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The Best Chicago 2024 Voting Guides

Posted on November 5, 2024   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Sidney Madden

Sidney Madden

Chicagoans wait in line to vote Sunday

Chicagoans wait in line to vote Sunday. (Jacek Boczarski / Anadolu / Getty)

Whether you are planning to vote in person today or fill out your ballot at home, check out voting guides from across Chicago media. And, yes, you can reference notes on your phone in the voting booth.

This guide on the city’s first school board elections is the best of both worlds: It has in-depth questionnaires from candidates and also quickly shares where candidates stand on key issues like standardized testing and police officers in schools.

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Do you ever get to the end of your ballot and find all the judicial races daunting? Luckily, our friends at Injustice Watch put together another comprehensive nonpartisan guide to help voters learn more about the dozens of judges running for retention.

Voter cards at a Chicago polling station Sunday

Voter cards at a Chicago polling station Sunday. (Jacek Boczarski / Anadolu / Getty)

If you are more of a visual person, this Chicago Votes zine might be the voting resource you need. The guide not only shares who is running in races up and down the ballot but also explains the responsibilities of different offices.

Activists Stephanie Skora and Raeghn Draper are back with the popular guide featuring “Golden Shrug” endorsements for progressive candidates. At 70 pages, the Google Doc also covers suburban ballot measures and Illinois Assembly races.

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