politics

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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Grayslake Schools Urge Cuts, User Fees And Loans To Curb Deficit

Officials in Grayslake Elementary School District 46 are recommending cuts, user fees and more than $4 million in short- and long-term borrowing to dig their way out of a budget deficit. “It`s not a very encouraging position we`re in this year,“ Supt. David Duffy said in presenting a “doom and gloom“ view of the future

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