Early Voting Available At DuPage County Fairgrounds As Of Sept. 29

WHEATON, IL — As of Sept. 29, voters can head to DuPage County Fairgrounds to cast their votes early for the 2022 General Election in Illinois.

The DuPage County Fairgrounds promises to be one of the county's most popular early voting locations again. Voting hours at the fairgrounds will be as follows:

Sept. 29 through Oct. 21

Weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.

Oct. 1 through Oct. 21

Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Oct. 24 through Nov. 7

Weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Oct. 29 through Nov. 6

Weekends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

As of Oct. 24, an additional 21 early voting locations will open throughout DuPage County. They are:

• Addison Township Office
• Bartlett Community Center
• Bensenville Police Department
• Burr Ridge Police Department
• College of DuPage IRC Building
• Downers Grove Park District
• Elmhurst City Hall
• Fox Valley Mall
• Glen Ellyn Civic Center
• Hinsdale Village Hall
• Islamic Center Naperville
• Itasca Park District Water Park
• Lisle Police Department
• Naperville Municipal Center
• Oak Brook Village Hall
• Safety Village
• Stratford Square Mall
• West Chicago Voting Facility
• Westmont Public Library
• Woodridge Park District Community Center
• Yorktown Center

This year, DuPage County will use its new paper ballot system, which arrived in late 2021. The on-demand ballot printing system aims to make voting more secure, efficient and equitable as the county heads into the upcoming general election, slated for Nov. 8.

Voters will also notice improvements to the parking lot at DuPage County Fairgrounds that were funded in part by grant money from Illinois State Board of Elections to make the voting site more accessible.

“Nearly 34,000 people voted at the Fairgrounds during the 2020 General Election," DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek said in a news release.

Kaczmarek added, Voters returning in 2022 will notice a night-and-day difference in the condition of the main parking lot. All the bumps, potholes, gravel and puddles are now gone."