The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners opened applications on Wednesday for Chicago voters to receive mail-in ballots for the June 28 primary. Applications are available online. Voters will be notified via email when their applications are accepted, when their ballot is mailed to them, when their ballot envelope has been received and then when it has been processed and counted. Ballots are expected to be mailed to voters in May.  

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless will host a town hall event with Ald. Walter Burnett (27) and Ald. Jason Ervin (28) at 6 p.m. Thursday at Deborah’s Place on the Near West Side to discuss “solving the housing and homelessness crisis.” Online registration is required.  

The group Reform for Illinois will host a virtual town hall event with Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 to discuss the property tax assessment process. Online registration is required.