Illinois’ state and local effective tax rate ranks the highest in the nation, according to a new study of tax burdens imposed by the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Highland Park Hospital in Highland Park was listed among the top facilities in the nation in a study of patient care by Healthgrades.com, a company that aims to help hospitals maintain customer loyalty and provide objective health information to patients.

The number of vacant homes in Lake County was more than 2,500 in the third quarter of 2018, an eight-unit decrease over what it was a year ago, according to real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

In-state tuition and book costs for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will continue to be among the highest for schools in the Big 10 conference, despite the UI Board of Trustees' vote on Thursday to extend an in-state tuition freeze for the fifth-straight year.

Village at Victory Lakes, a 120-bed skilled care center in Lindenhurst, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Trinity International University sports programs brought in $20,575 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the 14th highest sports revenue of any school in Illinois that year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Lake Forest College ranked No. 26 for student athletic participation in the state, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of college sports participation.

Lake County had the 13th lowest home affordability index in Illinois in the third quarter, according to an analysis of 440 counties by ATTOM Data Solutions.

In a list of the 30 most populous counties in Illinois, Lake County ranked No. 19 for the rate of abortions performed there in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

Lake County accounted for 811 of the 39,329 abortions performed statewide in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

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Trinity International University volleyball brought in $13,490 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it among the highest-grossing volleyball programs in Illinois that year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Illinois received a score of 72 on making key financial information accessible and understandable to the public, according to a new report from Truth in Accounting (TIA), a Chicago-based policy institute.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $1,074,384 to Grayslake State House candidate Sam Yingling this election cycle, state filings show.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $740,249 to Gurnee State House candidate Joyce Mason this election cycle, state filings show.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $857,998 to Libertyville State House candidate Mary Edly-Allen this election cycle, state filings show.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $96,605 to Northbrook State House candidate Jonathan Carroll this election cycle, state filings show.

Lowe’s will close Lowe's of Gurnee this winter in Illinois, according to a recent company announcement.

The number of competitive Illinois state legislative races in the Nov. 6 midterm elections will be 18 more than what it was four years ago as more major-party candidates go head-to-head is districts across the state.

The number of competitive Illinois state legislative races in the Nov. 6 midterm elections will be 18 more than what it was four years ago as more major-party candidates go head-to-head is districts across the state.