Lake County Gazette

Grayslake State Sen. Edly-Allen-sponsored bill bars Illinois judges from suspending driver's licenses of traffic scofflaws

By LGIS News Service | Jun 6, 2024

A bill sponsored by Illinois State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (D-Grayslake) that bars Illinois judges from suspending the driver's licenses of speeders who refuse to show up for court will soon be signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Illinois State Corporate "Diversity" Report: Discover Financial Services has one Asian homosexual, two blacks on its corporate board

By LGIS News Service | Mar 27, 2024

Discover Financial Services of Riverwoods has one declared Asian homosexual and two blacks on its corporate board of directors.

April 4 Voter Cheat Sheet: Who are the Republicans and Democrats running in 16 competitive Lake County school board elections?

By LGIS News Service | Mar 31, 2023

There are 16 competitive school board races in Lake County, according to an analysis of candidate filings by the Lake County Gazette.

In backing Foxx, Lightfoot, Lake Forest Mayoral hopeful Beidler was also boosting daughter-in-law’s career

By LGIS News Service | Mar 4, 2023

Lake Forest Mayoral candidate Prudence Beidler made campaign donations to Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as her daughter-in-law worked in high level positions for both offices.

No City for Old Men? Lake Forest mayoral hopeful says voters should rebuff her male opponent, pick her because she’s a woman

By LGIS News Service | Jan 12, 2023

Prudence Beidler admits she admires her opponent, Dr. Randy Tack.

Lake Foresters for Lightfoot include lawyer Crimmins, mayoral hopeful Beidler

By LGIS News Service | Dec 7, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has received financial support from 12 Lake Forest residents, according to an analysis by the Lake County Gazette.

Democrat State Senate hopeful Peterson betting SAFE-T Act sells in suburbs

By LGIS News Service | Oct 26, 2022

In her campaign to represent a swathe of right-leaning suburbs in the Illinois State Senate's new 26th District, Maria Peterson isn't afraid to admit she is "proud Democrat."

SAFE-T Act advocates promise to free "non violent drug offenders;" But at Lake County Jail, it's hard to find one.

By LGIS News Service | Oct 25, 2022

There are 190 accused criminals who've been incarcerated in the Lake County Jail for more than four months, with cash bail. And 175 of them are currently charged with one or more violent crimes.

Bipartisan PAC urges State’s Attorney Rinehart to oppose SAFE-T Act

By LGIS News Service | Jul 27, 2022

Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart, a Democrat, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.

Lake County school districts mum on state’s new sex education policy

By LGIS News Service | Jun 24, 2022

Thirty-seven school districts in Lake County are mum on Illinois’ new law that aligns sex education policies for grades K-12 with national standards.

"It was rigged;" Irvin wins Lake GOP straw poll after busing in "elderly Indian senior citizens" with pre-filled ballots

By LGIS News Service | Apr 24, 2022

The campaign of GOP governor hopeful Richard Irvin bused in "elderly Indian senior citizens" to vote for him in a Lake County Republican straw poll on the primary race Saturday, sources tell Lake County Gazette.

McConchie: Pritzker "using our kids" in a "naked power grab"

By LGIS News Service | Feb 9, 2022

Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) slammed Governor J.B.

Lake Forest H.S. goes mask-optional

By LGIS News Service | Feb 6, 2022

Lake Forest High School, which has 1,489 students, is now mask-optional. The announcement came Saturday in an email to parents by Lake Forest Community High School District 115 District Superintendent Matthew L. Montgomery in response to a Sangamon County court ruling late Friday that declared Gov. J.B. Pritzker's school student mask requirement "null and void."

Pritzker gave $300K in federal COVID-19 relief funds to Black Lives Matter of Lake County, which faces eviction from Waukegan office

By LGIS News Service | Feb 1, 2022

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker gave $300,000 in federal COVID-19 "relief" funds to anti-family activist group Black Lives Matter of Lake County.

Lake County IHSA 8A Football Preview: Warren Township @ Glenbard North

By LGIS News Service | Nov 5, 2021

The North Suburban Conference champion Warren travels to DuPage County to face Glenbard North.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois’ non-teaching public employee jobs down 6.9% in wake of pandemic

By LGIS News Service | 3 years ago

The size of Illinois’ combined local and state government workforces declined 6.9% from July 2019 to July 2021, representing the fifth largest gap in public-employee job recovery during the pandemic, a Pew Charitable Trusts study concluded.

From Chambana Sun

UIUC reports largest freshman class ever with 8,303 new students

By LGIS News Service | 3 years ago

The size of the freshman class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign numbered 8,303 this fall, including 5,835 new students – or 70% of the total – from around the state, UIUC reports.

From Prairie State Wire

Top marginal tax rate in Illinois could reach 54.29% under Biden plan

By LGIS News Service | 4 years ago

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Illinois could hit 54.29 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

Analysis: Lake County retiree households could pay $5,521.88 annually under Pritzker graduated income tax hike plan

By LGIS News Service | Oct 12, 2020

The 98,908 retirees in Lake County could pay as much as $5,521.88 in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by the Lake County Gazette.

Lake County jobless rate down to 8.6% at end of August, state agency reports

By LGIS News Service | Oct 1, 2020

The unemployment rate in Lake County stood at 8.6 percent in August, nearly mirroring the national average and 2.4 percent below the statewide jobless rate, according to new data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security.