The Gurnee Planning and Zoning Board will hold a public hearing on Warren Township's request for a zoning-map amendment at the board's next meeting 7:30 p.m. today at Gurnee Village Hall, 325 North O’Plaine Road.

At a meeting this week, the Round Lake Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals considered issuing a special-use permit to allow outdoor parking and storage of boats at 306 W. Park St.

Expressing distress over the spring legislative session ending without the passage of a budget, Republican state House candidate Rod Drobinski said lawmakers in Springfield, including his opponent, are holding Illinois' schools and students hostage. 

At a meeting this week, the Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals presented its 2015 annual report.

The Lake County Board of Review will discuss the partial General Homestead Exemption at its next meeting 9 a.m. Tuesday in Conference Room 6D on the sixth floor at 18 N. County St. in Waukegan.

At a special meeting this week, the Lincolnshire Architectural Review Board continued to examine the schematics for the proposed redevelopment of the former Cubby Bear property into a banquet hall, at 21657 and 21661 Milwaukee Avenue.

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) records show that 93.0 percent of Vernon Hills High School's (VHHS) 2015 graduating class enrolled in college within 12 months of graduation.

Barrington Community Unified School District (CUSD) 220 received $469.16 per student from the federal government in 2015, or approximately $4,180,233.42, Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) data said.

Even though it ultimately died in the state Senate, the budget plan proposed by Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Dist. 22) on May 25 was an insult to the taxpayers and citizens of Illinois, Mike Amrozowicz, a Republican running for the state Senate Dist. 31 seat, said.

The Antioch Board of Trustees will discuss the annexation and zoning of property with the village's B-3 Business District classification at its next meeting 7:30 p.m. today in the Municipal Building, 874 Main St.

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) records show that 83.0 percent of Barrington High School's (BHS) 2015 graduating class enrolled in college within 12 months of graduation.

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) records show that 68.0 percent of Crystal Lake Central High School's (CLCHS) 2015 graduating class enrolled in college within 12 months of graduation.

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) records show that 84.0 percent of Prairie Ridge High School's (PRHS) 2015 graduating class enrolled in college within 12 months of graduation.

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) records show that 93.0 percent of Libertyville High School's (LHS) 2015 graduating class enrolled in college within 12 months of graduation.

At its next meeting, the Lake County Financial and Administrative Committee will consider a resolution to create a partnership between the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and Round Lake Park Police for joint planning and other activities related to the Lake County Gang Task Force.

The Highwood Planning and Zoning Commission will discuss two planned unit developments at its next meeting 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Highwood City Hall, 17 Highwood Ave.

Benjamin Salzberg of Northbrook, the Republican candidate for state Senate in District 29, said the Illinois legislature's inability to pass a balanced budget before its spring session ended last week is just one more reason why it's time for a change in Springfield. 

Rod Drobinski, Republican House candidate for District 62, called on his opponent, state Rep. Sam Yingling, to stand up to Rep. Mike Madigan (D-District 22) and get back to work after the House Speaker canceled a legislative session scheduled for Wednesday. 

The village of Wauconda has achieved the kind of fiscal success many wish Illinois as a whole could master. 

At a meeting today, the Lake County Revenue, Records and Legislation Committee considered a resolution to expand the Board of Review in response to heavy home-valuation appeal volume.