Rep. Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills) has joined a growing list of Illinois legislators who will not seek re-election when their term ends, according to Capitol Fax.

A Cook County Circuit judge has dismissed a defamation and invasion of privacy complaint brought by Rep. Scott Drury (D-Highwood) against his opponent in the 2014 election and a conservative talk radio host and political activist, according to court documents.

The advocacy group Mothers On a Mission to Stop Violence has proposed federal legislation to guarantee crime victims legal representation funded through the Crime Victims Compensation Act, according to a press release.

An Illinois state representative and Democratic candidate for governor has failed in another attempt to sue an Illinois conservative radio talk show host and political activist and his political organization for statements made in 2014 political advertisements, as a Cook County judge has again tossed the defamation lawsuit brought by State Rep. Scott Drury against Dan Proft and Liberty Principles PAC.

The Lake County Republican Party is calling on area supporters to come out for several fundraising events for local candidates in September and early October

Lake County Republican Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor has recently partnered with the Sierra Club in its Beyond Coal campaign, which advocates for the closure of the Waukegan Generating Station, a large coal-fueled power plant located on the shores of Lake Michigan that provides jobs for 100 people.

Americans victimized by unfair asset seizures would have some recourse under a measure co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) that recently passed the U.S. House, according to a press release.

Opponents of the Illinois Trust Act say it will turn Illinois into a sanctuary state that gives illegal immigrants who commit crimes a safe haven from the federal government, yet many proponents are members of law enforcement, including Mark Curran, the sheriff of Lake County.

Rep. Nick Sauer (R-Lake Barrington) sees the reforms established in the state's new school funding formula as finally providing equal funding and an opportunity for schools to do what's best for their students, according to a press release.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has requested federal aid for residents of Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties following flooding assessments, according to a press release.

The Lake County Republican Central Committee wants area residents fired up about its Second Amendment Dinner and Gun Raffle on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Concorde in Kildeer, according to a press release.

Improvements to the waterway along Fox River and Chain O'Lakes will soon be undertaken thanks to enactment of a bill sponsored by Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake), according to a press release.

The state's recently adopted evidence-based school funding formula is not the answer so many legislators claim it to be, according to Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills), who argues that it's going to push the state deeper in debt.

Small-business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs can learn about tax credits, workforce development and other programs at a Sept. 13 summit hosted by Reps. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor) and Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills), according to a press release.

Ret. Col. Craig Wilcox says he knows all about the work required as a leader of people.

Illinois trucking businesses will deal with fewer regulatory strains on their revenue thanks to legislation sponsored by Rep. Nick Sauer (R-Lake Barrington) that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law recently, according to a press release from Sauer.

The Republican organizations of several Lake County townships want to get some wind beneath the wings of GOP candidates in upcoming elections via an aviation-themed fundraiser on Sept. 14, according to a press release.

Citing a need for state reform and an end to rising taxes, former Wauconda Mayor Frank Bart will seek the House seat being vacated by Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake), according to a press release.

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) has urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help assess recent flooding damage in Northern Illinois, according to a press release.

Concessions to Chicago Public Schools weakened the state's public school funding bill but not enough to stop it from being a "very good bill that needs to be passed immediately," the superintendent of Gurnee School District 56 says.