D'oh! I didn't feel like voting today, but I remembered a couple of years ago getting stranded and missing my chance to vote, so I'm glad I went anyway.

I didn't need to show my card -- just my ID, due to Indiana's new RealID law. Not sure what the laws are in Illinois, but in Indiana at least you can look up your registration online, and presumably if you're registered, you should be able to vote. However, what and when is different state-to-state, so YMMV. *grin*

D'oh! Well, I have third-party fanatics insisting you should ignore reality and vote who best represents your views, so I wrote in the only person who perfectly represents me -- ME. So, I look forward to the honor of serving as your next President!

That would be my fear with mail-in votes, but since I went to the county building downtown, I feel a little better about them not losing them.