1. Your polling place--just call or stop by the Clerk's Office at Wheeling Township Hall (1616 N. Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004; (847) 259-7730). They'll tell you your polling location.
2. Early voting--yes, you can vote early up until Oct. 28th (from http://www.cookctyclerk.com/elections/earlyvoting/Pages/default.aspx). You need an official photo id to vote early.
3. The ballot--Go to http://www.cookctyclerk.com/elections/voterprofile/Pages/default.aspx, type in the required information, and you'll see a sample ballot & referendum info so you know what to expect before you walk into that booth. Like, did you know there's a "recall the governor" referendum?
4. Nuts & Bolts--A nice True Blue mailer went out recently that you can tear off & take to the polls with you to use as a guide to vote. Otherwise, you're screwed...just kidding. Go to http://www.tenthdems.org/, scroll down to the bottom of the home page, and voila. For judge information, try http://www.illinoisjudges.net/, though you'll need to dig a little more. Judges in IL need at least 60% of the vote to retain their position.
5. The dirt--what you probably AREN'T hearing on mainstream media news:
- Dold is a far-right Tea Party Conservative (go to http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/15/us/politics/tea-party-graphic.html?ref=politics).
- Mark Kirk is being financed by special interest money with ties to China (see http://www.thinkprogress.org/2010/10/21/mark-kirk-beijing-fundraiser/).
- Kilbride and other retention judges are being targetted by special-interest groups: http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/buying_time_--_2010_illinois.
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