contests on their ballots.
If you're not sure if you're registered to vote, you can check online. To register to vote, you must be a U.S. citizen who is at least 18 years old — or will be 18 by Election Day — and you must have lived in your precinct for at least 30 days prior to the election.
Online voter registration is available until Oct. 18 on the Illinois Board of Elections website. To register online, residents must have a driver's license or state ID, or a Social Security number.
Even if you miss that deadline, you can take advantage of grace period in-person voter registration at your county clerk's office or permanent early voting locations. You can also register at your polling place on Election Day.
To register in person, you'll need to bring two forms of ID, with at least one showing your current address.
Early voting starts Oct. 19 at the Lemont Township Community Center, 16300 Alba St. Early voting hours are:
Find other early voting hours and locations here:
Suburban Cook County residents can use any suburban Cook County early-voting location. Check the clerk's early-voting website for locations and hours.
If you plan to vote on Election Day and don't know your polling place, you can find it here. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
If you want to vote by mail, you must apply online or in person by Oct. 29 through your county's election authority. Find vote-by-mail ballot applications here:
Ballots must be postmarked or placed in a dropbox by Election Day, Nov. 3, to count.
In Lemont, there is a vote by mail drop box located at the Lemont Township Community Center, 16300 Alba St. The box will be open from Oct. 19 to Nov. 2, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Find your local mail-in voting drop boxes here.
If you want to take a look at your local election ballot, you can do so here:
For full coverage of the 2026 election in Illinois, go here.
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