Don't pick your nose, Lincoln Park, and register to vote for the February 2, 2010 Primary 'cause today is IT, people!

Despite popular belief, the primary elections are a lot more important than the attention they receive, usually offering many more choices for you than in the general election.   And, you've got nearly a month!   Besides, voting is a great reason to leave work early or take a very late morning.   And by late morning, I mean, go vote, get a coffee, yack on your cell phone about how phenomenal you feel after voting, do a happy dance, and go to work at least an hour later than you normally would.

Students:  Don't even bother going to class.   If you've voted, you've learned a very valuable lesson.     

Tell me you'll do it, please?    Proof of January 5, 2009 registration from any Lincoln Park resident will result in inclusion of a photo gallery:  Lincoln Park's famous new voters.   Of course, such a gallery can only exist if you register and then prove it to us.   

Here are the offices up for grabs from the Chicago Board of Elections site.  

In a Primary Election, voters determine which candidates will represent their parties in the General Election.

In the Feb. 2, 2010 Primary, Chicago voters must select one of the following primary ballots:

-- Democratic Party ballot 
-- Republican Party ballot 
-- Green Party ballot 

On the ballot, Chicago voters will nominate candidates for:

-- U.S. Senator
-- Illinois Governor
-- Illinois Lieutenant Governor
-- Illinois Attorney General
-- Illinois Secretary of State
-- Illinois Comptroller
-- Illinois Treasurer
-- Representatives in Congress (all districts)
-- State Senators (entirely or partly in Chicago: Districts 1, 4, 7,10, 13, 16)
-- State Representatives (all districts entirely or partly in Chicago)
-- Water Reclamation District Commissioners (three to be nominated from each party)
-- Cook County Board President
-- Cook County Clerk
-- Cook County Treasurer
-- Cook County Sheriff
-- Cook County Assessor
-- Cook County Commissioners (all districts partly or entirely in Chicago)
-- Member, Cook County Board of (Tax) Review (District 1 only)
-- State Supreme Court, Appellate Court, Circuit Court and Sub-Circuit Judges
-- Party Officials *

* Democratic and Green Party voters elect one committeeman and one committeewoman per congressional district. The Republican Party elects State Central Committee members at the party's county conventions.