It's election day in the suburbs
Today's elections may not have the glamour and splash of last year's presidential elections, but the results will end up affecting your life - or at least your property tax bills - more. Voter turnout is typically low in elections without national races, but if you don't fill out a local-election ballot, here's what you'll miss helping decide the fate of in our suburbs:
151
Number of municipal mayoral candidates
506
Number of trustee/ alderman candidates
517
Number of school board candidates
66
Number of township supervisor candidates
265
Number of township trustee candidates
44
Number of referendums $528 million in referendums
Results After the polls close, we'll publish the results on dailyherald.com as the votes are counted.
Polling places
Polls are open on Election Day from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. To find polling places, report problems or ask questions:
Lake County: (847) 377-2000 or co.lake.il.us
DuPage County: (630) 407-5600 or dupageelections.com
Kane County: (630) 232-5990 or kanecountyelections.org
McHenry County: (815) 334-4242 or co.mchenry.il.us
Cook County: (312) 603-0906 or voterinfonet.com
State Board of Elections hotline: (866) 513-1121
Illinois attorney general hotline: (866) 536-3496
Did you know ...
• Schaumburg's first village board meeting was in 1956?
• Charles Gary was elected Winfield Township's overseer of the poor in 1850.
• Elgin residents voted to incorporate in 1854.
• Lake County residents (all 2,634) voted to move the county seat from Libertyville to Waukegan in 1841.
• McHenry County voters formed a township goverment in 1849 to improve taxing for road improvements.