If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

Four school districts in Lake County are eligible to receive Property Tax Relief Grants, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today.

The state legislature adjourned before taking action on Senate Bill 1597, which would require Illinois consumers to pay a 5 cent fee for every single-use paper or plastic bag, but similar proposals are being considered at the county and local levels.

Deerfield voters will decide who will serve on the village board when they head to the polls on April 2.

Village of Lincolnshire voters will decide who will serve as mayor and clerk when they head to the polls on April 2.

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 listings that demonstrate the consequences.

Illinois' highest-in-the-nation property taxes are eroding home equity and depressing home values across the state.

Third Lake residents will decide who will serve as village president in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Bannockburn residents will decide who will serve as village president in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Tower Lakes residents will decide who will serve as village president in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Volo residents will decide who will serve as village president in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Lincolnshire residents will decide who will serve as village president in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Wadsworth residents will decide who will serve as village president in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

North Barrington residents will decide who will serve as village president in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Lindenhurst residents will decide who will serve as village president in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Lake Forest residents will decide who will serve as mayor in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Zion residents will decide who will serve as mayor in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Highland Park residents will decide who will serve as mayor in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) contributed $21.1 million to 30 state House races this election cycle, including $3,445,351 to 22 fellow Democrats in the week leading up to Tuesday’s general election.

The results of the Lake County Board races have been released.