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More than 50 people have been transferred from the Lake County jail to the McHenry County jail due to ongoing staff shortages at the Waukegan facility. Correctional staff shortages are occurring throughout the country and even internationally, according to Jennifer Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association, an independent correctional oversight organization. “This is a ...

Due to a high inflationary environment, significant staff vacancies, an upcoming presidential election and new county programs, the 2024 Lake County budget will be larger than the 2023 spending plan and include an increase in the property tax levy. The county budget and property tax levy for fiscal year 2024 was approved Tuesday by the Lake County Board, with 13 members in favor. Property ...

Finance veteran Patrice Sutton has been recommended as the next Lake County administrator.

A committee for the county administrator recruitment unanimously selected Patrice Sutton to be the next Lake County administrator. Sutton has been a part of the county’s operations for more than a decade. Currently, she serves as the county’s chief financial officer (CFO), a role she’s held for the past six years. Prior to that, Sutton was the county’s deputy finance director for six years. ...

Expanding Lake Michigan water access to northern Lake County municipalities was a feat of intergovernmental collaboration, leaders said. On Tuesday, the County Board approved paying off part of the bonds for the water system expansion a full 15 years early, saving millions of dollars for taxpayers. Residents of Lake Villa, Lindenhurst and nearby unincorporated areas of the township that were ...

Taxpayers in northern Lake County communities that switched to Lake Michigan water in recent years could be spared about $1,070 in future payments.

Progress continues on various aspects of a plan to consolidate 911 dispatching and emergency operations in a new $40 million facility at Lake Countys campus in Libertyville.