Lake Forest Journal

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

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Lake County is not among the jurisdictions where the Department of Justice deployed approximately 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in what the department called its largest monitoring effort in history.

Voting carrels in the 2019 Ohio general election. These are used for people who must sit at a table when filling out their ballot.

Lake Bluff candidate forums set for Nov. 10-11

VOTE Lake Bluff will host candidate forums at Lake Bluff Elementary School on Nov. 10 and Nov. 11 ahead of the April 2027 Consolidated Election.

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Lake County warns residents of SNAP benefit cuts

Lake County has posted a public alert directing residents who lost SNAP food assistance under new federal work requirements to check their eligibility for exemptions or regain benefits through work, volunteering or training programs.

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