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I documented every polling place in my ward--the 48th, along Chicago's north lakefront.

Businesses across Chicago are offering incentives to vote such as free desserts or drinks if you bring in a voting receipt. But a phone app is actually getting people to the polls for free.

No matter who you're voting for, here are some great reasons to go out and do it.

The election may be down to the thinnest of wires, but we'll have a few clues about its conclusion.

Chicago voters looking for some last minute information online are running into problems. The Chicago Board of Election website is not working because of “unprecedented” amounts of traffic.  Meanwhile, voters have complained about long waits.

Illinois’ 20 electoral votes are likely a lock for Democratic President Barack Obama. He and his Republican opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, have hardly campaigned in the state except for a few stops to raise money or, in the president’s case, cast an early ballot.

Amid his health woes, Jackson has also been under a cloud of investigation going on four years.