A home buyer who paid $630,000 to purchase a home on June 7 paid the top home sale price for Gurnee in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $800,000 to purchase a home on March 2 paid the top home sale price for Lake Zurich in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $469,900 to purchase a home on May 25 paid the top home sale price for Wauconda in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $1,370,000 to purchase a home on June 12 paid the top home sale price for Libertyville in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $925,000 to purchase a home on May 29 paid the top home sale price for Waukegan in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $4,550,000 to purchase a home on Jan. 3 paid the top home sale price for Lake Forest in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $700,000 to purchase a home on June 13 paid the top home sale price for Lake Villa in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

Illinois' highest-in-the-nation property taxes are eroding home equity and depressing home values across the state. This report is part of a Lake County Gazette series on recent home sales that demonstrate the consequences.

A home buyer who paid $3,999,900 to purchase a home on May 17 paid the top home sale price for Antioch in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $2,650,000 to purchase a home on June 6 paid the top home sale price for Highland Park in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $320,000 to purchase a home on March 7 paid the top home sale price for Round Lake in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $1,390,000 to purchase a home on May 7 paid the top home sale price for Bannockburn in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $415,000 to purchase a home on May 2 paid the top home sale price for Lindenhurst in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $11,161,000 to purchase a home on May 24 paid the top home sale price for Fox Lake Hills in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $795,000 to purchase a home on March 20 paid the top home sale price for Gages Lake in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $280,000 to purchase a home on April 30 paid the top home sale price for Venetian Village in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

The average City of Chicago homeowner saw a $110 per year increase in their property tax bill last year, according to a report by Cook County Clerk David Orr.

A home buyer who paid $470,000 to purchase a home on June 27 paid the top home sale price for Mundelein in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $1,335,000 to purchase a home on April 5 paid the top home sale price for Barrington in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $285,000 to purchase a home on March 9 paid the top home sale price for Hainesville in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.