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College tuition has little link to state funding, analyst determines

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 29, 2017

College tuition tends to rise regardless of how much money the state puts toward education, a new study reveals.

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Unpaid fines for Antioch-based campaign committee totaled $325 in January 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

One campaign committee in Antioch has overdue fines amounting to a total of $325, records obtained by the Lake County Gazette show.

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Appropriations bill uses statewide money for Lake County projects

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 29, 2017

The Illinois General Assembly is looking to pass a bill that earmarks $166.5 million for various projects in lawmakers home districts across the state.

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Drury bid for governor called drag for Dems, possible pick-up for GOP

By Karen Kidd | Jun 28, 2017

The Illinois Democratic Party would be better off if Rep. Scott Drury (D-Highwood) did not run for governor in 2018, the co-host of a Chicago-area radio show said recently.

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House Democrats from Lake County receive personalized letters asking them to stand up on property tax freeze

By Matt Smith | Jun 28, 2017

Lake County Democrats in the House Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills), Sam Yingling (D-Grayslake), Scott Drury (D-Highwood) and Rita Mayfield (D-Waukegan) recently received letters from the Illinois Republican Party, drawing their attention to the permanent property tax freeze they voted for in January and calling for action on property tax relief now.

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McConchie decries school funding bill with 'unwanted restriction of funds'

By Giovanni Whaley | Jun 26, 2017

Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) recently argued against what he perceives as a bill that could leave public school funding frozen because it was earmarked for a particular group of students who didn't need it.

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House panel told property tax freeze would crush school districts

By Hoang Tran | Jun 26, 2017

Freezing property taxes will be financially disastrous to some school districts, the superintendent of a Lake County school district told a House panel on Friday.

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McConchie vents anger at school funding bill, hopes for Rauner veto

By Karen Kidd | Jun 25, 2017

Without a veto, Chicago Public Schools will get the lion's share of funding in legislation currently on the governor's desk at the expense of poorer districts elsewhere in Illinois, Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorne Woods) said on a radio talk show recently.

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Rauner tells people: Power of change is in your hands alone

By Giovanni Whaley | Jun 24, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner told listeners of the "Chicago's Morning Answer" radio show that they'd better not rely on entrenched politicians to save them.

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Illinois among states seen as on the precipice of a pension disaster

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jun 24, 2017

Officials in Springfield and around the country are talking about a “pension cliff” and trying to determine what will happen as large numbers of educators become fully vested in school district pension benefit systems.

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'Panicked' Democrats fear House downfall after approving school funding bill, radio host says

By Karen Kidd | Jun 24, 2017

Democratic state lawmakers showed their true colors in May when they demanded an investigation into an article about apparently doomed school funding reform legislation, a radio show co-host said recently.

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Overtaxed Illinoisans also seeing nation's smallest growth in personal income

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 23, 2017

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from the Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

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Jesiel sees chance for budget, education reform in extended session

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 21, 2017

Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor) sees the special legislative session as an opportunity to put a budget in place and ensure that equitable education funding distribution reform happens, according to a press release.

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Rauner urges political unity to save the future of Illinois

By Hoang Tran | Jun 21, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner urged Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday to unite and pass a balanced budget that will fund Illinois and get it back on its feet.

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Gridlock must go, Deerfield lawyer says in announcing bid to unseat Drury

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 19, 2017

Deerfield attorney Bob Morgan sees himself as the change Illinois desperately needs.

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Round Lake area consolidation efforts typify Illinois' struggles, writer argues

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 19, 2017

The Round Lake area in Lake County exemplifies Illinois’ strengths and weaknesses, a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute said recently. It is a contrast of stunning natural beauty and a close adaptable community set against inefficient local governance, Joe Kaiser wrote.

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Jesiel cuts ribbon to transition North Point Marina to private control

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 19, 2017

Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor) celebrated the reopening of Winthrop Harbor's North Point Marina as a Westrec Marina recently, according to a press release.

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McConchie doesn't pull any punches at Lake County women's club

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 17, 2017

Peggy Siebert didn’t see Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) as a politician when he spoke to the Women's Republican Club of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff recently.

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Taxpayers say 'reform,' but lawmakers hear 'more taxes,' policy pro says

By Karen Kidd | Jun 17, 2017

Illinois lawmakers betray their ignorance of the needs and opinions of taxpayers when they pass huge tax increases as a way out of the ongoing budget impasse, a policy expert said on a radio program recently.

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Ex-state senator sues over 'unconstitutional' skipped paychecks, years after supporting skipped pay

By Scott Holland, Cook County Record | Jun 17, 2017

A former member of the Illinois Senate is suing the state’s comptroller to get money he claims was denied him during a decade in office — even though he voted for the measure he now claims is illegal.