Gurnee state House candidate Joyce Mason received another $243,953 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

Buffalo Grove state House candidate Daniel Didech received another $166,397 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

Northbrook state House candidate Jonathan Carroll received another $40,901 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

Grayslake state House candidate Sam Yingling received another $50,645 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

The political arm of Illinois’ largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, has already spent nearly $600,000 this year across 24 competitive state House and Senate races, according to filings with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Since it was announced in May, a plan floated by the Chicago Federal Reserve to create a statewide residential property tax-- adding another $2,500 per year to the bill of a $250,000 Illinois home-- has been furiously, publicly opposed by Republicans across the state.

A political action committee says the candidacy of Grayslake state Rep. Sam Yingling is part of a scheme by House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to keep suburban property taxes high.

Dan Proft and Pat Hughes discuss the latest in campaigning efforts and how it has descended.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals, shuttering its Lake County U.S. headquarters and moving 1,000 jobs to Boston, saw its property tax bill rise 66 percent over the last decade, from $1.37 million in 2008 to $2.28 million last year, according to the Lake County Treasurer's office.

Illinois' highest-in-the-nation property taxes are eroding home equity and depressing home values across the state. This report is part of a Lake County Gazette series on recent home sales that demonstrate the consequences.

Helene Walsh, the wife of former congressman Joe Walsh, has been selected to replace Nick Sauer for the 51st District seat in the Illinois House of Representatives.

If there were a Lake County property taxpayer’s Hall of Fame, retired Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher would be a lock for induction.

Barrington Village President Karen Darch, vying for an appointment to an unexpectedly vacant seat in the Illinois House of Representatives, has increased property taxes collected by the village by more than one-third since 2010, according to an analysis by the Lake County Gazette.

Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher is among the candidates vying for the open statehouse seat of disgraced State Rep. Nick Sauer (R-Lake Barrington). But he'll have to convince GOP leaders he's really one of them.

Illinois state representative candidate Ken Idstein joins the team to discuss the rising costs of property taxes in Lake County.

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Among Illinois counties, Boone, Montgomery and Bond had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Lakewood, IL. Village President Paul Serwatka is trying to usurp two village trustees by attempting to remove them from office: Trustees Jason McMahon and Patrick Rexroat.

Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a fiscal year 2019 budget plan approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner.

The Illinois House has passed a resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s proposed infrastructure plan, with Rep. David S. Olsen (R-Downers Grove) among 13 GOP members abstaining from voting on the issue.