The Board of Elections mission is to administer transparent, impartial, accurate election systems; manage voter registrations; safeguard rights of voters to cast ballots independently in a safe, quiet atmosphere, free of interference or intimidation; and inform voters of options to cast ballots through Absentee Voting, Early Voting and Election Day Voting.
January 26, 2018
The city of Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois were three of 23 jurisdictions nationwide that were put on notice this week by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for their so-called sanctuary policies regarding immigrants here illegally.
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December 7, 2017
Bob Fioretti, who is running for Cook County Board president against Toni Preckwinkle (D-Chicago), recently spoke to "Chicago's Morning Answer" radio show about a number of issues Fioretti thinks are important to residents in his area.
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November 29, 2017
Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey plans to bring the issue of recreational use of marijuana before the county's voters.
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