Students Demand Action organizers in Lake Forest posted on social media ahead of Wednesday’s walkout demanding that “action be taken against gun violence that plagues schools in America.”
Updated 5/12/2021 5:52 PM
After a year on hold and around three months spent seeking public input, the Lake County Board has voted to allow adult-use marijuana businesses in the commercial and industrial zoning districts of unincorporated areas.
The Tuesday vote came down 13-7 largely along party lines. Each of the board s six Republican members voted against the plan and Diane Hewitt was the lone Democrat to join the dissenters.
The types of allowed marijuana businesses include dispensaries the stores where customers purchase recreational pot products as well as other operations such as craft growers, processing centers, infusers, cultivation centers and transporter businesses.
UpdatedFri, Apr 16, 2021 at 4:20 pm CT
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County officials have questioned former Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper s decision to retire K9 Bones, a 3-year-old county-owned dog. The dog dispute was not the only financial disagreement between the incoming Democrat and outgoing Republican. (Lake County)
WAUKEGAN, IL Days before former Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper retired his office s cadaver-sniffing canine, his chief deputy billed the county for $7,800 in dog food and several memory foam dog beds.
The invoice for a year s supply of raw food never ended up getting paid by taxpayers, but another dog-related expense a $600 prepayment for veterinary services was paid and later refunded, according to Coroner Jennifer Banek, Cooper s successor.