Gurnee state House candidate Joyce Mason received another $243,953 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

Buffalo Grove state House candidate Daniel Didech received another $166,397 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

Northbrook state House candidate Jonathan Carroll received another $40,901 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

Grayslake state House candidate Sam Yingling received another $50,645 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

At Carman-Buckner Elementary School, a 2.4-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2017.

The truancy rate at Alan B. Shepard Middle School stayed flat at 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

About 89 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 92 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

At Raymond Ellis Elementary School, a 5.6-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2017.

The truancy rate at Grove Avenue Elementary School stayed flat at 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

At Daniel Webster Middle School, a 9.7-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2017.

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Highland Park Township High School District 113 on its financial "recognition" list.

The truancy rate at Mechanics Grove Elementary School rose to 1 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Spencer Loomis Elementary School stayed flat at 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

More than 91.8 percent of teachers stay at Hawthorn Townline Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

More than 82.8 percent of teachers stay at Kipling Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Viking School fell to 2 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The revenue North Chicago School District 187 received through local taxes decreased 2.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of public schools data.

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 on its financial "recognition" list.

More than 86.5 percent of teachers stay at Kildeer Countryside Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Hawthorn Elementary School North stayed flat at 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.