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09/16/2025

Important information for anyone looking for a mail in ballot.

In Illinois, you don’t register with a party. At the primary, you simply choose which party’s ballot you want. You can switch each primary. If you pick non-partisan by mail, you may not get a ballot if no non-partisan issues are on it.

06/03/2025

Just in case you were wondering if this administration is hostile towards the gay and le***an community...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the secretary of the Navy to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk, according to a defense official.

06/03/2025

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/politics/wisconsin-man-threaten-trump-migrant-dhs

A Wisconsin man who investigators believe framed an undocumented migrant with threatening to kill President Donald Trump in order to have the immigrant deported has now been charged in the matter.

07/06/2024

We’re excited to be back in your inboxes for another Smoke-Filled Room…but our excitement really comes from being able to smoke ci**rs and record together in...

06/22/2024

You may have heard of a new initiative out of the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office that now allows for notary processes to be handled electronically. We immediately questioned how this would impact candidates, so we asked election law attorney Robert Windon to shed some light on the subject fo...

06/22/2024

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/22/election-board-ruling-reveals-loophole-in-illinois-campaign-finance-laws/

Illinois law does not specifically describe what activities amount to illegal “coordination” between an independent expenditure PAC and the candidate it supports.

09/28/2023

Attention elected officials and candidates!

Be careful as you manage your social media profiles this election season and beyond. Not only do you need to make sure you don't use your official page for campaign activities, but a Federal Judge has ruled that elected officials may not delete or hide comments from certain constituents.

The Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman held that Ald. Jim Gardiner “engaged in both content-based and speaker-based restrictions on his page…” and therefore violated the First Amendment. The Judge went on to say that Gardiner did not have the power to moderate his page by deleting comments he considered harassing or even threatening by hiding or deleting them, nor could he block certain users. The lawsuit stemmed from Gardiner blocking six critics of his official page in 2021.

“The record is clear that Gardiner engaged in both content-based and speaker-based restrictions on his page, according to the ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman. The Court thus finds Gardiner in violation of the First Amendment.”

09/17/2023

Aspiring politicians and volunteers in the Lake County area can acquire the skills needed to thrive in today's competitive political landscape through the Leadership Institute's Campaign Academy.

11/09/2022

While everyone is still watching last night's returns, don't forget there is no time to rest if you would like to run for local office in the spring.

Have you started preparing for the municipal elections in April?

Now we know what you’re thinking—we have nearly 40 days until the General Election, let’s get through one before we start another. Oh, how we wish that was possible.

Here’s the thing though, if you are considering running in April, if you wait to start until November 9th, you’ll be behind because petitions are due just weeks after the current election.

Everything from mayor, trustee, and board positions for park districts, townships, libraries, and school boards will be on our ballots on April 4th—and the first step in the process has already begun as petitions are being circulated now.

09/28/2022

Anyone considering running for office in the spring- pay attention to these dates.

Have you started preparing for the municipal elections in April?

Now we know what you’re thinking—we have nearly 40 days until the General Election, let’s get through one before we start another. Oh, how we wish that was possible.

Here’s the thing though, if you are considering running in April, if you wait to start until November 9th, you’ll be behind because petitions are due just weeks after the current election.

Everything from mayor, trustee, and board positions for park districts, townships, libraries, and school boards will be on our ballots on April 4th—and the first step in the process has already begun as petitions are being circulated now.

11/12/2021

Access to justice is a real problem plaguing this country whether it is the cost of an attorney, knowledge of how the system works or simply the innability to get to the courthouse. It is great to see Lake County trying to find out more about the issue and then look for solutions.

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