Lake County
Recent News About Lake County
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Gurnee SD 56 holds $38.5 million in long-term debt
Gurnee School District 56 has $38,470,301 in debt, which is $7,021 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Lake County Gazette.
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Round Lake CUSD 116 holds $56.2 million in long-term debt
Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 has $56,179,436 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Lake County Gazette.
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Analysis: Sales tax funded 6 percent of Village of Lake Bluff budget in 2016
The Village of Lake Bluff's local sales tax brought in $837,771 in 2016, according to Illinois State Comptroller revenue data.
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Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 on its financial "Recognition" list.
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Analysis: Sales tax funded 16 percent of Village of Gurnee budget in 2016
The Village of Gurnee's local sales tax brought in $9,454,451 in 2016, according to Illinois State Comptroller revenue data.
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Grayslake CCSD 46 holds $61.2 million in long-term debt
Grayslake Community Consolidated School District 46 has $61,230,684 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Lake County Gazette.
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North Chicago SD 187 holds $45.2 million in long-term debt
North Chicago School District 187 has $45,208,548 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Lake County Gazette.
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Analysis: Sales tax funded 9 percent of Village of Deer Park budget in 2016
The Village of Deer Park's local sales tax brought in $424,452 in 2016, according to Illinois State Comptroller revenue data.
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Adlai E Stevenson High School District 125 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Adlai E Stevenson High School District 125 on its financial "Recognition" list.
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Lake County Commission on Government Reform and Accountability met June 21.
Lake County Commission on Government Reform and Accountability met at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 21.
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Round Lake area consolidation efforts typify Illinois' struggles, writer argues
The Round Lake area in Lake County exemplifies Illinois’ strengths and weaknesses, a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute said recently. It is a contrast of stunning natural beauty and a close adaptable community set against inefficient local governance, Joe Kaiser wrote.
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Lake County small businesses said to be barely holding on without budget help
Stewart Kerr isn’t sure how he feels about Senate Bill 9, but he knows Lake County's small businesses need help to survive.
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Repairs will cause brief closure on Old McHenry Road
A portion of Lake County’s Old McHenry Road will be closed from Tuesday through the morning of June 16 to facilitate repairs of a Wisconsin Central Railroad crossing, according to the Lake County Department of Transportation (DOT).
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Lake County Commission on Government Reform and Accountability met May 31.
Lake County Commission on Government Reform and Accountability met at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 31.
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Analysis puts 18 percent of Lake County homeowners 'seriously underwater'
Approximately one of every five homeowners in Lake County has a mortgage that is 25 percent higher than the value of their home as of March 31, according to a report by Attom Data Solutions, a California-based provider of property data.
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Report: 18 percent of homes in Lake County "seriously underwater" on their mortgages
Over 18 percent of homeowners in Lake County have a mortgage that's 125 percent or more of their home's value as of March 31, according to a report by Attom Data Solutions, a California-based provider of property data.
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Lake County Des Plaines River Watershed met May 11
Lake County Des Plaines River Watershed met 1 p.m. Thursday, May 11.
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Former stars inducted into Lake County High School hall
Lake County High School added seven names to its sports hall of fame this season.
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Former Lake County softballer takes Iowa by Storm
It wasn't easy for Kaleigh Snyder to leave Lake County to play softball in Iowa -- no matter how easy she makes it look.
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Lake County residents follow flood leaving state
Lake County lost more than 5,000 residents between July 2015 and July 2016, following a statewide trend that has seen 91 percent of counties experience outmigration.