Tomorrow is the deadline set by the Board of Elections for Chicago residents to register to vote in the February election. Here's a good sign that turnout for the first non-Daley election in a generation is going to be good next month: voter registration is up in every ward. more ›

Miss out on Tuesday's voter registration deadline for the February 2 primaries? Don't worry, hope is not lost yet. The grace period to register is in effect until January 26 so you can still get signed up to vote, you'll just have a few limitations put on you. Instead of early voting or even voting at your normal polling place, you'll have to vote at the office where you register. But it's worth it: besides a slew of local races, every statewide office is up for grabs in 2010 and will be on this ballot. [ABC 7] more ›

While city dwellers have been breaking records in early voting, suburban Cook County is on the cusp of breaking records in voter registration. As Illinois' grace period for later registration came to a close last night and registrations were still being tallied, the 'burbs were around 1.34 million registered voters; the old record is 1.4 million. Cook County Clerk David Orr expects to top that old record by about 40,000 voters. When you include Chicago, Cook County will have around 2.8 million registered voters come November 4th. No word on how many of those are goldfish. more ›

Today is the last day to register to vote in Illinois under the grace period rule. If you haven't registered yet, you're in luck: you can register until 10 p.m. at 69 W. Washington, Suite 600. But you'd better brush up on your ballots as you'll have to cast your vote at the same time you register. Read more about it here [PDF]. more ›