2 Next, review your races and pick your candidates

Click Info to learn more about each candidate. Then, select the candidates you intend to vote for. Your choices will be remembered even if you close your browser. In the next section you'll be able to create a report with your choices that you can take with you to your polling place. To find your polling place, click here if you live in the City of Chicago or click here if you live in Suburban Cook County. Candidate flags Why are these important?

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Supreme Court races The Supreme Court is the highest court in Illinois. Its seven justices serve ten-year terms, and three justices are chosen exclusively by Cook County voters. In addition to ruling on cases decided on by the lower courts, the Supreme Court appoints judges to fill vacancies, creates the rules that courts must follow, and oversees attorney licensing and discipline.

Appellate Court races Appellate Court judges rule on appealed cases originally decided in Circuit Court, via three-judge panels. At least two must agree for the court to issue an opinion. Appellate judges serve ten-year terms.