This could be one of the most exciting elections of your lifetime. And we at Patch.com are cranking into high gear to bring you timely results tonight, in races from the presidency to the 9th Congressional District to the Illinois House to the Golf School District 67 referendum.

Earlier: Before you vote, get everything you need in Niles-Morton Grove Patch's Election Central

We'll start updating election returns just 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 Morton Grove, Park Ridge, Schaumburg and other towns.

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Check back with Niles-Morton Grove Patch after the polls close! 

Here are some of the races we'll be covering and providing election returns for: 

• The Illinois House race in the 15th district (D'Amico, unopposed, Niles and other towns) and 20th district (McAuliffe vs. Randazzo, Niles and other towns)
• The Illinois House 55th District race (Moylan vs. Sweeney, Park Ridge, Des Plaines and other towns)
• The Illinois Senate 28th District (Kotowski vs. O'Donnell) 
• The Golf District 67 school referendum (Niles and Morton Grove)
• The 9th Congressional District (Schakowsky vs. Wolfe; Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, etc.) 
• The 10th Congressional District (Dold vs. Schneider; Morton Grove, Niles, Des Plaines, Glenview, Northbrook, Deerfield, etc. )
• The U.S. Presidency. Patch reporters will be liveblogging from President Obama's election night headquarters at McCormick Place in Chicago.