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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Lake Bluff holds public hearing on state-flagged housing plan, votes on Zeigler incentive deal
The Lake Bluff Village Board will hold a public hearing on an updated Affordable Housing Plan and vote on an economic incentive agreement with Zeigler Lake Forest, LLC, at its Monday, Aug. 10 meeting, following a state finding that the village's prior housing plan was non-compliant.
Local Government
Lake Forest opens petition season August 25 for all four alderperson seats
All four Lake Forest alderperson seats — Wards 1 through 4 — will be on the April 6, 2027 consolidated election ballot, with the petition circulation window opening Tuesday, August 25 and formal filing running November 16–23, 2026.
Local Government
Two sentenced to probation for $15,800 jewelry scam at Lake Forest Sunset Foods
Two Romanian nationals received probationary sentences in Lake County court after pleading guilty to a $15,800 fake jewelry scam that targeted a victim in the Sunset Foods parking lot in Lake Forest and ended with the suspects ramming an unmarked police vehicle during a sting operation.
Local Government
Lake Bluff holds public hearing on state-flagged housing plan, votes on Zeigler incentive deal
The Lake Bluff Village Board will hold a public hearing on an updated Affordable Housing Plan and vote on an economic incentive agreement with Zeigler Lake Forest, LLC, at its Monday, Aug. 10 meeting, following a state finding that the village's prior housing plan was non-compliant.
Local Government
Lake Bluff holds public hearing on state-flagged housing plan, votes on Zeigler incentive deal
The Lake Bluff Village Board will hold a public hearing on an updated Affordable Housing Plan and vote on an economic incentive agreement with Zeigler Lake Forest, LLC, at its Monday, Aug. 10 meeting, following a state finding that the village's prior housing plan was non-compliant.
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Lake County parties seek candidates for District 9 board vacancy with July 24 deadline
Both the Lake County Democratic and Republican parties are seeking candidates for the District 9 County Board seat left vacant by Vice Chair Mary Ross Cunningham's death, with a July 24 submission deadline and a separate August 22 deadline for Board Chair Sandy Hart to appoint a temporary replacement.
Local Government
West Nile virus detected in Lake County mosquitoes ahead of July 4 weekend
The first West Nile virus-positive mosquito pool of 2026 was reported in Lake County on Friday, June 26, just before the July 4 holiday weekend, as the CDC warns the national season is tracking at its worst pace since 2004.
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