Lake County
Recent News About Lake County
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Analysis: Lakemoor police pension fund saw 100% shortfall in city contribution in 2016
Of the 651 fire and police pension funds in Illinois, more than 400 were underfunded by cities in 2016, including 29 funds serving cities in Lake County.
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Lake County Board met April 10.
Lake County Board met at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 10.
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Lake County Committee of the Whole met April 6.
Lake County Committee of the Whole met Friday, April 6.
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Big spenders: How much does your county spend?
Lake County spent $804 per capita in 2016, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
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For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Lake Forest
If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Lake Forest, prices range from $4.495 million to $9.45 million, according to real estate site Zillow.
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Watchdogs: Was your property tax illegally assessed?
In the last election, 55 assessors in 36 counties, including one in Lake County, were illegally placed on the ballot and elected, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs.
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Lake County voters to decide on tax-or-borrow questions, and Republican state and national House candidates
Going into the general primary election on March 20, Lake County voters will decide whether four local political subdivisions can raise their taxes or extend borrowing, in addition to mulling Republican candidates in state and Congressional house districts.
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Illinois needs to reduce units of government, find school-funding alternatives, Idstein says
Ken Idstein thinks desperate times call for desperate measures.
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Report: Lake ranks 4th among largest Illinois counties for abortions performed in 2016
Lake County accounted for 817 of the 38,382 abortions performed statewide in 2016, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.
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Lake County slates Youth Mental Health First Aid training sessions
Lake County residents who work with adolescents are invited to attend Youth Mental Health First Aid training sessions provided by the Lake County Health Department from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 9 and 23.
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Lake County holiday traffic enforcement campaign underway
Lake County is in the middle of a safety enforcement campaign focused on preventing and stopping impaired driving over the holiday season.
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Yingling opponent says politicians don't hear the people
Denise Rotheimer wants to let the residents of Illinois' 62nd House District know that she's listening.
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Althoff praises Sente's efforts, rues environment pushing her out
Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) recently praised the collaborative work of Sen. Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills) and lamented the polarized politics pushing moderate legislators like herself and Sente out of the General Assembly.
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Health and Community Services Committee met October 24.
Health and Community Services Committee met at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 24.
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Walsh joins supporters of Lake County Board member in House run
Tom Weber's campaign for the 64th District has garnered another powerful voice: former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh.
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Weber to run for state House, gets key endorsement
Lake County Board member Tom Weber of Lake Villa has entered the District 64 state representative race.
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Policy group urges Illinois to consolidate to survive
Rolling together some of Illinois’ nearly 7,000 units of government could help lower property taxes in one of the country’s most heavily taxed states, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.
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Yingling opponent objects to putting abortion onus on Illinois taxpayers
Kenny Idstein wants to know what kind of deal Gov. Bruce Rauner had in mind before enacting abortion expansion bill HB 40 on Thursday.
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Lake County homeowners warned of deed retrieval scam
Lake County homeowners are warned of a scam that involves letters from Illinois deed providers or deed retrieval services asking residents to send money to receive a copy of their property deed.
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Grayslake businessman eyes House seat with hopes of easing taxpayer suffering
Ken “Kenny” Idstein knows more than he sometimes cares to about the devastation he sees the mounting taxes in Illinois causing his Grayslake neighbors.