Illinois appears to be heading south in more ways than one, a financial expert said on a Chicago-based radio show recently.

After two years without a budget and a failed attempt to compromise on a "grand bargain," some in Illinois are asking whether bankruptcy is a viable way out of the state's financial morass.

Supervisor Alyson Miller Feiger topped challenger Louis Stone to hold onto the West Deerfield Township supervisor seat in the April 4 election.

Bryan Anderson, a political newcomer running for mayor of Wauconda, believes in term limits, the advancement of an entrepreneurial environment and vocational trades.

Louis Stone, a 10-year resident of West Deerfield Township and candidate for trustee, vows if elected, he will re-invest funds back into the community and its citizens, provide transparency, and better use township services.  

Following the November election, in which Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won on the national level, the Lake County GOP is basking in this victory, while  preparing for another busy year of political business.  

On Election Day, State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) was elected to the 26th District state Senate seat, several months after his appointment to the seat, and he recently told the Lake County Gazette about his hopes for the General Assembly.