This could be one of the most exciting elections in your lifetime. At Patch we’re cranking into high gear to bring you timely results on Tuesday night in races from the presidency, to the 9th and 10^th Congressional districts, to the 55^th Illinois House District, the 28^th Illinois Senate District and more.

We'll start updating election returns after 7:15 p.m. and continue until a winner is called. We'll have reporters at Chicago's McCormick Place to cover the Obama election returns event, as well as at candidates' election night watch parties in Des Plaines, Morton Grove, Park Ridge, Schaumburg and other towns.

Be sure to follow Des Plaines Patch on Twitter and Facebook for instant updates, and check back on Des Plaines Patch for pages of results after the polls close.

Here are a few of the many races we’ll cover and provide election returns for:

• 9^th Congressional District (Schakowsky vs. Wolfe)
• 10^th Congressional District (Dold vs. Schneider)
• 28^th Illinois Senate District (Kotowski vs. O’Donnell)
• 55^th Illinois House District (Moylan vs. Sweeney)

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