The Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County, which is a county-funded agency, has filed a lawsuit against the Lake County Board for refusing to pay the agency’s legal bills. Andrew Tangen, Superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County (VACLC), said the lawsuit was filed in late May and a pre-trial conference is scheduled […]
Tag: lake county board
Posted inLocal News
4-cent-per-gallon gas tax that was approved by Lake County Board to go into effect this week
A four-cent-per-gallon gas tax hike that was approved in March by the Lake County Board will be going into effect in the county on Thursday. The new ordinance will provide an estimated $10 million dollars each year in new transportation infrastructure investments. Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart said the investment will allow the county […]
Posted inLocal News
Lake County Board passes highly opposed ordinance that will add four-cent-per-gallon gas tax
The Lake County Board approved an ordinance that will add a four-cent-per-gallon gas tax to address a $1.7 billion transportation project backlog in the county. The new ordinance will provide an estimated $10 million dollars each year in new transportation infrastructure investments. Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart said the investment will allow the county […]
Posted inLocal News
Lake County enacts disaster proclamation over coronavirus outbreak
Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart signed a disaster proclamation on Friday for Lake County in order to obtain resources and funding amid the coronavirus outbreak. The proclamation follows a recommendation by the Lake County Board of Health at its executive board meeting which took place on Thursday. The proclamation will ensure the county is […]
Posted inLocal News
Local officials, sheriff respond after swastikas spray-painted on Lake Zurich school
Several local officials and the sheriff have spoken out after swastikas and vulgar words were found spray-painted onto the side of Seth Paine Elementary School in Lake Zurich on the last day of Hanukkah. “I was deeply saddened to learn that an elementary school in one of our Lake County communities was vandalized with swastikas. […]