Election Day Is Coming

With all the recent activity surrounding Chicago's mayoral election, you may have overlooked that election season is here in Des Plaines, too. Election Day in Des Plaines, IL is April 5, 2011. Early voting begins on Monday, March 14, 2011. You can find all the important details on the city of Des Plaines' Web site: http://www.desplaines.org/Government/2011ConsolidatedElections.asp

On that Web site you will find a list of candidates and a link to an interactive map to find your polling place.
The Daily Herald newspaper has more information about all the local candidates in their 2011 Election Guide.

Of course, some of the candidates have their own Web sites and can be found on networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. Do the research and make an informed choice for your city. Whenever you need quick access to contact information for local officials, use our Government Subject Guide. 

The photo above is  from the Life magazine Web site. It depicts voters in...Germany. Amazing how universal the images of voting day can be!