Lake County Gazette

Lake County Board member pushing for a 'No Growth 2020 Property Tax Levy' amendment

By Amanda Smith-Teutsch | Oct 15, 2019

Lake County Board Member Dick Barr says it is time to lower property taxes and give taxpayers some much-needed relief.

Lake County Republicans look to run a full slate of candidates in 2020

By Amanda Smith-Teutsch | Sep 29, 2019

Heading into the 2020 election cycle, the Republican Party of Lake County is gearing up to defend its elected seats – and maybe pick up a few new districts.

State property taxes and home values going in opposite directions, IPI reports

By Amanda Smith-Teutsch | Sep 29, 2019

Activists throughout Illinois are calling for tax and public pension reform, arguing that homeowners are being forced to pay higher taxes even as their homes have lost value over the past 20 years.

From Prairie State Wire

More than half of Illinois' police and fire pension funds are underfunded, Wirepoints reports

By Amanda Smith-Teutsch | 2 months ago

Financial decay is happening at all levels of Illinois state government, according to the president of state news aggregation and research site Wirepoints.