Chicago Tribune

The Narcotics Trade

Though difficult to track statistically, the illicit drug business in Lake County shows signs of growth that have enforcement agents scurrying. Neither the Lake County state’s attorney’s office nor the Illinois State Police keep records on the number of drug cases from year to year, but figures from the Metropolitan Enforcement Group, or MEG, composed

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State Representatives Join Forces To Bar High-voltage Power Lines

Two state representatives have joined forces in Lake County to push for a moratorium on the construction of high-voltage transmission lines. In announcing their cooperative effort over the weekend, State Reps. John Matijevich (D-Waukegan) and Robert Churchill (R-Antioch) both cited concerns over the safety of a new high-power line that Commonwealth Edison Co. plans to

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Churchill To Answer Conflict Allegations

State Rep. Robert Churchill (R-Lake Villa) will appear next month before an Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission hearing to answer allegations that his law firm`s involvement in a 1990 land deal represented a conflict of interest. In an interview Tuesday, Churchill denied the charges, calling them “old news“ and “dirty campaign“ tactics that the

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ICC, Lake Villa In Power-line Duel

In the face of another challenge from a local government, the Illinois Commerce Commission reaffirmed Thursday its right to determine where public utility lines can be strung under a 79-year-old Illinois law. But an commerce commission spokesman said the courts may ultimately determine the legality of a precedent-setting Lake Villa ordinance passed Wednesday night that

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District 127 To Cut Staff, Boost Fees

Grayslake High School District 127 will cut staff members, reduce equipment costs and significantly boost fees as a result of financial setbacks, including last week`s defeat of a tax increase proposal. Supt. Ray Novak said across-the-board state cuts in school funding, the state-imposed cap on local property tax increases and the defeat of last week`s

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Lake Villa Takes Over Power Fight

Disappointed that Antioch had failed to derail Commonwealth Edison Co.`s plans to build high-voltage power lines, residents of the unincorporated areas surrounding East and West Loon Lakes are pinning their hopes on Lake Villa to stop the utility`s plans. Residents there can see the foundation of a substation where construction began this month just east

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School Plans On Hold In Antioch

Antioch voters said no to building a new high school in November, so school trustees don`t plan to ask them again in March. “We need more time for fact-finding“ instead of another referendum right away, member Alice Gantar said at a meeting of the High School District 117 board recently. Read full article at the

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Lake Villa Impact-fee Hike Asked

Lake Villa village trustees will soon begin discussing whether to increase impact fees that home builders are required to pay to school districts because of the additional students the developments bring. “Basically, the idea is to get developers to pay for what it costs to provide new facilities,“ said Donald Skidmore, superintendent of the Antioch

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