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While many of northern Illinois' congressional races left little in the way of doubt, a few provided down-to-the-wire drama and competitiveness. Judy Biggert and Bill Foster were in a dea...

Credit Jennifer Fisher

Waiting for the president to arrive at McCormick Place on election night, supporter Ignacio Ayala of Plainfield said he hoped the night would bring some of the same excitement as the rall...

Credit Brian Slupski

President Barack Obama won Illinois’ 20 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. Illinois, of course, was never in play. The only visit the president made to his...

Credit Michael Sewall

While the elephant (and donkey) in the room this Election Day is the presidential race, people are also heading to the polls to vote for federal and state representation, as well as local...

Credit Carrie Frillman

As DuPage County enters its final hours of voting, election officials said they are expecting turnout to reach levels seen in the last three presidential elections. "We checked in wi...

Credit Joe O'Donnell

Welcome to Patch's Election Day log. Check back here for rolling election-related posts Tuesday afternoon as we talk to judges and voters in Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills and Burr Ridge. ...

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Looking to find some community as election day votes are tallied? We're here to help.  Patch will be live-blogging throughout election night, starting when polls close at 7 p.m. Tues...

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Do you know where to go to vote on Election Day 2012? If not, you can use the handy Google Voter Info embed above to find the location of your designated polling place. Simply enter the a...