CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The City of Chicago will make one final push Tuesday to encourage all residents to get out and vote if they haven’t already.
Over the last few months, the city and the Chicago Board of Elections have been working tirelessly to ensure that every resident is able to vote, whether by mail-in-ballot or in-person. As of Monday, more than 756,000 votes were already cast by mail or by early in-person voting.
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Starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning and ending at 7 p.m., residents can vote at more than 1,000 voting sites serving as precincts throughout Chicago. Additionally, through a partnership with the Board of Elections, there will be secure drop boxes at the United Center, Wrigley Field, and Guaranteed Rate Field for residents who have already requested and received a mail-in ballot. For more information on how and where to vote visit chicagoelections.gov.
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To ensure residents that it's safe to vote in-person this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the city is reminding the public that CDPH has been working closely with the Chicago Board of Elections to ensure all polling locations have a COVID-19 prevention plan. According to the Mayor's Office, these public health plans provide every polling location with cleaning and disinfection protocols, traffic flow guidelines to ensure social distancing, and required face-coverings for all employees.
To ensure neighborhood businesses are aware of any expected rallies or large gatherings today and this week, the city continues to encourage businesses to sign up for CHIBIZ alerts by texting “CHIBIZ” to 67283, which provide geo-targeted emergency messages directly from OEMC for their community.
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Additionally, OEMC has launched a Business Operation Center (BOC), a physical facility created for the private sector partners to exchange real-time information and provide situational awareness during public safety or public health issues.