Illinois Representative Scott Drury (d-58th)

425 Sheridan Rd, Highwood, IL 60040-1308

Drury, Proft reach deal to end 10-year-long defamation suit over campaign ads

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Jan 3, 2025 @ 10:18pm

Political commentator Dan Proft called the confidential settlement a "victory" against a defamation lawsuit launched a decade ago by former Democratic State Rep. Scott Drury to punish political critics and enabled by a permissive court system and rulings that have "gutted" key legal protections for political speech
Judge: State Rep Drury yet to prove malice in defamation suit vs Proft over campaign ads

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Sep 12, 2017 @ 5:41pm

An Illinois state representative and Democratic candidate for governor has failed in his renewed 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.