Citizens for Jeff Werfel, a candidate committee, reported receiving $1,589.70 from Jan. 1 through March 31, according to its first quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends to Elect Jeri Atleson, a candidate committee, reported receiving $1,200 from Jan. 1 through March 31, according to its first quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

August is shaping up to be a critical time for Barrett Davie in his run against Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) in District 29.

Mary Ross Cunningham Campaign, a candidate committee, reported receiving $4,000 from Jan. 1 through March 31, according to its first quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Although the name of Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor is still listed on the Central Committee’s website, his page has apparently been taken down after the announcement last week that he was seeking drug addiction treatment.

Friends of Steve Carlson, a candidate committee, reported receiving $1,250 from Jan. 1 through March 31, according to its first quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) has taken the lead in fundraising in his district, with almost $1 million raised during the second quarter for the upcoming election.

Republican House candidate Ken Idstein dreads the way lawmakers in Springfield have been so consistent in the way they've handled Illinois’ long-bungled state pension system.

First-term state Rep. Nick Sauer (R-Lake Barrington) has resigned his House seat in light of a news report that he posted nude photos of an ex-girlfriend on a fake Instagram account as a ploy to lure men into online conversations.

Bill Durkin Campaign Fund, a candidate committee, reported receiving $500 from Jan. 1 through March 31, according to its first quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) recently filed legislation to stop $180 million in appropriations from going toward the Obama Presidential Center.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $67,312 in July contributions to Joyce Mason, a Democrat running for the Illinois State House of Representatives against incumbent Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor).

Barrett Davie has been keeping his supporters up to date with frequent social media posts while campaigning against incumbent Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) for the 29th Senate District seat.

Minority vendors’ lack of access to contracts at Illinois public universities was the subject of the inaugural hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Supplier Diversity on July 24.

Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) made it clear appearances are not always what they seem during the Senate Transportation Committee Hearing on Illinois Toll Highway Authority’s Procurement Process.

Lake County Board Member Carol Calabresa sees the recent push by lawmakers to change the county assessor office from an appointed to an elected position as nothing more than typical Springfield maneuvering.

Ken Idstein thinks state Rep. Sam Yingling (D-Grayslake) has outlasted his usefulness in Lake County.

Ken Idstein is concered over the way the 2017 state budget opened the floodgates for all the abuse Illinois taxpayers now find themselves drowning in.

Though Democrat Lauren Underwood surged in fundraising in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District during the second quarter, Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren’s campaign war chest surpasses his opponent’s by more than $360,000, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) reports.

Though Democrat Sean Casten held his own in fundraising in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District during the second quarter, Republican incumbent Peter Roskam maintains a campaign war chest more than three and a half times greater than his opponent’s, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) reports.