1. PLEASE GO TO HTTP://WHITESEL.WIKISPACES.COM/ TO DOWNLOAD THE INSTRUCTIONS Your Civic Footprint

2. How to find your… National and State Representatives:  Go to http://www.elections.state.il.us/http://www.elections.state.il.us/  Click on voters  Click on district and official search  Fill in the form and click “search”  Click on the official’s name to get their contact information

3. How to find your… Ward and Alderman  Go to http://www.cityofchicago.orghttp://www.cityofchicago.org  Click on Chicago Government, and choose City Council, Your Ward, and Aldermen  Click on Find Your Ward (by street address)  Fill out the form with your address to find your ward  Click on click here for ward information to find your alderman If you are in the 24 th Ward, there will be a runoff between two new candidates To check if your ward has a runoff in April, if you have a new Alderman, or if your Alderman remains the same, go to http://elections.chicagotribune.com/results/ http://elections.chicagotribune.com/results/

4. How to find your… Precinct  Go to http://www.chicagoelections.com/http://www.chicagoelections.com/  Click on Information  Click on Ward Maps  Click on Your Ward to download a map of your ward  Open the map to figure out your precinct

5. How to find your… Police Beat and Community  Go to https://portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/ClearPath /Communities/Districts https://portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/ClearPath /Communities/Districts  Enter your address and click Show my District, Beat, and Community

6. How to find your… Chicago Community Area Map  go to http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/doit/supp_info/c itywide_maps.html http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/doit/supp_info/c itywide_maps.html  You can download a map of your community area  Some of the neighborhoods we live in are part of larger neighborhoods  For example, Homan Square is part of North Lawndale

7. How to find your… Judicial subcircuit  Go to http://www.elections.il.gov/votinginformation/CookSubcircui ts.aspx http://www.elections.il.gov/votinginformation/CookSubcircui ts.aspx  Three subcircuits are located entirely within the City of Chicago (subcircuits 5, 6, & 8)  Eight subcircuits have territory in both the City of Chicago and the outer County (1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, & 14).