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.
Democrats struggled to retain control of the DuPage County Board with several of the races for the 18 board seats still too close to call late Tuesday.
Both candidates in the race to succeed DuPage County Board Chair Dan Cronin are raking in large donations for the final leg of the campaign.
Deb Conroy is the Democratic candidate for DuPage County Board chair.
Greg Hart is the Republican candidate for DuPage County Board chairman.
It was a good night for incumbents on the DuPage County Board.
Greg Hart won the Republican nomination for DuPage County Board chair Tuesday, easily defeating his primary adversary for the chance to replace Dan Cronin in the top executive post.
Primary voters on Tuesday will select their party’s nominees for various state and congressional seats to advance to the November general election.
Democrats and Republicans are heading for the homestretch in competitive primaries for District 4 seats on the DuPage County Board.