August, 2016 Stories | Lake County Gazette

Highwood City Council to consider allowing parking on Euclid Court cul-de-sac

By Louie Torres | Aug 16, 2016

The Highwood City Council will consider a measure to allow parking on the Euclid Court cul-de-sac at its next meeting 7:30 p.m. today at City Council Chambers.

Waukegan Finance Committee reviews tax collections for previous fiscal year

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 16, 2016

At a meeting this week, the Waukegan Finance Committee received a report on food, beverage and hotel tax collections for the 2015-16 fiscal year ended June 30.

Wauconda Development Committee considers options for Dominick's site

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 16, 2016

At a meeting this week, the Wauconda Development Committee discussed options for the Dominick's site.

Waukegan City Council considers proposed disabled-parking ordinance

By Louie Torres | Aug 16, 2016

At a meeting this week, the Waukegan City Council considered a proposed ordinance to add disabled parking in front of 1009 Eighth St.

Highwood Committee of Whole to consider plan to allow home generators

By Louie Torres | Aug 16, 2016

The Highwood Committee of the Whole will consider advancing a proposal to amend the city's noise ordinance to allow home generators, at its next meeting 6 p.m. today at City Council Chambers.

Blumenthal cites Maine's welfare reforms as model for Illinois

By Karen Kidd | Aug 16, 2016

Maine's successful welfare reforms could be a model for Illinois, the Republican challenger in the State House District 58 race said during a recent interview.

Clerk of Circuit Court touts fiscal record during re-election bid

By Deana Carpenter | Aug 15, 2016

Keith Brin took office as Clerk of the Circuit Court in 2012, and since then, he has made it a priority to continue the Lake County tradition of fiscal responsibility.

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Drobinski vows to help restore ‘fiscal sanity,’ create 'better future'

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 15, 2016

From a blue-collar background to a Georgetown law degree, Republican Rod Drobinski, candidate for the House District 62 seat, already has traveled far — and remains determined to uphold issues viewed as critical by Illinois voters.

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Abernathy, Independent Maps supporters await state high court's ruling

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 15, 2016

Dawn Abernathy, the Republican candidate for the District 59 state House seat, recently reminded voters that election season is around the corner and wondered whether outcomes will lean toward constituents’ geographic rights or secure “elite” leadership for another term.

McConchie: 'Self-absorbed' state lawmakers put paychecks ahead of principle

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 15, 2016

State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Dist. 26) recently suggested that some lawmakers may be waylaid by their own sense of importance when it comes to priorities.

Abernathy: State slowly dying as residents move out and debt piles up

By Hoang Tran | Aug 15, 2016

Illinois saw another round of massive layoffs in July, totaling 956 jobs from various sectors including 50 from manufacturing.

Blumenthal not shocked by top-heavy CSU's dire financial straits

By Kim Sunderland | Aug 15, 2016

As the reasons solidify around why Chicago State University (CSU) is in the throes of a debilitating financial emergency, the causes aren’t really a bombshell to Martin “Marty” Blumenthal, the Republican candidate running for the Dist. 58 state House seat.

Buffalo Grove native a standout on national youth team

By Russell Boniface | Aug 15, 2016

Kalyssa "Kiki" Van Zanten of Buffalo Grove is one of the top youth soccer players in the Midwest and is currently competing as a member of the Under-15 Girls’ National Team at the 2016 CONCACAF Under-15 Girls Championship in Orlando, Florida.

Salzberg says state's financial dysfunction bludgeoning middle-class families

By Hoang Tran | Aug 15, 2016

Illinois has not yet recovered from the recession that hit the nation in 2008, and the state’s slow convalescence has affected its citizens, who are experiencing one of the worst personal-income recoveries in the U.S.

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Lake County ROE No. 34's accounting standards reportedly lacking

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 15, 2016

An Illinois Auditor General report released July 28 in Springfield found that Regional Office of Education (ROE) No. 34 for Lake County lacked “sufficient internal controls" over financial reporting, fund accounting, journal entry management and expenditure reporting.