The proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the state's constitution that tied in a committee vote raised questions with Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor).
Two offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 60047, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Lake County Gazette.
The Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD Firefighters Pension Fund had 43 active participants receiving an average salary of $99,016 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.
After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District lost 0.49 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.
Spending per pupil at Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 is up 26 percent from five years ago, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of district finances.
Taxpayers contributed 74.2 percent of the $1,983,462 the Gurnee Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.91 for every $1 from pension members.
Administrators in Vernon Hills Community High School District 128 earn an average of $147,392 per year, ranking 20th out of 858 districts in the state.
Twenty five offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 60087, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Lake County Gazette.