Where you can and can’t buy recreational marijuana in Illinois

11/15/2019

Many Illinois municipalities have voted to ban or restrict marijuana sales when it becomes legal for sale. Here’s a list of where pot will, won’t and might be legally bought.

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Most of Lake County’s largest communities are shrinking

By Austin Berg

07/09/2018

Many communities in the northern Illinois border county are having trouble attracting and retaining residents.

TAGS: Buffalo Grove, Gurnee, Highland Park, Lake County, Mundelein, North Chicago, outmigration, population, Round Lake Beach, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Wheeling, Winthrop Harbor

Mundelein spends more than $300K on welcome signs

By Vincent Caruso

04/30/2018

The Lake County village will tap into its savings account to help cover the costs.

TAGS: Mundelein, municipal pensions, property taxes, waste

Mundelein fire department dispute shows weight of growing pension costs

By Brendan Bakala

02/22/2018

Village officials are trying to control expenses by cutting staff as growing pension costs continue to gobble up local tax dollars.

TAGS: Illinois Labor Relations Board, municipal pensions, pensions, property taxes

Mundelein passes property tax hike to pay for pensions

By Brendan Bakala

12/20/2017

Village board members passed a 5 percent increase in the village’s property tax levy to make increased payments to police and fire pension funds.

TAGS: municipal pensions, pensions, property taxes

Madigan’s unbalanced budget doesn’t appropriate pay for state workers

By Mailee Smith

05/27/2016

If AFSCME workers cannot be paid in the absence of a budget appropriation, pressure will be turned up on the governor to agree to the union’s unreasonable demands.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, budget, Lisa Madigan, Mike Madigan

House Democrats and Republicans still playing hardball

By Mark Fitton

11/11/2015

Restoration of child-care cuts fails in Illinois House.

TAGS: Child Care Assistance Program, Illinois Medicaid Redetermination Project, Medicaid

Illinois needs term limits

By Jim Long

10/18/2015

Illinois should adopt term limits for its elected officials to diminish the unchecked power of career politicians such as House Speaker Mike Madigan.

TAGS: Mike Madigan, term limits

Medline Industries has received $39.3M in tax credits in last 15 years

By Robert Steere

12/09/2014

A case study on the insider’s game of EDGE tax credits

TAGS: budget, EDGE: Economic Development for a Growing Economy, Medline, tax credits, taxes

4 Illinois municipalities earn Sunshine award, multiple municipalities fail government transparency audit

By Brian Costin

11/19/2014

Wilmette is a fantastic example of a community going above and beyond to promote online transparency for citizens.

TAGS: good government, municipal government, Sunshine Award

Mundelein

Where you can and can’t buy recreational marijuana in Illinois

Most of Lake County’s largest communities are shrinking

Mundelein spends more than $300K on welcome signs

Mundelein fire department dispute shows weight of growing pension costs

Mundelein passes property tax hike to pay for pensions

Madigan’s unbalanced budget doesn’t appropriate pay for state workers

House Democrats and Republicans still playing hardball

Illinois needs term limits

Medline Industries has received $39.3M in tax credits in last 15 years

4 Illinois municipalities earn Sunshine award, multiple municipalities fail government transparency audit

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