Illinois Code § 10 ILCS 5/18-2

In any municipality operating under Article 6 of this Act,
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the election polls shall be open at 6:00 a.m., and
continued open until 7:00 p.m., of the same day, at
which time the polls shall be closed, and no judge shall be behind time
for more than 15 minutes after the time for opening such polls. Any
judge may absent himself for a reasonable time but only during the
casting of ballots, and upon leaving and returning, the judge shall sign
a time sheet indicating the period of his absence. When absent for any
cause, the judge shall authorize some one of the same political party
with himself to act for him until his return.

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