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Lake County dissolves inactive government body: the Seavey Drainage District
Feb 12, 2019 5:25 PM - The Lake County Board has dissolved the Seavey Drainage District, considered a taxing body that has outlived its usefulness. -
Lake County expands vendor disclosure rules to include campaign donations
Feb 12, 2019 7:33 PM - Vendors seeking to do business with Lake County will have to publicly reveal political donations they've made as part of a continued push for greater government transparency. -
State legislation would allow Lake County Board to vote out its leader
Feb 6, 2019 11:45 AM - State lawmakers in both chambers are moving forward with plans to allow Lake County Board members to remove and replace a chairman, a move prompted by the panel's inability to remove former Chairman Aaron Lawlor when he took a leave of absense last year. -
All Lake County committee meetings could be televised
Jan 16, 2019 11:36 AM - Seeking to boost government transparency, Lake County officials are developing a plan to televise all county board committee meetings. -
'Stymied' by Lawlor case, Lake County Board to seek power to remove leaders
Jan 15, 2019 12:01 PM - Frustrated by their inability to legally remove their chairman last year despite a police investigation into his conduct, Lake County commissioners will lobby state lawmakers to give them that power. -
Prompted by Lawlor case, Lake County Board might seek power to remove leaders
Jan 9, 2019 8:08 PM - Lake County commissioners are considering asking state lawmakers to give them the power to unseat their leader. -
Lawlor re-emerges after rehab stint and quitting politics
Dec 18, 2018 9:59 PM - Former Republican Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor, who is under investigation for misspending on a county credit card, talks in a video about his struggles with addiction, his alienation from his political party and the need for more mental health funding . -
Committee to talk county board rulesDec 18, 2018 10:56 AM - The Lake County Board's rules committee will meet Wednesday to discuss various changes to the board's procedures and internal policies.
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Constable: Taking pointers from Bush, former judge maintains Lake County roots
Dec 10, 2018 7:19 AM - Appointed by George H.W. Bush, vetted by Robert Mueller, and friends with Jeff Sessions and Richard M. Daley, Fred Foreman's legal career has a national presence. But Foreman is most at home in Lake County, where he started his political career in 1980 as the county state's attorney and ended it in 2014 when he retired as chief judge.
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No more GOP majority on Lake County Board: Sandy Hart named its first Democratic leader
Dec 3, 2018 7:11 PM - In the most significant symbol of the blue wave that swept over Lake County on Election Day, Sandy Hart has been named the county board's first Democratic leader. "When there are differences of opinion, we will listen to understand, debate respectfully and seek common ground," she said.
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