Lake County Democrats in the House Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills), Sam Yingling (D-Grayslake), Scott Drury (D-Highwood) and Rita Mayfield (D-Waukegan) recently received letters from the Illinois Republican Party, drawing their attention to the permanent property tax freeze they voted for in January and calling for action on property tax relief now.
Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor) wants the General Assembly to focus on one of its most important tasks before the current session ends in less than two weeks: schools.
Independent Daniel Didech defeated Township Citizens Party candidate Bob Kelly by approximately 1,200 votes to secure the Vernon Township supervisor position.
Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano retained his seat in the 14th Congressional District by an approximately 20 percent vote margin over Democratic challenger Jim Walz of Gurnee.
Illinois State Sen. Dan McConchie, R-Dist. 26) said this week that he will no longer be part of the state-legislator retirement system, which is funded with taxpayer money, fulfilling a promise he made before his appointment to the seat.
Benjamin Salzberg, Republican Dist. 29 candidate for state Senate, said recently that the state is at a pivotal point as it heads into a second fiscal year without a budget.
Illinois, which has operated without a budget for almost a year, now has the lowest credit
score in the U.S. and state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Dist. 26) isn't surprised.
The Vernon Hills village board discussed establishing a tax increment financing (TIF) district for the northeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Townline Road to improve the condition of the area at its Feb. 16 meeting.
Rod Drobinski, the Republican candidate for House District 62 in Lake County, voiced his support for Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget address from earlier in the week.