Lake County Gazette

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Lake Bluff

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 22, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Lake Bluff, prices range from $1.1 million to $10 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

For sale: Priciest homes on the market in Barrington Hills

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 21, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Barrington Hills, prices range from $2.275 million to $14.9 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

7% of students graduated on time at College of Lake County in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

College of Lake County in Grayslake posted an “on time” graduation rate of 7 percent, according to the latest data on two-year schools compiled from U.S. Department of Education and Illinois State Comptroller tracking the performance and spending at 49 Illinois community colleges.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Barrington

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Barrington, prices range from $725,000 to $1.4 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

Which Lake County school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

Rondout SD 72 in Lake Forest receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for public school teachers and administrators – the most in Lake County, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Lake Forest

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 19, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Lake Forest, prices range from $4.495 million to $9.45 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

From Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints: Analysis reveals which Illinois school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Rondout SD 72 in Lake County receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, leading all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

Watchdogs: Was your property tax illegally assessed?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 8, 2018

In the last election, 55 assessors in 36 counties, including one in Lake County, were illegally placed on the ballot and elected, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs.

College of Lake County spent $311K per graduate in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 6, 2018

With an annual budget of $160,568,282 and 517 graduates in 2016, College of Lake County in Grayslake spent $310,649 per graduate in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data tracking the performance and spending at 48 Illinois community colleges.

Sente helps House committee pass bill banning kids under 12 from playing on tackle football teams

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 2, 2018

Rep. Carol Sente, D-Vernon Hills, voted in favor of a bill banning youth younger than 12 years old from playing tackle football on an organized team.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 15% of Illinois residents enrolled in food stamps program

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Approximately 1.9 million Illinoisans – or about 15 percent of the state’s population – were on food stamp rolls in January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Analysis: Lake County SNAP participation costs fell 9.39 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 23, 2018

The welfare office in Waukegan saw food stamp costs drop by 9.39 percent from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: State SNAP participation costs fell 11 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Welfare offices in Quincy, Blue Island and Calumet Park saw food stamp costs drop the most from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: On campuses of all sizes, Illinoisans pay higher in-state tuition than Midwest peers

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

An Illinoisan attending the University of Illinois will spend nearly $8,000 more per year than a Missourian at Missouri State University-Springfield, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of 116 four-year public universities in 10 Midwestern states based on enrollment.

Analysis: 4,958 people in Lake County left food stamp rolls over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 9, 2018

The number of people receiving food stamps in one Lake County location dropped by 7.3 percent as President Trump entered office, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of federal data.

Analysis: North Chicago, Lotus Woods, Zion have highest effective property tax rates in Lake County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 9, 2018

What percentage of your home's value do you pay in property taxes each year? That's your "Effective Property Tax Rate," and, in Illinois, yours is likely among the highest in the U.S.

Residential property taxes: How has your Lake County tax bill changed?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 8, 2018

Homeowners in North Chicago, Lake Zurich, and Kildeer saw the largest increase in their property tax bills from 2015 to 2016, according to Blockshopper.com, which tracks residential property taxes across 69 Cook County communities.

2017 home sales: How active was Lake County's market?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 8, 2018

Mylith Park recorded the largest increase in the number of homes sold in Lake County in 2017.

2017 home sales: How did Lake County's prices fare?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 7, 2018

Median home sale prices were a mixed bag in Lake County's most expensive cities in 2017, according to sales data collected by Blockshopper.com.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: U of I in-state tuition tops list of 115 Midwest schools spanning 10 states

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

With an annual price tag of $15,058, the University of Illinois charged the highest in-state tuition for 2016-17, according to Higher Education Tribune.