Number of Registered Voters in Illinois is Biggest in 4 Decades

This may be the most talked about election in history. It also may be the most voted on election, in Illinois at least.

Approximately 13 million people reside in Illinois. Of this number, 7.9 million of us are registered to vote. This is the highest number of registered voters in our state since 1970 during the Vietnam War when Richard Nixon was president. This number is expected to increase to over 8 million voters by election day on November 9th according to wifr.com.

Many people registered to vote over the weekend and their applications have not yet been processed. Although it is too late to register to vote online, the state of Illinois has what is referred to as "grace period registration" which is an extension of the regular registration deadline. You can find all the info you need here.

If you haven't registered to vote, please do so. And if you think you don't have a voice, you do. I encourage all of you to get out and vote. Just don't make the same mistake Justin Timberlake did and take a selfie while you do it... not like any of us have his selfie game anyway.