September, 2016 Stories | Lake County Gazette

Blumenthal slams university bonuses amid rising tuition, falling enrollment

By Hoang Tran | Sep 18, 2016

At a time when many students are uncertain about college tuition and attending school in Illinois, leaders of some of its universities are receiving thousands of dollars in bonuses.

McConchie views stopgap budget as example of 'broken' system

By Hoang Tran | Sep 18, 2016

The No. 1 concern among Illinois constituents is property taxes, State Sen. Dan McConchie, R-Hawthorn Woods, said.

Abernathy vows to forgo legislative pension, health care benefits if elected

By Carol Ostrow | Sep 18, 2016

Having previously warned against Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “stopgap” budget passed in July by the General Assembly, Republican District 59 state House candidate Dawn Abernathy recently pledged not to accept a legislative pension or health care benefits if elected.

Highland Park gives students back-to-school computer security tips

By Carol Ostrow | Sep 17, 2016

With a new school year just starting up, the City of Highland Park recently published a set of guidelines for students on its website to keep their personal and other data secure and protected from hackers and other woes.

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Highland Park to host domestic-violence panel discussion

By Carol Ostrow | Sep 17, 2016

To highlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, the City of Highland Park will host a community panel discussion 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Recreation Center of Highland Park, 1207 Park Ave W.

Drobinski says 'missing' opponent's 'office collecting dust'

By Carol Ostrow | Sep 17, 2016

Rod Drobinski, Republican candidate for the District 62 state House seat, recently styled comments on his Facebook page to sound like an old-fashioned law enforcement flier, as he talked about his opponent.

Salzberg calls for changing Springfield machine one person at a time

By Carol Ostrow | Sep 17, 2016

With a brightly printed banner waving on his behalf, Benjamin Salzberg, Republican candidate for the District 29 state Senate seat, greeted parade-goers at a recent celebration, inviting constituents to join him in fixing the “status quo.”

Early Vernon Hills Park District basketball-league signup ends Oct. 18

By Brent Zell | Sep 17, 2016

The youth-basketball early-bird registration deadline for the Vernon Hills Park District is Oct. 18, according to the program guide on vhparkdistrict.org.

New Northern Lake County Conference off and running

By Brent Zell | Sep 17, 2016

The “labor of love” known as the Northern Lake County Conference is officially underway this fall.

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Barrington Hills promotes awareness during Rail Safety Week

By Carol Ostrow | Sep 17, 2016

It actually takes more than a mile for an engineer to stop a moving train — and the Barrington Police Department wants to heighten residents’ alertness during Illinois Rail Safety Week.

IEMA proposes radioactive materials license changes

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 16, 2016

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) recently proposed a change to the radioactive material licensing requirements.

Rauner urges Assembly to put redistricting reform back on ballot

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 16, 2016

Now that the Illinois Supreme Court has kept redistricting reform, also known as "free maps," off the November ballot, Gov. Bruce Rauner said he wants the General Assembly to put it back on.

Illinois governor, AFSCME remain deadlocked in contract talks

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 16, 2016

More than a year after talks between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees were said to have reached an impasse in negotiations over the union's contract with the state which expired on June 30, 2015, all efforts to agree on new terms have been fruitless.