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This guide provides essential links and instructions to help Chicago residents navigate their civic footprint. Learn how to find your national and state representatives, locate your ward and alderman, identify your precinct, and access information about police beats and community areas. It includes valuable resources such as maps for your ward and subcircuits, ensuring you stay informed and connected with local government. Make your voice heard and engage with your community effectively!
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Your Civic Footprint Please go to http://whitesel.wikispaces.com/ To download the instructions
How to find your… • National and State Representatives: • Go to http://www.elections.state.il.us/ • Click on voters • Click on district and official search • Fill in the form and click “search” • Click on the official’s name to get their contact information
How to find your… • Ward and Alderman • Go to http://www.cityofchicago.org • Click on Chicago Government, and choose City Council, Your Ward, and Aldermen • Click on Find Your Ward (by street address) • Fill out the form with your address to find your ward • Click on click here for ward information to find your alderman • If you are in the 24th Ward, there will be a runoff between two new candidates • To check if your ward has a runoff in April, if you have a new Alderman, or if your Alderman remains the same, go to http://elections.chicagotribune.com/results/
How to find your… • Precinct • Go to http://www.chicagoelections.com/ • Click on Information • Click on Ward Maps • Click on Your Ward to download a map of your ward • Open the map to figure out your precinct
How to find your… • Police Beat and Community • Go to https://portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/ClearPath/Communities/Districts • Enter your address and click Show my District, Beat, and Community
How to find your… • Chicago Community Area Map • go to http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/doit/supp_info/citywide_maps.html • You can download a map of your community area • Some of the neighborhoods we live in are part of larger neighborhoods • For example, Homan Square is part of North Lawndale
How to find your… • Judicial subcircuit • Go to http://www.elections.il.gov/votinginformation/CookSubcircuits.aspx • Three subcircuits are located entirely within the City of Chicago (subcircuits 5, 6, & 8) • Eight subcircuits have territory in both the City of Chicago and the outer County (1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, & 14).