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Counties in Illinois
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
- The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Illinois
- A list and map of counties in Illinois
- An overview of local elections in Illinois
- An overview of the initiative process in Illinois
Counties
County government
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Full list of counties
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 102 counties, 2,720 cities, towns, and villages, and 3,218 special districts.[1]
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
Map of counties
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Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
2024
- Springfield, Illinois - State's attorney
- Cook County, Illinois - State's attorney, county clerk, county commissioners (special), board of review commissioners, water reclamation district, clerk of circuit court, circuit court judges, and subcircuit court judges
- All other local elections by county
- Illinois school board elections
2023
- Chicago, Illinois - Mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, city council, and police district councils
- Springfield, Illinois - Mayor and city council
- Illinois school board elections
2022
- Cook County, Illinois - Assessor, clerk, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, board of review, water reclamation board, circuit court judges, and subcircuit court judges
2021
2020
- Cook County, Illinois - County clerk of circuit court, county state's attorney, board of review commissioner, metropolitan water reclamation district, county circuit court, county judicial circuit
Initiative process availability
Illinois law provides for an advisory (non-binding, no legal effect) initiative process on questions of public policy. A binding referendum is required on limited matters, such as tax levies and bonds (Chap 10 Election Code, Art. 28). Residents of home-rule counties and cities may change their form of government or revert to general law governance by initiative. While mostly formal, this process can have some effects on policy. For example, under the general law, city governments face greater restrictions on raising taxes. Thus, switching from home-rule to general law can help limit tax increases.[2][3]
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Constitution of the State of Illinois, Article VII, Section 6," accessed October 19, 2012
- ↑ Mount Vernon Register-News, "Chamber supports keeping Home Rule," October 19, 2012 (Archived)
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