Common questions about Chicago districts
What district am I in?
Enter your address or ZIP code in the search box, or click your location on the map above, and the tool lists every district that contains that exact point — your ward, police district and beat, elected school board district, county board or commissioner district, Illinois House and Senate districts, U.S. House district, and more — along with who represents you in each one.
How do I find out what ward I'm in?
Search your address or click your location on the map above. The tool shows your Chicago ward and who represents it, along with every other civic district that covers that exact point.
How many wards does Chicago have?
Chicago has 50 wards, each represented by an alderperson on the City Council.
What are my Chicago police district and beat?
Chicago is divided into 22 police districts, each split into smaller beats. Select any address above to see the police district and beat that cover it, plus the nearest police station.
What is a Chicago community area?
Chicago has 77 official community areas — long-established neighborhood boundaries used for planning and statistics. The tool shows which community area contains any point you pick.
Which Chicago school board district am I in?
Chicago now elects its Board of Education from numbered school board districts, each with a sub-district name like 1a or 6b — the scheme CPS materials and candidate guides use. Pick your address above to see your elected school board district and the board member currently holding the seat; vacant seats are shown as vacant, never guessed.
Who represents me in Congress and in Springfield?
Pick a location to see your U.S. House district, Illinois State Senate district, and Illinois State House district, along with the people currently holding those seats.
Who is my county commissioner or county board member?
The tool works far beyond Chicago: select a point anywhere it serves — from the Wisconsin line to the Metro East — and the county board card shows your county board or commissioner district and the members who represent it, wherever the county publishes that information. Counties that elect their board at large show their members on the County card instead.
Is this an official government tool?
No. It draws on public data sources that disclaim legal precision, so always confirm district assignments and officeholders with the relevant government office before relying on them for anything official.
Not for legal or official use. These answers describe what the map shows and where it gets it. Boundary and roster data come from public sources that disclaim legal precision — confirm anything official with the relevant government office.