City of Lake Forest
Recent News About City of Lake Forest
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City of Lake Forest Historic Preservation Commission met Oct. 15
City of Lake Forest Historic Preservation Commission met Wednesday, Oct. 15
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City of Lake Forest Audit Committee met Oct. 16
City of Lake Forest Audit Committee met Thursday, Oct. 16
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Prairie State Sales Taxes: Lake County residents paid 4th-largest sum in August
Lake County residents paid just over $8.7 million in sales taxes, the fourth highest total paid per county in August.
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City of Lake Forest Plan Commission met Oct. 8
City of Lake Forest Plan Commission met Wednesday, Oct. 8
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City of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Subcommittee met Oct. 2
City of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Subcommittee met Thursday, Oct. 2
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Lake County residents pay $745,774 in County Sales Tax in August
In August, Lake County saw a decrease in County Sales Tax collection compared to the previous month.
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Approximately $4.3 million in County Share of RTA Sales Tax collected in August for Lake County
In August, Lake County saw an increase in County Share of RTA Sales Tax collection compared to the previous month.
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Approximately $3.6 million in Countywide Sales Tax collected in August for Lake County
In August, Lake County saw an increase in Countywide Sales Tax collection compared to the previous month.
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City of Lake Forest Zoning Board of Appeals met Sept. 29
City of Lake Forest Zoning Board of Appeals met Monday, Sept. 29
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Co-host of the Lake Forest Podcast: ‘School choice would give lower- and middle-income families’ more options
Joe Weiss, co-host of the Lake Forest Podcast, said some states have introduced “school choice” programs, often called vouchers, allowing families to select schools outside the public system, giving lower- and middle-income families options similar to wealthier families, while noting that CPS and some suburban schools often do not use funds efficiently.
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Co-founder of Chicago Flips Red: The Democratic Party 'made millions' of us believing 'we’re oppressed’
Zoe Leigh, co-founder of Chicago Flips Red, said Brandon Johnson blamed Republicans for gun issues, but that buyback efforts fail since the same guns “magically appear” again, and added that freight trains bring “new guns of the season” and claimed the Democratic Party profits from people being “brainwashed” into thinking they are oppressed.
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CPS board candidate: ‘I don't believe that taxpayers should have to pay for people to change their sex organs’
Lanetta M. Thomas, candidate for the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education District 9, said schools should not hide students’ gender identity decisions from parents and that taxpayers should not have to fund what she called “cosmetic surgery” for sex organ changes.
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CPS board candidate: Planned Parenthood ‘was historically created to eradicate the Black people out of America’
Lanetta M. Thomas, candidate for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education District 9, said she connected with Zoe from Chicago Flips Red after seeing her on TikTok “telling the truth,” and during her campaign, she claimed Planned Parenthood was created to “eradicate the Black people out of America” and noted it asked her to support extensive LGBTQ history in CPS schools.
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Q2 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Lake County?
There were 71 offenders living in Lake County who were released on parole during the second quarter of 2025, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Lake County Gazette.
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Week ending Oct. 4: 5 inmates sentenced in Lake County to be released
There were five inmates who were sentenced in Lake County and are set to be released from prison in the week ending Oct. 4.
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How many inmates sentenced in Lake County will be released during week ending Sept. 27?
There were four inmates who were sentenced in Lake County and are set to be released from prison in the week ending Sept. 27.
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City of Lake Forest Public Works Committee met Sept. 15
City of Lake Forest Public Works Committee met Monday, Sept. 15
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Lake Forest podcast GOP guest: There are ‘two billionaires that call the shots in Illinois’
Aaron Del Mar, entrepreneur, GOP operator, and guest on the Lake Forest Podcast, said two billionaires "call the shots" in Illinois, with J.B. Pritzker influencing Democrats and Dick Uihlein funding Republicans through four "gatekeepers" who decide which candidates get support and how much money to allocate.
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City of Lake Forest Senior Resources Commission met Sept. 11
City of Lake Forest Senior Resources Commission met Thursday, Sept. 11
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City of Lake Forest Plan Commission met Sept. 10
City of Lake Forest Plan Commission met Wednesday, Sept. 10