Break out the ballots; early voting has begun for the Chicago mayoral and aldermanic races. The Board of Elections opened up 51 locations today. Voters will need a government-issued I.D. to vote and two forms of I.D. to register to vote. The sites are open Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Five sites will be open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Sunday, Feb. 15. The election is February 24. Unlike the state elections last November, voters will not be able to register on election day.

Early Voting Locations and Hours:

Chicago Board of Elections - 69 W. Washington St., Lower Level Conference Room

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm

Sun., Feb. 15: 9 am-3 pm

1st Ward - Goldblatts Building 1615 W. Chicago

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

2nd Ward - Access Living 115 W. Chicago

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

3rd Ward - Chicago Bee Library 3647 S. State

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

4th Ward – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center 4314 S. Cottage Grove

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm

Sun., Feb. 15: 9 am-3 pm

5th Ward - Jackson Park 6401 S. Stony Island

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

6th Ward - Whitney Young Library 7901 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

7th Ward - Jeffery Manor Library 2401 E. 100th St.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

8th Ward - Olive Harvey College 10001 S. Woodlawn

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

9th Ward - Palmer Park 201 E. 111th St.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

10th Ward - Vodak/East Side Library 3710 E. 106th St.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

11th Ward - District 9 Police 3120 S. Halsted

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

12th Ward - McKinley Park 2210 W. Pershing

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

13th Ward - West Lawn Park 4233 W. 65th St.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

14th Ward - Archer Heights Library 5055 S. Archer

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

15th Ward - Gage Park 2411 W 55th St

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

16th Ward - Lindblom Park 6054 S. Damen

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

17th Ward - Thurgood Marshall Library 7506 S. Racine

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

18th Ward - Wrightwood-Ashburn Library 8530 S. Kedzie

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

19th Ward - Mount Greenwood Park 3721 W. 111th St.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm

Sun., Feb. 15: 9 am-3 pm

20th Ward - Coleman Library 731 E. 63rd St.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

21st Ward - Woodson Regional Library 9525 S. Halsted

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

22nd Ward - Piotrowski Park 4247 W. 31st St.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

23rd Ward - Clearing Library 6423 W. 63rd Pl.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

24th Ward - Douglass Library 3353 W. 13th St.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

25th Ward - Chinatown Library 2353 S. Wentworth

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

26th Ward - Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

27th Ward - Eckhart Park 1330 W. Chicago

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

28th Ward - West Side Learning Center 4624 W. Madison

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm

Sun., Feb. 15: 9 am-3 pm

29th Ward - Amundsen Park 6200 W. Bloomingdale

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

30th Ward - Kilbourn Park 3501 N. Kilbourn

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

31st Ward - Portage Cragin Library 5108 W. Belmont

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

32nd Ward - Bucktown-Wicker Park Library 1701 N. Milwaukee

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

33rd Ward - Horner Park 2741 W. Montrose Ave

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

34th Ward - West Pullman Library 830 W. 119th St.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

35th Ward - Independence Library 3548 W. Irving Park

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

36th Ward - West Belmont Library 3104 N. Narragansett

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

37th Ward - West Chicago Library 4856 W. Chicago

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

38th Ward - Hiawatha Park 8029 W. Forest Preserve

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

39th Ward - N. Park Village Admin Bldg 5801 N. Pulaski

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

40th Ward - Budlong Woods Library 5630 N. Lincoln

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

41st Ward - Roden Library 6083 N. Northwest Hwy.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

42nd Ward - Museum of Broadcast Communications 360 N. State

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

43rd Ward - Lincoln Park Library 1150 W. Fullerton

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

44th Ward - Merlo Library 644 W. Belmont

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

45th Ward - District 16 Police 5151 N. Milwaukee

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

46th Ward - Truman College 1145 W. Wilson

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

47th Ward - Welles Park 2333 W. Sunnyside

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm

Sun., Feb. 15: 9 am-3 pm

48th Ward - Edgewater Library, 6000 N. Broadway

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

49th Ward - Pottawattomie Park 7340 N. Rogers

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)

50th Ward - Warren Park 6601 N. Western

Feb. 9 - Feb. 21

Mon-Sat, 9 am-5 pm (closed Sundays)