TINLEY PARK, IL — The Nov. 3 General Election is less than a month away, and will include the gubernatorial race, as well as various county races, sheriff, assessor and more.
Early voting has already kicked off across the Chicago area, with additional early voting locations set to open Oct. 19 in some places. In Tinley Park, Village Hall at 16250 S. Oak Park Ave. serves as an early voting site beginning Oct. 19.
Take a look at what's on the ballot in the Tinley Park area for the Nov. 3 General Election. Here's everything you need to know to cast your vote, from voter registration to polling places to mail-in voting cutoffs.
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Incumbent Democrat Jonathan Jackson beat write-in candidate Jerico Brown to face off against Republican Christian Maxwell Nov. 3. Maxwell won the Republican nod over Marcus Lewis.
Jackson is in his second term. He is the son of civil rights leaders Rev. Jesse Jackson and Jacqueline Jackson. He served as the national spokesman for the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, where he spotlighted issues related to innocence and juvenile justice. He has worked to address cases of false confessions by the Chicago Police Department. He has also pushed to expand educational opportunities for families of all income levels. Find out more about Jackson.
Republican Maxwell is a conservative businesswoman, marketing strategist and mother of four. She describes herself as a marketing professional who has worked with brands to drive measurable growth, develop strategy, and connect with everyday people.
She's a homeschooling mother who "understands firsthand the challenges families face when it comes to education, safety, affordability, and opportunity," according to her website. She wants to lower taxes, make neighborhoods safer, improve schools and make housing affordable. Find out more.
Democrat Toni Preckwinkle seeks a fifth term as Cook County Board president. She goes up against Libertarian Michael Murphy.
Cook County: "Shall Illinois adopt the Millionaire Amendment for Property Tax Relief and Education, which would enact a 3% income tax surcharge only on millionaires and use 50% of this new revenue to provide property tax relief for residential and commercial taxpayers and 50% to improve state funding for public education?"
All Tinley Park voters will have several 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 locations are open now, with additional locations opening in some counties on Oct. 19.
Tinley Park Village Hall is an early voting location. Hours are:
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.
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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