What does a YES vote on City of Chicago (10th Precinct of the 21st Ward) mean?

The ban on retail sales of alcoholic liquor would continue in the 10th Precinct of the 21st Ward.

What does a NO vote on City of Chicago (10th Precinct of the 21st Ward) mean?

The ban on retail alcohol sales in this precinct would not be continued.

YES continues the ban on retail alcohol sales. NO, if it wins a majority, ends the ban.

Which boundaries count?

The precinct as it existed at the last general election, as the ballot question says. If precinct lines were later redrawn, the dry or wet status of the affected territory does not change on its own.

Can a single store be targeted?

No. The Board's guidelines say courts struck down provisions aimed at one establishment or address, so a vote applies to the whole precinct and all licensed businesses in it.

How many votes does City of Chicago (10th Precinct of the 21st Ward) need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Chicago (10th Precinct of the 21st Ward)?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting and mail-ballot deadlines vary by state; check your state or county election office.

City of Chicago (10th Precinct of the 21st Ward) — Continue to prohibit Status of retail alcohol sales in Ward 21 Precinct 10 (Cook County)

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026 · Chicago voters

What it does: Shall the prohibition of the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor be continued in the 10th Precinct of the 21st Ward of the City of Chicago (as such precinct existed as of the last general election)?
A YES vote means: The ban on retail sales of alcoholic liquor would continue in the 10th Precinct of the 21st Ward.
A NO vote means: The ban on retail alcohol sales in this precinct would not be continued.
Needed to pass: A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Left–right lean: Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Only on your ballot if you live in the 10th Precinct of the 21st Ward.

Explained

Today

The 10th Precinct of the 21st Ward is a "dry" precinct: retail sale of alcoholic liquor is prohibited there under Illinois' local option law (the Liquor Control Act of 1934).
Under that law, voters in a Chicago precinct can vote it dry, and voters in a dry precinct can vote to end the prohibition. A question gets on the ballot when at least 25% of the precinct's registered voters sign a petition filed with the City Clerk.

If it passes

A YES vote keeps the ban on retail alcohol sales in the precinct.
If a majority votes NO, the prohibition ends, per the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners' guidelines (235 ILCS 5/9-10).
The result takes effect on the 30th day after the election unless it is contested. The same question cannot be put to the precinct again for 47 months.

Who would notice

Residents, property owners and any would-be liquor sellers in the 10th Precinct of the 21st Ward, as the precinct existed at the last general election. Only voters in that precinct see this question.

How it got here

This is the "continue the prohibition" form of the question, which state law allows in a precinct that is already dry. It reaches the ballot through a petition signed by 25% of the precinct's registered voters, filed with the City Clerk at least 90 days before the election. The Board's ballot list does not name who filed it.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Chicago (10th Precinct of the 21st Ward) mean?: The ban on retail sales of alcoholic liquor would continue in the 10th Precinct of the 21st Ward.
What does a NO vote on City of Chicago (10th Precinct of the 21st Ward) mean?: The ban on retail alcohol sales in this precinct would not be continued.
Which way is which?: YES continues the ban on retail alcohol sales. NO, if it wins a majority, ends the ban.
Which boundaries count?: The precinct as it existed at the last general election, as the ballot question says. If precinct lines were later redrawn, the dry or wet status of the affected territory does not change on its own.
Can a single store be targeted?: No. The Board's guidelines say courts struck down provisions aimed at one establishment or address, so a vote applies to the whole precinct and all licensed businesses in it.
How many votes does City of Chicago (10th Precinct of the 21st Ward) need to pass?: A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Should I vote yes or no on City of Chicago (10th Precinct of the 21st Ward)?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.
When is the vote?: The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting and mail-ballot deadlines vary by state; check your state or county election office.

Not sure how to decide? Read our nonpartisan guide to the Cook County ballot.

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