Column: Record budget continues Democrats’ tax-and-spend spree
Wonder how many Lake County lawmakers actually read this document that received little public review and was hastily adopted in the last 48 hours of the session?
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Column: Waukegan should investigate aldermen’s alleged actions
Or city voters can make known how they feel about clout in the 2027 aldermanic elections.
Column: Hailstorm leads to flood of predatory contractors
We get that roofing, siding and gutter companies need to make hay while the sun shines. But being inundated is something entirely different.
Column: Shoppers discounted in debate over grocery tax
Municipalities have until Oct. 1 to enact a tax without having to go to a referendum.
Column: Will Waukegan have to pay for alderman’s tacky stunt?
If it turns out to be so, it is another cautionary tale for those who post without thinking.
Column: For home gardeners, our pollinators are essential
The Environmental Defense Fund estimates that one-third of the food we eat depends on the work of our essential pollinators.
Column: State gladly accepts federal funds to curb carp
Officials were afraid funding might be postponed since President Donald Trump and Gov. JB Pritzker have been sniping at each other.
Column: Mayor Sam Cunningham’s second act begins in Waukegan
City voters in recent elections have seemed to be searching for new leadership at every turn. They’ve tossed aside four incumbents in 20 years.
Column: Before state reform, the RTA needs to heal itself
Some of our legislators want to redesign the region’s mass transit agencies before they adjourn the legislative session at the end of the month.
Column: Trump’s tariff war spurs Lake County trade crusade
Lake County is a center of global enterprise, with many companies impacted by the president’s tariff skirmishes.