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Lake County Minor League Baseball players taking the field Aug. 1 to Aug. 15

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 25, 2023

Here's how to track your local minor league ballplayers over the next two weeks.

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Vernon Township Republicans on voter rolls ruling: ‘It’s a win’

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 24, 2023

Judicial Watch, on behalf of the Illinois Conservative Union, settled a federal election integrity lawsuit against the state of Illinois, granting access to the current centralized statewide list of registered voters for the past 15 elections.

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Shields Township GOP on protests: ‘Spotted at the Lake Bluff Independence Day Parade’

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 24, 2023

Participants in the Lake Bluff Independence Day Parade made political statements about Hunter Biden and what they see as government micromanagement of the types of equipment citizens can own and operate.

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Rep. Weber: 'The Department of Human Services and the Pritzker Administration has failed to protect developmentally disabled Illinoisans at state-run facilities'

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 18, 2023

On July 13, Illinois State Rep. Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) made a Facebook post detailing how the Department of Human Services and the Pritzker Administration has failed to protect disabled residents residing in state-run facilities. Weber is raising awareness about the issue and wants something to change as soon as possible to ensure the safety of these vulnerable residents.

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Pritzker says 'we need a national gun ban,' as state gun debate plays out in Illinois' courts

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 18, 2023

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is throwing his support behind a push for a federal gun ban, despite the gun and magazine ban he seeks to impose in Illinois remaining mired in legal debate.

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Weber: Future of student grant program 'is uncertain thanks to Democrats killing the program in the state budget'

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 18, 2023

Tom Weber (R-Fox Lake) recently took to Facebook to speak out in support of the Invest in Kids Program, which helps provide students from low-income families grants to attend private schools. The future of the program is uncertain because Democratic lawmakers are letting it expire.

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Lake County events

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 18, 2023

Nature Curiosity will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. from Aug. 1 to 3 at Independence Grove.

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Schneider: 'Ranger Dimock represented everything that was right with America'

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 16, 2023

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Lincolnshire) recently shared a Twitter post and photos of the dedication of the Grayslake Post Office, which was done in honor of Army Specialist Joseph Dimock II, who died while serving in Afghanistan in 2010.

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McLaughlin on $4 million Illinois EPA funding: Barrington 'will receive important assistance in supplying our residents with safe drinking water'

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 16, 2023

New pipes are coming to the village of Barrington to improve drinking water quality and remove lead contamination, according to a recent Facebook post by Illinois state Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills).

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Wilcox: 'Seven hundred homeless veterans is 700 too many'

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 14, 2023

A law championed by Sen. Craig Wilcox that was signed by the governor this month will benefit veterans facing homelessness, according to a July 2 news release from the senator’s office. Senate Bill 2005 requires that housing preferences be granted to homeless veterans.

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Schneider: 'My team successfully secured $1 million in federal funding for the critically important project'

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 14, 2023

Congressman Schneider tweeted on July 7 about how his team was able to secure $1 million dollars in federal funding for Lake County's Emergency Operations Center. Schneider describes this project as, "critically important", and shows his commitment to help protect the residents he represents.

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Ugaste warns more trouble could be brewing with the state's 'poorly funded' pension system

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 13, 2023

Republican state Rep. Dan Ugaste worries the worse still may be yet to come with the state's long troubled pension system.

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Wilcox fumes Democrats will give his proposal to make grocery tax suspension permanent

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 13, 2023

Republican state Sen. Craig Wilcox is angered over the return of the state grocery tax after GOP lawmakers in Springfield spent plenty of time during the session proposing legislation to make the cut permanent.

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McLaughlin's bill seeks to eliminate 'sunset requirement' on Invest in Kids Program

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 13, 2023

The State of Illinois said Republican state Rep. Martin McLaughlin, on June 28, filed legislation aiming to make Invest in Kids a permanent fixture across the state.

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Lake County events

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 13, 2023

Lake Forest Open Lands will host a presentation of "Snow White" by Citadel Theatre – an outdoor theatrical experience.

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Finch: ‘Publicly support these brave families’

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 12, 2023

Melanie Finch is advocating for concerned residents to attend a July 13 press conference in Springfield.

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Finch: ‘Sick and tired of the soft on crime agenda of our State's Attorney Eric Rinehart’

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 10, 2023

Conservative activists are gearing up to challenge Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart.

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Convention of States informational meeting held in Lake Forest

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 10, 2023

A Convention of States informational meeting took place on Saturday, June 24 at 11 a.m.

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Fahrner: ‘Happy Illinois gas tax rate increase day’

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 3, 2023

Critics are being vocal about the newly enacted gas tax on July 1 as well as the resumption of the state’s grocery tax.

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Schneider Introduces Resolution Marking the One-Year Anniversary of the Independence Day Shooting in Highland Park

By Lake County Gazette Report | Jul 2, 2023

Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), introduced a resolution remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors one year after the Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois.