The Lake County Council gave initial approval of its 2026 budget amid the first budget cycle after the approval of Senate ...

Local officials in northern County keep property tax rates the same, but expect to bring in more money as property values ...

One of the things that we have to be willing to put on the table is the idea of consolidating within our state from 611 ...

Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham is engaging hospital leadership and others to learn more about the decision and its impact on ...

Many Lake County government employees will not receive a pay raise next year due in part to the belt-tightening imposed on local governments by state lawmakers.

He said cutting property taxes was a “lofty goal,” but one that could be done without harming essential services, like fire ...

Tuesday in favor of a partial hiring freeze to reduce county government spending next year by an estimated $1 million.

Seven renewal levies will be decided throughout Lake County in the Nov. 4 General Election. Approval of the levies will not increase property taxes in the respective voting districts. The ...

Voters in Willoughby Hills, Kirtland Hills and Waite Hill will consider proposed charter amendments on the ballot in the Nov. 4 general election. Kirtland Hills Kirtland Hills voters will be asked ...

The Ohio property tax reform group set up by Gov. Mike DeWine is racing toward a Sept. 30 deadline. At its most recent ...

The Lake County auditor who suggested consolidating Ohio’s school districts to ease the property tax burden says the idea is only one part of a bigger conversation.

TAVARES, Fla. — Lake County commissioners are considering a possible gas tax to cover the costs for transportation improvements. At Tuesday’s county commission meeting, commissioners voted to move ...