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CPS board candidate: ‘We have to separate the politics out of our education’

Lanetta M. Thomas, candidate for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education District 9, said “we have to separate the politics out of our education” and focus on funding schools sustainably, noting concerns about local food access and the use of election funds instead of school resources.

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 26, 2025

Lake County seeks feedback on ADA transition plan

Lake County is seeking public feedback on its Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Comprehensive Transition Plan following a recent public meeting discussing the plan's progress.

By D. C. Welch | Sep 26, 2025

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Lake County launches Envision 2050 transportation plan survey

By M. F. Hinton | Sep 26, 2025

Lake County has announced Envision 2050, a comprehensive long-range transportation plan aimed at guiding decisions and priorities for the next 25 years.

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Co-host of the Lake Forest Podcast: ‘School choice would give lower- and middle-income families’ more options

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 25, 2025

Joe Weiss, co-host of the Lake Forest Podcast, said some states have introduced “school choice” programs, often called vouchers, allowing families to select schools outside the public system, giving lower- and middle-income families options similar to wealthier families, while noting that CPS and some suburban schools often do not use funds efficiently.

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Co-founder of Chicago Flips Red: The Democratic Party 'made millions' of us believing 'we’re oppressed’

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 24, 2025

Zoe Leigh, co-founder of Chicago Flips Red, said Brandon Johnson blamed Republicans for gun issues, but that buyback efforts fail since the same guns “magically appear” again, and added that freight trains bring “new guns of the season” and claimed the Democratic Party profits from people being “brainwashed” into thinking they are oppressed.

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CPS board candidate: ‘I don't believe that taxpayers should have to pay for people to change their sex organs’

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 23, 2025

Lanetta M. Thomas, candidate for the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education District 9, said schools should not hide students’ gender identity decisions from parents and that taxpayers should not have to fund what she called “cosmetic surgery” for sex organ changes.

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CPS board candidate: Planned Parenthood ‘was historically created to eradicate the Black people out of America’

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 23, 2025

Lanetta M. Thomas, candidate for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education District 9, said she connected with Zoe from Chicago Flips Red after seeing her on TikTok “telling the truth,” and during her campaign, she claimed Planned Parenthood was created to “eradicate the Black people out of America” and noted it asked her to support extensive LGBTQ history in CPS schools.

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Paul Hurst links media rhetoric to Kirk’s assassination: ‘They brainwash the weak into thinking their hate and violence is actually justifiable’

By Lake County Gazette Reports | Sep 17, 2025

Paul Hurst, communications and core team member of Networking the Networks, a coalition of conservative and faith-based organizations in Illinois, suggested that the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk could be linked to a climate shaped by left-wing propaganda and rhetoric.

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Lake County begins Sheridan Crossing remediation project

By L. P. Schultz | Sep 17, 2025

Lake County has announced a partnership with the City of North Chicago to initiate the Sheridan Crossing Remediation Project.

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Lake County Sheriff’s Office reports arrest in Round Lake arson case

By M. F. Hinton | Sep 17, 2025

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a man accused of intentionally setting a house on fire in unincorporated Round Lake.

Lake Forest podcast GOP guest: There are ‘two billionaires that call the shots in Illinois’

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 15, 2025

Aaron Del Mar, entrepreneur, GOP operator, and guest on the Lake Forest Podcast, said two billionaires "call the shots" in Illinois, with J.B. Pritzker influencing Democrats and Dick Uihlein funding Republicans through four "gatekeepers" who decide which candidates get support and how much money to allocate.

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Illinois DOGE Profile: Pads Lake County

By N. K. Snyder | Sep 14, 2025

Pads Lake County, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $200,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

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Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: The Lambs Farm Inc.

By N. K. Snyder | Sep 13, 2025

The Lambs Farm Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $1,500,000 in FY2024 for infrastructure improvements, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698, Public Act 103-0006).

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Lake Forest podcast GOP guest: ‘Out of 102 counties in Illinois, 92 of them are ruby red’

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 12, 2025

Aaron Del Mar, entrepreneur, GOP operator, and guest on the Lake Forest Podcast, said winning statewide in Illinois comes down to securing about “27% of Cook County,” since past winners like Bruce Rauner did so, and 92 of the state’s 102 counties are “ruby red.”

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Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Allendale Association

By N. K. Snyder | Sep 12, 2025

Allendale Association, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $225,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

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Lake County responsible for 4th-highest sales tax revenue in Illinois during July

By R. J. Patterson | Sep 12, 2025

Lake County residents paid just under $8.9 million in sales taxes, the fourth highest total paid per county in July.

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Inside Northbrook Sports Club—an Illinois DOGE Profile

By N. K. Snyder | Sep 11, 2025

Northbrook Sports Club, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $250,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

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Lake Forest podcast GOP guest: Many will ‘ leave for red states that we're going to lose a congressional district’

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 11, 2025

Aaron Del Mar, entrepreneur, GOP operator, and guest on the Lake Forest Podcast, said Illinois could lose another congressional seat by 2030 as people leave for red states, that J.B. Pritzker is “driving people out,” and that Democrats are using redistricting “maps” and “heat maps” to secure control.

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Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center marks 30 years as FQHC

By M. F. Hinton | Sep 11, 2025

Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has marked its 30th anniversary as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), commemorating three decades of healthcare service to county residents.

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Lake County deputies capture Wisconsin fugitive with possible kidnapping victim

By M. F. Hinton | Sep 11, 2025

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office reported the successful capture of a man who fled from Wisconsin authorities and was suspected of having a kidnapping victim in his vehicle.