COOK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES’ FILING LOCATIONS FOR THE APRIL 4, 2023, ELECTION
For several years now, filings for school board candidates have been handled by the County Clerk rather than at the local school districts as was formerly done. The Cook County Clerk handles this increase in the volume of filings by using multiple sites in the suburbs as well as the Clerk’s central office in Chicago to accept these filings. The Cook County Clerk will be using the below-listed filing sites for the upcoming election, same as 2 years ago.
For the first day of filing only, December 12, 2022, the hours of filing will be from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and there will be 4 locations where petitions may be filed:
| Orland Park Civic Center 14750 Ravinia Avenue Orland Park, IL |
Old Orchard Country Club 700 W. Rand Road Mt. Prospect, IL |
| Elections Operations Center 1330 S. 54th Avenue Cicero, IL |
Cook County Clerk’s Office 69 W. Washington, Pedway Level Chicago, IL |
For the remaining filing period days (Tuesday, December 13 through Friday, December 16, and Monday, December 19), the hours for filing will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the locations will be limited to the following:
| Elections Operations Center 1330 S. 54th Avenue Cicero, IL |
Cook County Clerk’s Office 69 W. Washington, Pedway Level Chicago, IL |
All candidates who are in line by 8 a.m. on December 12 will have their papers stamped with that time. If more than one candidate seeking the same office files at 8 a.m., a lottery will be conducted to determine whose name will appear first on the ballot. Candidates for the same office who file between 4 and 5 p.m. on December 19, the last day of filing, will also be included in a ballot lottery for the last spot on the ballot. Anyone who files between 8:01 a.m. on December 12 and 3:59 p.m. on December 19 will be on the ballot in the order they turned in their nomination paperwork.
Here is a link to the Clerk’s website announcement:
School Board Candidate Filing Locations and Hours.pdf (cookcountyclerkil.gov)
If you have any questions, please contact any of the attorneys in our Flossmoor Office (708-799-6766), Oak Brook Office (630-928-1200) or Downers Grove Office (630-796-2086).