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Lake County Republican Federation looking for a few good candidates

By Ruth de Jauregui | Dec 5, 2016

The Lake County Republican Federation congratulated all of the Republican candidates who ran in the Nov. 8 general election recently, while also seeking candidates to run for upcoming local races.

Yingling's loyalty to Madigan, Democratic Party under scrutiny

By Ruth de Jauregui | Dec 4, 2016

The Illinois Republican Party questioned state Rep. Sam Yingling's (D-Grayslake) loyalty to his constituents this week.

Lake County voter registrations surge by 45,000 since primary

By Ruth de Jauregui | Nov 2, 2016

The count of newly registered voters in Lake County has risen to 45,000 since the March primary election, outstripping previous election years. Altogether, Lake County has reached an all-time high of more than 405,000 voters.

New Drobinski ad lays out economic reform goals

By Ruth de Jauregui | Oct 24, 2016

Rod Drobinski, Republican candidate for the District 62 state House seat, recently expressed his readiness to repair Illinois in a 30-second ad.

Amrozowicz welcomes endorsements from business groups

By Ruth de Jauregui | Oct 10, 2016

Mike Amrozowicz, Republican candidate for the District 31 state Senate seat, said in a recent social media video post that he has been endorsed by several major business groups.

Law enforcement organizations endorse Drobinski

By Ruth de Jauregui | Oct 2, 2016

Rod Drobinski, the Republican candidate for the Illinois House seat in District 62, was endorsed by several key law enforcement organizations last week.

Drobinski laments demise of redistricting-amendment ballot item

By Ruth de Jauregui | Sep 26, 2016

Rod Drobinski, the Republican candidate for the District 62 state House seat, expressed his disappointment with the Illinois Supreme Court's upholding of the Cook County Circuit Court's decision on the Independent Map Amendment recently.

Drobiniski responds to Democratic silence on redistricting

By Ruth de Jauregui | Sep 12, 2016

Lake County's Rod Drobinski, the Republican contender for state House in District 62, recently spoke out regarding the rank-and-file Democratic response to the failure of the Independent Maps Amendment.

Blumenthal expresses concerns about Common Core education standards

By Ruth de Jauregui | Sep 10, 2016

Martin Blumenthal, Republican candidate for the District 58 State House seat, expressed concerns over Common Core State Standards recently.

Wheeler responds to Martwick's complaints about not getting state paycheck

By Ruth de Jauregui | Sep 7, 2016

State Rep. Barbara Wheeler, R-Crystal Lake, responded to Democratic colleague Rep. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago, who recently compared the state's withholding of legislators' paychecks to "extortion."

Drobinski vows to fight against decline in Illinois' quality of life

By Ruth de Jauregui | Sep 5, 2016

Rod Drobinski, the Republican candidate for the District 62 state House seat, said it's time to fight for the state's quality of life, not move away, in a campaign ad this week.

Drobinski wants opponent Yingling to call for Mautino's ouster amid probes

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jul 18, 2016

Republican candidate Rod Drobinski recently challenged his opponent, State Rep. Sam Yingling (D-Dist. 62), to choose Illinois over party affiliation by supporting House joint resolution (HJR) 158, which calls for State Auditor General Frank Mautino's removal from office amid state and federal investigations.

Abernathy calls for Mautino to resign, calls out Sente for inaction

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jul 18, 2016

Dawn Abernathy, the Republican candidate for the State House District 59 seat, called for State Auditor General Frank Mautino's resignation late last week.

Drobinski calls on opponent to stand up to House Speaker

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jun 7, 2016

Rod Drobinski, Republican House candidate for District 62, called on his opponent, state Rep. Sam Yingling, to stand up to Rep. Mike Madigan (D-District 22) and get back to work after the House Speaker canceled a legislative session scheduled for Wednesday.

Salzberg says it's time for a change in Springfield

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jun 7, 2016

Benjamin Salzberg of Northbrook, the Republican candidate for state Senate in District 29, said the Illinois legislature's inability to pass a balanced budget before its spring session ended last week is just one more reason why it's time for a change in Springfield.

State lawmakers focus on undocumented students while legal residents suffer

By Ruth de Jauregui | May 31, 2016

As lawmakers in Springfield raced the clock to pass a state budget before the end of the spring legislative session at midnight Tuesday, Dawn Abernathy of Mundelein, the Republican candidate for Illinois House District 59, called legislators out for focusing on providing state-funded assistance to undocumented students when they can't provide for the state's own legal residents.

GOP hopeful Abernathy slams passage of unbalanced state budget

By Ruth de Jauregui | May 30, 2016

Republican state House District 59 candidate Dawn Abernathy slammed the budget presented by House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Dist. 22), Senate President John Cullerton (D-Dist. 6) and the Democratic caucuses last week. It was passed by the Democratic supermajority on Wednesday.