You may be wondering: What’s my ward? What’s my precinct? WHAT’S A PRECINCT? Chicago’s 50 wards are gerrymandered into completely illogical geographies, and there’s nothing wrong with not knowing. Each ward is subdivided into precincts. To vote early after October 21, or to vote on Election Day, figure out your ward and precinct with this handy tool from the Chicago Board of Elections.
Almost every judicial candidate and sitting judge is rated by one of the local bar associations, and you can find more information about those evaluations here. But ultimately, bar association rankings amount to lawyers’ opinions about the judges they have to work with. For a more in-depth analysis the Injustice Watch judicial election guide is highly recommended. In addition to the bar rankings, it has information about which part of the court system the judge is in, any problems with their rulings, controversies they’ve been involved in, and their sentencing tendencies.