Are schools open Election Day in Illinois? What's open and closed Tuesday
Election Day for the 2026 Illinois midterm election is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Is the day a federal holiday, and are any schools closed? Illinois law states that any school that doesn’t have instruction on Election Day can be used by local authorities as a polling place. And in many cases, schools acros
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