Scenes from Election Day
Supporters cheer at a party at Mad Maggies in Elgin in support of of Democratic challenger for the 43rd state house seat Keith Farnham. With 65 of 67 precincts reporting, Democrat challenger Farnham held a 354-vote edge over incumbent Republican Ruth Munson.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Peter J. Palombi Middle School eighth-grade students Abby Volm, left, and Brittany Johnson look over the ballots before voting in a mock election Tuesday at the Lake Villa school.
Paul Valade | Staff Photographer
Democrat Fred Crespo celebrated Tuesday night after he appeared headed toward a convincing win to retain his 44th District House seat.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Democrat Bill Foster, right, is congratulated by Mark Guethle, chairman of the Kane County Democrats, at his election night headquarters in Aurora Tuesday after winning the 14th Illinois congressional seat over JIm Oberweis.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Dan Duffy was cruising in his effort to keep state Senate District 26 in the Republican column Tuesday. Here he thanks his supporters and his family, from left, Kasey, Grace, Danielle, wife Kris, Matthew and Abby.
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Students at Peter J. Palombi Middle School in Lake Villa held a mock election Tuesday with most of the 700 seventh and eighth grade students voting for federal, state and local races. Eighth grader Dorian James places his ballot in a box after voting.
Paul Valade | Staff Photographer
Kathleen Sances of Arlington Heights reacts as Barack Obama is announced the President-Elect at Senator Dan Kotowski's victory party.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Voters line up at the ballot machines Tuesday at Plato Town Hall to cast their votes. Darlene Bohlin, left waits for her husband Russell. At right, Joanne Aasen gives her husband John a little help with the voting machine as he casts his vote. All are from Elgin.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Paul Froehlich, with his wife Marilyn by his side, addresses supporters at his campaign party on election night. Froehlich was heading toward re-election Tuesday as a Democrat - a different political party than when he ran two years ago.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
It was close but the voters have chosen not to dissolve Campton Hills. Village president Patsy Smith gets congratulations from Jane Stuetelberg while she makes a phone call at the election night party at Hopper's Bar-B-Que restaurant in Wasco.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Ruth Munsun, Republican incumbent for the 43rd state house seat, gets her photo taken with campaign volunteer Winfried Cooper Jr. at her party at the Elgin Public House. With 65 of 67 precincts reporting, Democrat challenger Farnham held a 354-vote edge over incumbent Republican Ruth Munson.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Democratic incumbent Dan Kotowski thanks supporters after he was re-elected to his District 33 state Senate seat by getting about 60 percent of the votes cast in his district on Tuesday.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Volunteer Ross Scimeca cheers as Democratic congressman Bill Foster addresses the crowd at his headquarters in Aurora.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Republican Darlene Senger of Naperville defeated Democrat Dianne McGuire for the state's 96th House District seat vacated by retiring Joe Dunn.
Bev Horne | Staff Photographer
Jolanta Harrison of Mundelein inserts her ballot as people vote at the Mundelein Senior Center.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Kane County Chairman Karen McConnaughay, left, and Kay Hatcher talk to supporters Tuesday at the Kane County Republican election gathering in Geneva.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Carolyn O'Neal of Elgin reacts Tuesday night as the news of Senator Barack Obama's presidential victory is broadcast on television.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk secured a fifth term in Congress Tuesday night after a close battle with Democratic opponent Dan Seals. Here Kirk celebrates with his wife Kimberly Vertolli-Kirk at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
Denise Eastwood of Aurora weeps as she calls her husband and discovers Barack Obama is declared the winner in the Presidential Election. Eastwood was at Congressman Bill Foster's election night headquarters in Aurora.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Democratic DuPage County Board candidate Tony Michelassi looks over returns.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam kept the 6th Congressional District in Republican hands Tuesday in his first re-election bid with a win over Democrat Jill Morgenthaler.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
Sue Klinkhamer, district director for Congressman Bill Foster, watches election returns at Foster's election night headquarters in Aurora Tuesday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
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