Here's All You Need to Know about Today's Election -- Now Go Vote!

Residents will be choosing candidates for the village, school and fire boards; check Patch tonight for election results.

Karen Sorensen, Patch Staff

Posted Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:33 am CT|Updated Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:57 am CT

Sick of seeing those "Vote for" signs in every other yard in town? Well, the day of reckoning has arrived; by 10 or 11 tonight we should know which new faces will be gracing the school, village and fire boards.

You're going to be doing your part, right? The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Will County, and there are only four contested races in which Plainfield residents will be voting.

Of course, turnout is notoriously low for consolidated elections held in April. In both 2009 and 2007, only 18 percent of the electorate bothered casting ballots.

Find out what's happening in Plainfieldwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

There really should be no excuse today given the National Weather Service's forecast for Plainfield, which is calling for mostly sunny skies, wind from the west at 10 to 15 mph and a high of 53.

Not sure which precinct you're in, where your polling place is or what races are on your ballot? The county clerk has a handy online tool that looks it up for you using your address. Go to http://www.thewillcountyclerk.com/connect/site/publicpages/PrecinctFinder.jsp.

Find out what's happening in Plainfieldwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Interested in watching the results come in? That's online, too. go to http://www.thewillcountyclerk.com/connect/site/index.jsp?menuItemId=28.

Or just check out Plainfield.Patch.com. We'll be posting results as they come in, and will be Tweeting them as well. Our Twitter address is http://twitter.com/#!/PlainfieldPatch.

Will County State's Attorney Jim Glasgow said Monday he will have two-person teams patrolling polling places and investigating allegations of inappropriate activities, such as passing out campaign literature or electioneering inside or too close to a polling place.

The election fraud hotline number is 815-727-8872.

Finally, if you're still debating the merits of one candidate over another, check out the Plainfield Patch questionnaires filled out by each person running for village or school district seats. To review them, scroll down the list below and click on the candidate's highlighted name.

Plainfield Patch also worked with the Plainfield TV group to tape interviews with the four village board candidates. Use this link to watch them.

Plainfield Village Board (vote for 3)

Plainfield School District 202 Board (vote for 3)

Roger Bonuchi

Greg Nichols

David Obrzut

William P. Dargan Jr.

Tommie L. Van