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Four years after Democrats made significant gains in the region, several of the collar counties turned a darker shade of blue on Tuesday. Democrats flipped key state House districts in the Northwest suburbs. Democrats solidified control of the Lake County Board. The GOP has no representation in Congress from northeastern Illinois. And in DuPage, Democratic state Rep. Deb Conroy became the first woman elected county board chair.

Deb Conroy also is set to become first Democrat to hold that position in at least three-quarters of a century.

Republican Greg Hart faces Democrat Deb Conroy in the election for DuPage County chairman.

State Rep. Deb Conroy is poised to become the first woman to lead the DuPage County Board, an office held only by Republican men for generations.

See election results, maps, county-by-county vote counts and more for Illinois’s races on Nov. 8, 2022.

Election results ensure Democrats will hold onto their super-majorities in the Illinois General Assembly. Republican House Minority Leader Jim Durkin was quick to respond to the bad night for Illinois Republicans.

View live results for the DuPage County clerk’s race. Live results will begin tabulating after polls close on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

View live results for the DuPage County Board chairman’s race. Live results will begin tabulating after polls close on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Construction projects and regional trail networks have become defining issues in DuPage County forest preserve elections. Heres an overview of the candidates and their platforms.

In areas that are solidly Democratic or Republican, races were virtually decided over the summer, in the primary contest. But particularly in the suburbs, it's not always as cut and dried.