Illinois voters are already early voting in state, county and local races in the March 17 primary election.
In Cook County, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is facing Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly in the Democratic primary.
Board of Review District 1 Democratic incumbent George Cardenas is being challenged by newcomer Juanita Irizarry. District 2 Democratic incumbent Samantha Steele is running against Elizabeth “Liz” Nicholson.
Cook County Board Commissioner Frank Aguilar is facing two challengers in the 16th District Democratic primary. Miranda Hernandez, an aide to State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, and Leticia Garcia, a registered nurse, are also campaigning for the seat.
Five Dems are running for Cook County 6th District to replace Donna Miller who is running for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District. Hopefuls include Worth Township Supervisor Patricia Joan Murphy, whose mother Joan Murphy used to hold the same position, Sylvester Fulcher, Wesam Shahed, Antoine Bass, and Veronica Bolling-Franklin.
The race to replace Democrat Dick Durbin as U.S. Senator has drawn a host of candidates for both the Republican and Democratic primaries.
Ten Dems are running for the seat with former congressmen Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov. Juliana Straton considered the front-runners.
Six Republicans are vying to carry the party’s banner in November. Don Tracy is considered the front-runner.
Four Republicans are running for the chance to take on JB Pritzker in November. Darren Bailey is asking voters for a second shot at Pritzker who won easily in 2022. Joining him for the chance are Ted Drabowski, James Mendrick and local developer Rick Heidner.
Former Democrat Robert Fioretti and Andy Williams Jr. are running in the Republican primary to take on Attorney General Kwame Raoul in the fall.
Four Dems are running to replace retiring Comptroller Susana Mendoza. Karina Villa, Holly Kim, Margaret Croke and Stephanie Kifowit are seeking the nomination to run against Republican Bryan Drew in the November General Election.
Republican candidates Walter Adamczyk and Diane Harris are running to challenge Democrat Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias in November.
There are a number of communities voting in referendums next week.
In La Grange Park, voters will be asked: Shall the village issue bonds in the amount of $10 million for sidewalk repairs and street resurfacing?
In the Tri-State Fire Protection District: Shall the district issue new bonds in the amount of $38.1 million?
In Forest View: Shall the Village of Forest View impose a Real Estate Transfer Tax at a Rate of $3.00 per $1,000.00 of Purchase Price To Be Paid By the Buyer of Non-Residential Real Estate Transferred, With The Revenue of the Proposed Transfer Tax To Be Used For Infrastructure Maintenance Purposes?
Statewide referendums
Federal Scholarship Tax Credits
Should Illinois opt into a federal program that would provide public K-12, private school, and homeschool students with privately-donated funds for academic needs, such as tutoring and test preparation, educational therapies for students with disabilities, tuition, books, exam fees or for other specified academic needs?
Property Tax Rebates
Shall the State of Illinois, which has the second highest property taxes in the nation, deliver annual property tax rebates to the more than 3 million residential property taxpayers in Illinois, as provided for in the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund Act of 2019?