Chicago's Election Day is here

Chicago’s (first) 2019 Election Day has arrived. Here’s what you’ll need to vote smart:

■ Where to vote—including a customized ballot with all the decisions you’ll face.
■ Every item on your ballot, explained: BallotReady and Ballotpedia.
■ What to do if you’re turned away at the polls.
■ Need time off from work to vote? You may have it coming.
■ Interactive surveys from the Tribune and WBEZ help identify which candidates you agree with most.
■ Endorsements by the Tribune and the Sun-Times.
■ Chi.vote’s election overview.
■ The Trib’s profiles of the mayoral candidates and answers to its questionnaires from the candidates for mayor, alderman, and clerk and treasurer.
■ Mayoral candidates’ answers to questions from WBEZ, Crain’s and the Reader.
■ Highlights of their ethics reform plans.
■ WBEZ’s voter crib sheet.

■ Chalkbeat surveys the candidates’ education policies.
■ The Triibe reviews black aldermen’s voting histories and where their campaign dollars are coming from.

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