Lake County Gazette

Former trustee: 'The problem with TIF districts is that Mundelein keeps putting money out but we don't ever recoup any of it'

By Juliette Fairley | May 10, 2021

The Mundelein Board of Trustees approved a redevelopment plan and a third tax increment financing (TIF) district last week and at least one trustee emeritus thinks TIFs are being overused.

Illinois Family Institute writer: Waukegan board needs 'to establish objective criteria' before renaming school

By Juliette Fairley | Apr 6, 2021

A Christian organization wants the Waukegan Board of Education to table its upcoming April 13 vote that could lead to renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama until an objective criteria has been established.

Waukegan alderman: Mayor Cunningham 'broke' promise on property tax increases

By Juliette Fairley | Mar 25, 2021

When Mayor Sam Cunningham campaigned in 2017, his political flyers promised that he would resist increasing property taxes but his opponent in the upcoming April 6 election alleges that he was not truthful.

Opponent Taylor accuses Waukegan mayor of cronyism

By Juliette Fairley | Mar 1, 2021

Incumbent Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham easily won the Democratic primary over Miguel Rivera last week with 65.23% of the vote, according to media reports.

Waukegan alderman accuses Mayor Cunningham of political intimidation over text

By Juliette Fairley | Feb 4, 2021

After Alderman Keith Turner posted a sign on his front lawn supporting candidate Ann Taylor for mayor last week, he received a text from current Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham.

Ninth Ward Ald. Taylor to challenge Cunningham for Waukegan mayor in '21

By Juliette Fairley | Oct 26, 2020

Ann Taylor is campaigning to be mayor of Waukegan in the April 2021 election as an Independent rather than a Democrat or Republican because she believes she must work with everyone.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois receives failing grade for budgeting from Truth in Accounting

By Juliette Fairley | 5 years ago

Illinois received an 'F' from a nonpartisan accounting organization that measures state transparency and reliability in accounting practices

Lake County GOP Assembly Chair: Pritzker is 'running the state into the ground'

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 28, 2020

Garamoni: Pritzker would not have been elected government without House Speaker Madigan

Wilcox: 'Pritzker should be looking in the mirror' amid federal investigation

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 28, 2020

Federal prosecutors have made a series of requests to the Cook County assessor’s office for records regarding two of Gov. Pritzker's properties on N. Astor

Island Lake Activist: Defunding police will lead to Civil War

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 1, 2020

Defunding the police will lead to a civil war, says Joe Ptak, an Island Lake political activist.

Joe Biden's stance against charter schools directly opposes SCOTUS ruling

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 1, 2020

Approximately 78 percent of parents support the launch of charter public schools in their neighborhood, according to a new study from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

GOP state senator: Lightfoot, schools could face fiscal consequences if they defund police

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 15, 2020

Chicago public schools, students, teachers and other community members rallied June 11 at Lincoln Park High School, requesting that the city allocate less money to the Chicago Police Department, according to media reports. However, without police personnel, teachers, principals and superintendents could end up disciplining unruly students on their own, according to a Republican state senator.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois Health Department refutes complaints about its COVID-19 data

By Juliette Fairley | 5 years ago

A visit to the department's website on April 13, however, failed to yield data on deaths by zip code

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois has enough ventilators for COVID-19 patients, according to state's data

By Juliette Fairley | 5 years ago

If Gov. J.B. Pritzker gets the 4,000 ventilators he's requested, Illinois could end up with 2,280 more ventilators than it needs under worst-case scenario projections for the coronavirus crisis in Illinois, according to an analysis of recently released data from the state.