Election Dates for the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election

Suburban Cook County voters may cast an early vote for the upcoming April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election at Village Hall, 123 Madison St. as follows:

• Mon., March 17 – Sat., March 22: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sun., March 23: 10 am. to 4 p.m.
• Mon., March 24 – Sat., March 29: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sun., March 30: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Mon., March 31: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On Election Day, Tues., April 1, Residents must cast ballots at their designated polling place –click here to find your polling place. Village Hall is not a polling place on Election Day.

Voters are asked to enter Village Hall via the courtyard entrance on Madison Street. Voters who park in the main lot will be directed to walk around the outside of the building to enter from the courtyard.

Village Hall will offer grace-period registration during Early Voting hours for those who missed the registration deadline.

Individuals wishing to vote during Early Voting must bring two pieces of identification to register, one with a current address.

Registrants must immediately cast their ballot after registering to vote.

Click HERE for a list of acceptable forms of ID. Grace Period Registration details can be viewed HERE.

More information is available by calling 708.358.5670 or emailing clerk@oak-park.us.

Additional election information is at www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections.

Q: Does Oak Park participate in the Primary Consolidated Election scheduled on Feb. 25?
A: No, Oak Park only participates in the Consolidated Election in 2025 scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 1.

Q: What is a Consolidated Election?
A: It is an opportunity for people to vote in local elections. Consolidated Elections take place the first Tuesday of April every “odd-numbered” year. Only if and when required, will a Primary Election occur the last Tuesday of February that same year.

Q: Which local offices in Oak Park are expected to be on the ballot during this election cycle?
A: Municipal (Village): President, Trustee, and Clerk; Library: Trustee; Park District: Board Commissioner; Township; Supervisor, Trustee and Clerk; School District 97 Elementary (K-8) and 200 High School (9-12): Board Member

The deadline to file was 5 p.m. on Nov. 18, 2024. This list has been updated with all those who filed.

• Village President (one position open)
  • Vicki Scaman (Independent)*
  • Ravi Parakkat (Independent)*
• Village Clerk (one position open)
  • Christina Marie Waters (Independent)
• Village Trustee (three positions open)
  • James Taglia (Independent)*
  • Lucia Robinson (Independent)*
  • Chibuike Enyia (Independent)*
  • Joshua VanderBerg (Independent)
  • Jenna Leving Jaccobson (Independent)
• Library Board Trustee (four positions open)
  • Megan Butman (Nonpartisan)*
  • Mika Selena Yamamoto (Nonpartisan)*
  • Colin Bird-Martinez (Nonpartisan)*
  • Daniel G. Suber (Nonpartisan)*
  • Bruce C. Brigell (Nonpartisan)*
  • Matthew Fruth (Nonpartisan)
  • Maya L. Ganguly (Nonpartisan)
  • Annie K. Wilkinson (Nonpartisan)  
• Oak Park Park District Commissioner (two positions open)
  • Adekunle "Ade" Onayemi (Nonpartisan)
  • Sandra Lentz (Nonpartisan)

* Indicates position of candidates determined by a lottery for first position on the ballot held at Village Hall (Council Chambers; room 201) on Nov. 27, 2024.

Objections to candidate petitions will be accepted at the Office of the Village Clerk during the following business hours:

• November 19, 2024 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• November 20, 2024 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• November 21, 2024 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• November 22, 2024 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• November 25, 2024 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

For more information, please call 708.358.5670.

Click Here to View Simultaneous Petition-Filing Lottery

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a lottery will be conducted in Room 201 (Council Chambers) at Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. by the Village Clerk of the Village of Oak Park to determine the order of candidates who simultaneously filed petitions at the 9:00 a.m. opening time for petition filing on Tuesday November 12, 2024 and who simultaneously filed petitions within the last hour for petition filing on Monday November 18, 2024, for the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election ballot.

Anyone who filed after 9:00 a.m. on November 12 and before 3:59 p.m. on November 18 will be on the ballot in the order they turned in their nomination paperwork.

The lottery shall be in accordance with Section 6.2, of the Illinois Election Code, 10 ILCS 5/10-6.2 and the rules promulgated by the Illinois State Board of Elections. 

The lottery can also be viewed via Zoom and can be accessed by clicking the link below.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://oak-park-us.zoom.us/j/82479053198?pwd=tDjwghjnZslmJ8t9t8SvZLZ6dchgYi.1

Meeting ID: 824 7905 3198

Passcode: 699397

One tap mobile

+13126266799,,82479053198#,,,,*699397# US (Chicago)

The result of the lottery will determine the order in which candidates participating in the lottery appear on the ballot.  Notification to candidates will be provided at the email address presented at filing.

The lottery is open to the public and all are welcome to attend and observe. 

DATED: November 14, 2024                                    

  _____________________________ 

 Christina M. Waters, Village Clerk

The State Legislature passed a bill (SB4488) which has updated the Election Calendar for the 2025 Consolidated Election. 

Timeline for 2025 Consolidated Election 

• November 12, 2024 – First Day to File Candidate Petitions for the Consolidated Election
• November 18, 2024 – Last Day to File Candidate Petitions for the Consolidated Election
• November 25, 2024 – Last Day to File Objections to Nomination Papers
• November 27, 2024 - Lottery for first position on the ballot held at Village Hall (123 Madison St.) in Council Chambers (room 201) at 10 a.m.

Click here to review Petition Filing Guidance from the Office of the Village Clerk.

Additional information for candidates is available via the Cook County Clerk's Office and the Illinois State Board of Elections.