Lake County Gazette

Bos: 'We cannot sit by and let innocent lives be taken by this villainous drug'

By Karen Kidd | Sep 24, 2022

A bill currently before the Illinois State Senate that would reduce penalties for possession and sale of small amounts of drugs - including fentanyl, cocaine and heroin - ignores the state's escalating drug crisis, Rep. Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich) said in a statement.

Bos urges support for Barrington toy drive: 'Please consider helping' children in foster care

By Karen Kidd | Dec 5, 2021

A Chicagoland-area Illinois State House Representative put his support in early this year for a local foster care and adoption group's upcoming toy drive in Barrington

'No simple solution': Bos calls for defined contribution plans to tackle Illinois pension shortfall

By Karen Kidd | Dec 3, 2021

Resolving Illinois' still-growing pension debt crisis, which grew over decades, can be resolved, but that won't be easy, a Republican state House representative from Lake County said during a recent interview.

Moda Homes secures $30.3 million in financing for luxury Clublands of Antioch rental home project

By Karen Kidd | Sep 29, 2021

The $30.3 million in financing announced earlier this month for a luxury rental home development in Antioch represents an "exciting" new venture for the lender, a company official said.

Illinois organ donors could drop hesitance over 'giving the gift of life' under new paid time legislation

By Karen Kidd | May 24, 2021

More paid leave for Illinois organ donors may be on the horizon.

Wilcox: Pritzker 'trying to control the narrative' after LaSalle Veterans' Home's report

By Karen Kidd | May 11, 2021

Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) accused Gov. J.B. Pritzker of being less than sincere when the governor backpedaled about his mention in "a scathing report" related to the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle Veterans’ Home.

State Rep. Bos on term limits: 'We can do this and we should do this'

By Karen Kidd | Apr 27, 2021

Legislation aimed at preventing – ever again - another decades-long political fixture, à la now former House Speaker Mike Madigan, is now in the state Senate after almost unanimously passing in the House during an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote last week.

Lake County nonunion employees asked to take voluntary furloughs

By Karen Kidd | Jun 22, 2020

Some Lake County employees were asked to take voluntary furloughs to help reduce the government's financial hardships created by COVID-19 despite earlier statements that such action was not being planned.

From Prairie State Wire

U.S. Senate Resolution: No bailing out Illinois

By Karen Kidd | 5 years ago

The Land of Lincoln is suffering a number of financial woes, fueled in large part by unfunded pension liabilities, but neither Illinois nor any other state should expect a bailout from Uncle Sam, according to a resolution introduced into the senate last summer.

From Prairie State Wire

'Dirty tricks' alleged in 2016 primary were not illegal, Team Madigan claims in Speaker's defense

By Karen Kidd | 5 years ago

Even if Illinois state House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) used "dirty tricks" to fend off 2016 primary challenger Jason Gonzales, the strategy allegedly employed was not illegal, according to a re​cent court filing.

From West Central Reporter

Rep. Hammond renews call for fair maps, supports petition to end gerrymandering

By Karen Kidd | 5 years ago

A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinios education officials want half the state's budget, Wirepoints warns

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Illinois education officials are out to get half of the state's budget—and they just might—to the detriment of the state's taxpayers, according to an online Wirepoints newsletter issued earlier today.

From Prairie State Wire

IPI: FBI's secret Madigan recordings in affidavit reveal nothing new about speaker's operations

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Illinois's powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), earlier today revealed to be a target in the same FBI investigation that led to an extortion indictment against a Chicago alderman, is not accused of anything new, a think tank reported.

From Prairie State Wire

Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.

From Prairie State Wire

State facing huge debt for public-sector retiree health benefits, says Wirepoints

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Illinois's "other debt disaster" is $73 billion in unfunded state retiree health insurance benefits and more than twice that amount owed over the next four decades, according to a special report issued this week by an online news outlet.

Fox River Grove wants to seize 10 downtown properties

By Karen Kidd | Nov 20, 2018

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Lake County elections surge with strong turnout, tight races

By Karen Kidd | Nov 8, 2018

While the rest of the state celebrated victories or mourned defeat after the general election on Nov. 6, the residents of Lake County had to wait another two weeks until the very last votes were counted. Too many races were just too close to call.

Lincolnshire forced unionization case expected to go to U.S. Supreme Court

By Karen Kidd | Oct 1, 2018

An attorney for the village of Lincolnshire plans to take its case to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court's decision denying the Chicago suburb the ability to implement a right-to-work ordinance.

From Prairie State Wire

FY19 Budget: 'Not one penny should be spent on pork,' Ives says

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Illinois Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) believes state lawmakers need to reject political pork spending that was hidden in the budget passed earlier this year.

From Prairie State Wire

Pro-economic liberty group launches campaign against soaring Illinois property taxes

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Supporting a proposal to cut Illinois property taxes in half and a slate of political candidates who would help make that happen is part of Liberty Principles PAC's recently announced "Save Your Home" campaign.