Lake County
Recent News About Lake County
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Lake County Republicans seek volunteers for discovery recounts
The Lake County Republican organization is hoping more party voters will become actively involved in two discovery recount projects where GOP candidates initially were thought to have been short in last month’s general election.
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Analysis: Home affordability in Lake County tanks
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.
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Lake had 19th highest abortion rate among largest Illinois counties in 2017
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.
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State report: 39K+ abortions performed in Illinois in 2017
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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McConchie apprehensive about consolidation bill
State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) expressed his concern about a bill passed the Senate on Nov. 27 that will give communities in two counties the ability to consolidate local government.
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Helene Miller Walsh loses house seat by slim margin in final vote tally
Helene Miller Walsh loses loses house seat by slim margin in final vote tally
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Trinity International University No. 21 among Illinois colleges for volleyball revenues
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.
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State House race: Democrat Morgan wins voter tally in Lake County
Bob Morgan led Republican Fredric "Rick" Bryan Lesser in votes cast in Lake County for the District 58 state House race, according to the latest vote count.
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State House race: Democrat Didech wins voter tally in Lake County
Daniel Didech led Republican Karen Feldman in votes cast in Lake County for the District 59 state House race, according to the latest vote count.
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State House race: Republican Weber wins voter tally in Lake County
Tom Weber led Democrat Trisha Zubert in votes cast in Lake County for the District 64 state House race, according to the latest vote count.
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State House race: Democrat Mason wins voter tally in Lake County
Joyce Mason led Republican Sheri Jesiel in votes cast in Lake County for the District 61 state House race, according to the latest vote count.
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State House race: Democrat Yingling wins voter tally in Lake County
Sam Yingling led Republican Ken Idstein in votes cast in Lake County for the District 62 state House race, according to the latest vote count.
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Lake County elections surge with strong turnout, tight races
While the rest of the state celebrated victories or mourned defeat after the general election on Nov. 6, the residents of Lake County had to wait another two weeks until the very last votes were counted. Too many races were just too close to call.
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Barr, Simpson among winners in Lake County Board races
The results of the Lake County Board races have been released.
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State Senate race: Republican McConchie wins voter tally in Lake County
Dan McConchie led Democrat Tom Georges in votes cast in Lake County for the District 26 state Senate race, according to the latest vote count.
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State Senate race: Democrat Morrison wins voter tally in Lake County
Julie A. Morrison led Republican Barrett Davie in votes cast in Lake County for the District 29 state Senate race, according to the latest vote count.
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State Senate race: Democrat Link wins voter tally in Lake County
Terry Link led Republican Soojae Lee in votes cast in Lake County for the District 30 state Senate race, according to the latest vote count.
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Governor race: Democrat Pritzker wins voter tally in Lake County
JB Pritzker led Republican Bruce Rauner in votes cast in Lake County for the gubernatorial race, according to the latest vote count.
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State House race: Republican Walsh wins voter tally in Lake County
Helene Miller Walsh led Democrat Mary Edly-Allen in votes cast in Lake County for the District 51 state House race, according to the latest vote count.
