All your Vote by Mail questions, answered.

Despite recent news reports about problems with the postal service, post offices in the state and city of Chicago have equipment and procedures in place to efficiently process mail-in ballots.

On May 22, Illinois state lawmakers made sweeping changes to the way voters will cast their ballots in the upcoming General Election. As a result of this legislation, all election authorities will be urging voters to vote by mail or vote early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 38% of Chicago voters cast ballots in the March 17 Primary Election, a decline from the 53.5% turnout rate in the 2016 Primary. Nevertheless, voters broke records: almost 50% of voters chose to vote early or by mail rather than voting in their home precinct on Election Day.

Many Cook County Jail detainees have no idea they can vote, but a number of local organizations, including LWV Chicago, are working to change that. Julie Shelton coordinates the League’s participation in voter registration drives at the jail.

The League jumped into action to honor Ida B. Wells with a downtown street, and Congress Parkway was chosen to be renamed. Here’s how we did it.

Ask your alderman to support O2018-4176, which calls for East Balbo Drive to be renamed as "Ida B. Wells Drive." LWV Chicago has been leading efforts to make this change.