The Patty Turner Center in Deerfield is set to host a 90-minute “gun control” and “gun violence” gathering tomorrow, and the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) officials is urging its members to attend.

Greg Baise is desperately trying to make sense of all the tax madness.

State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) says he is not in favor of more demands being placed on Illinois business owners, and he thinks a $15 an hour minimum wage would be one.

State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) has been named minority spokesperson for the Illinois Senate Appropriations II Committee.

Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, is warning members that he believes Senate Bill 107, aimed at banning “assault weapons,” will not be the last attack on legal gun owners.

State Rep. Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) says he hopes his personal sacrifice will set a standard in Springfield.

State Rep. Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) is the latest freshman member of the legislature to decline a state pension.

Ammie Kessem, the unsuccessful Republican candidate to represent the 19th District in the Illinois House of Representatives, said she looked on with heightened interest as a second woman recently stepped forward to accuse disgraced former state Rep. Nick Sauer, a Republican from Lake Barrington, of posting nude photos of her online without her consent.

Star forward Molly Schoenlein has been named Lake Forest College Athlete of the Week for the period ending Jan. 3.

State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) is praising Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for espousing something he probably thought he'd never see any Democrat step forward to do.

Stevenson High School officials are requesting formal nominations for the school’s inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Lake Forest College basketball program has signed on to support the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches as players in the 2019 Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge.

State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorne Woods) sees great urgency in crafting legislation designed to put a stop to what he sees as one of the latest schemes to abuse state taxpayers.

The Lake County Republican organization is hoping more party voters will become actively involved in two discovery recount projects where GOP candidates initially were thought to have been short in last month’s general election.

Lake Forest freshmen women’s hockey star Olyvia Opsahl has been named Forester Athlete of the Week, the school announced on its website Dec. 13.

Legendary Stevenson High coach Paul Swan is set to be feted before the start of an upcoming Patriots basketball game.

The Illinois Psychological Association (IPA) named state Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor) its 2018 Legislator of the Year.

Lake Forest star forward Danny Sotos recently joined the school’s roster of players with 1,000 career points.

Lawmakers in Springfield passed legislation that could soon leave some McHenry County residents with less government bureaucracy to deal with.

The tributes are pouring in for the IC Catholic Prep football team after the Knights knocked off the Bishop McNamara team 31-21 to claim the school’s third straight state title.