November, 2016 Stories | Lake County Gazette

Mettawa Public Works Committee recommends snow plow agreement

By Louie Torres | Nov 9, 2016

The village of Mettawa Public Works Committee met Aug. 10 to recommend a snow plow agreement.

Antioch Board of Trustees grant special event license

By Louie Torres | Nov 9, 2016

The village of Antioch Board of Trustees met Aug. 1 to grant a special event liquor license.

Lake Zurich Tree Commission discuss replanting programs

By Louie Torres | Nov 9, 2016

The village of Lake Zurich Tree Commission met Aug. 2 to discuss replanting programs.

Highwood Committee of the Whole grants noise exemptions

By Louie Torres | Nov 9, 2016

The city of Highwood Committee of the Whole met Aug. 2 to grant exemptions to the noise ordinance.

Deerfield Board of Trustees execute boundary change

By Louie Torres | Nov 9, 2016

The village of Deerfield Board of Trustees met Aug. 1 to execute an inter-governmental boundary change.

Salzberg suggests voter apathy toward local races contributed to defeat

By Hoang Tran | Nov 9, 2016

Benjamin Salzberg, former Republican candidate for the District 29 state Senate seat, said he's not deterred from his mission after losing to state Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield), who won with 59 percent of the vote.

Drobinski narrowly loses Senate race as GOP erases Democrat supermajority in House

By Kerry Goff | Nov 9, 2016

While voters have taken away the Democratic Party's supermajority in Springfield, leaving them with a simple majority, they returned the 62nd District to its Democrat incumbent for another term.

Undeterred by defeat, Abernathy says she may run again in 2018

By Hoang Tran | Nov 9, 2016

Dawn Abernathy, former Republican candidate for the District 59 state House race, may have lost the House race to state Rep. Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills), but she did not regret one moment of the campaign.

McConchie easily elected to 26th District state Senate seat

By Carol Ostrow | Nov 9, 2016

With roughly 60 percent and by approximately 15,000 votes, state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) retained his 26th District seat on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Kelly Mazeski and vowing to continue his work in the General Assembly.

Amrozowicz continues to push for change despite losing state senate race

By Hoang Tran | Nov 9, 2016

Mike Amrozowicz ran a tough campaign against incumbent Melinda Bush for the Illinois State Senate but ultimately lost by a close margin, with Bush winning 54 percent of the votes.

Hultgren retains District 14 seat in U.S. House

By Matt Smith | Nov 8, 2016

Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano retained his seat in the 14th Congressional District by an approximately 20 percent vote margin over Democratic challenger Jim Walz of Gurnee.

State places Zion-Benton Township HSD 126 on 'Financial Recognition' list

By Local Labs News Service | Nov 8, 2016

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126 on its "Financial Recognition" list.

State places Antioch CCSD 34 on 'Financial Recognition' list

By Local Labs News Service | Nov 8, 2016

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Antioch CCSD 34 on its "Financial Recognition" list.

State places CHSD 117 on 'Financial Recognition' list

By Local Labs News Service | Nov 8, 2016

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed CHSD 117 on its "Financial Recognition" list.

State places Deerfield SD 109 on 'Financial Recognition' list

By Local Labs News Service | Nov 8, 2016

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Deerfield SD 109 on its "Financial Recognition" list.

State places Fremont SD 79 on 'Financial Recognition' list

By Local Labs News Service | Nov 8, 2016

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Fremont SD 79 on its "Financial Recognition" list.

Amrozowicz's final plea to voters: 'Staying home is not an option'

By Hoang Tran | Nov 7, 2016

The day before Election Day, Mike Amrozowicz, Republican candidate for the District 31 state Senate seat, and his team will find no rest, even on the big day Tuesday.

Analyst: Legislators love constitutional amendments -- that don't affect them

By Lake County Gazette | Nov 7, 2016

On Tuesday, voters in Illinois will vote on a constitutional amendment aimed at locking away transportation funds and preventing those funds from being spent for other purposes -- a measure that has opponents.

Illinois taxpayers must demand that legislators reform pension system, analyst says

By Karen Kidd | Nov 7, 2016

Illinois taxpayers need to send a clear message to the General Assembly to work with the governor and tackle the state's trillions of dollars in unfunded pension liabilities, the president of a government advisory group said during a recent radio interview.