Are you still holding on to a mail-in ballot? While you can technically still send it in via USPS—anything postmarked on Election Day (Tuesday, November 3) or earlier will be counted, per Illinois law—the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners recommends submitting your completed ballot at one of the city's new ballot drop boxes, which are located in every ward of Chicago.
Here's where you can find a drop box near you.
Early voting locations
All of the city's early voting sites are equipped with ballot drop boxes. The following locations are open on weekdays from 8:30am to 7pm and weekends from 9am to 5pm. They'll also be open on Election Day from 6am to 7pm.
- Ward 1 - Goldblatts Building, 1615 W Chicago Ave
- Ward 2 - Ogden Elementary School, 24 W Walton St
- Ward 3 - Beethoven Elementary School, 25 W 47th St
- Ward 4 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, 4314 S Cottage Grove
- Ward 5 - Ray Elementary School, 5631 S Kimbark Ave
- Ward 6 - Deneen Elementary School, 7257 S State St
- Ward 7 - Burnham Elementary School, 9928 S Crandon Ave
- Ward 8 - Olive Harvey College, 10001 S Woodlawn Ave
- Ward 9 - Curtis Elementary School, 32 E 115th St
- Ward 10 - Sadlowski Elementary School, 3930 E 105th St
- Ward 11 - Sheridan Elementary School, 533 W 27th St
- Ward 12 - Kelly High School, 4136 S California Ave
- Ward 13 - West Lawn Park, 4233 W 65th St
- Ward 14 - Edwards Elementary School, 4815 S Karlov Ave
- Ward 15 - Carson Elementary School, 5516 S Maplewood Ave
- Ward 16 - Lindblom Park, 6054 S Damen Ave
- Ward 17 - Southside High School, 7342 S Hoyne Ave
- Ward 18 - Carroll Elementary School, 2929 W 83rd St
- Ward 19 - Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W 111th St
- Ward 20 - Fiske Elementary School, 6020 S. Langley Ave
- Ward 21 - Turner - Drew Language Acad., 9300 S Princeton Ave
- Ward 22 - Ortiz De Dominguez Elementary School, 3000 S Lawndale Ave
- Ward 23 - Dore Elementary School, 7134 W 65th St
- Ward 24 - Herzl Elementary School, 3711 W Douglas Blvd
- Ward 25 - Jungman Elementary School, 1746 S Miller St
- Ward 26 - Casals Elementary School 3501, W Potomac Ave
- Ward 27 - Suder Elementary School, 2022 W Washington Blvd
- Ward 28 - Westside Learning Center, 4624 W Madison St
- Ward 29 - Burbank Elementary School, 2035 N Mobile Ave
- Ward 30 - Lorca Elementary School, 3231 N Springfield Ave
- Ward 31 - Falconer Elementary School, 3020 N Lamon Ave
- Ward 32 - Pulaski Elementary School, 2230 W McLean Ave
- Ward 33 - Bateman Elementary School, 4220 N Richmond St
- Ward 34 - Dunne Elementary School, 10845 S Union Ave
- Ward 35 - NEIU El Centro, 3390 N Avondale Ave
- Ward 36 - Hanson Park Elementary School, 5411 W Fullerton Ave
- Ward 37 - McNair Elementary School, 4820 W Walton St
- Ward 38 - Hiawatha Park, 8029 W Forest Preserve Dr
- Ward 39 - Sauganash Elementary School, 6040 N Kilpatrick Ave
- Ward 40 - Mather High School, 5835 N Lincoln Ave
- Ward 41 - Oriole Park Elementary School, 5424 N Oketo Ave
- Ward 42 - Maggie Daley Park, 337 E. Randolph St
- Ward 43 - Lincoln Park High School, 2001 N Orchard St
- Ward 44 - Inter American Elementary School, 851 W Waveland Ave
- Ward 45 - Hitch Elementary School, 5625 N McVicker Ave
- Ward 46 - Truman College, 1145 W Wilson Ave
- Ward 47 - Welles Park, 2333 W Sunnyside Ave
- Ward 48 - Broadway Armory, 5917 N Broadway
- Ward 49 - New Field Elementary School, 1707 W Morse Ave
- Ward 50 - Warren Park, 6601 N Western Ave
Additionally, a ballot drop box will be available at the Loop Super Site (191 N Clark St) during the same hours.
Neighborhood libraries
The following libraries—which are not early voting sites—will also provide ballot drop boxes through November 2 (not on Election Day).
Blackstone Library, 4904 S Lake Park Ave
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Greater Grand Crossing Library, 1000 E 73rd St
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Avalon Library, 8148 S Stony Island Ave
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Hegewisch Library, 3048 E 130th St
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Tuesday & Thursday, Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Richard J. Daley Library, 3400 S Halsted St
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Tuesday & Thursday, Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Little Village Library, 2311 S Kedzie Ave
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Tuesday & Thursday, Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Brighton Park Library, 4314 S Archer Ave
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Tuesday & Thursday, Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
West Englewood Library, 1745 W 63rd St
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Thurgood Marshall Library, 7506 S Racine Ave
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Scottsdale Library, 4101 W 79th St
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Tuesday & Thursday, Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Mount Greenwood Library, 11010 S Kedzie Ave
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Tuesday & Thursday, Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S Halsted St
Monday through Thursday 9am–8pm; Friday and Saturday, 9am–5pm; Sunday 1pm–5pm
Clearing Library, 6423 W 63rd Pl
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Chinatown Library, 2100 S Wentworth Ave
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Richard M. Daley Library, 733 N Kedzie Ave
Sunday 1pm–5pm; Monday and Wednesday 10am–5pm; Tuesday and Thursday Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday 10am–5pm
Little Italy Library, 1336 W Taylor St
Sunday 1pm–5pm; Monday and Wednesday Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday 10am–5pm
West Pullman Library, 830 W 119th St
Sunday 1pm–5pm; Monday and Wednesday Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday 10am–5pm
West Belmont Library, 3104 N Narragansett Ave
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Tuesday & Thursday, Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Austin-Irving Library, 6100 W Irving Park Rd
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Mayfair Library, 4400 W Lawrence Ave
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Roden Library, 6083 N Northwest Hwy
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Tuesday & Thursday, Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Bezazian Library, 1226 W Ainslie St
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, Noon–7pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 10am–5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Lincoln Belmont Library, 1659 W Melrose St
Sunday: Closed; Monday and Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Tuesday & Thursday, Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
Northtown Library, 6800 N Western Ave
Sunday, 1pm–5pm; Monday and Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Tuesday and Thursday, Noon–7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am–5pm
More options
You can find a 24-hour ballot drop box at 69 W Washington St, which will remain open until 7pm on Election Day. On Election Day only, you can drop off your ballot at the United Center (which is also serving as a voting super site, meaning any city resident can vote there) from 6am to 7pm.
Scroll through this map below to find the closest option to your home. Happy voting!
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