On June 20, 2016, Seonhee and Seijin J. Jang purchased a five bedroom, 4.5 bathroom home at 2239 Scott Road, Northbrook from Nicholas J. and Penny V. Karis for $1,000,000.

The Illinois Policy Institute is proposing a budget conservative group leaders contend would put an end to the state’s nearly two-year impasse, closing a $7.1 billion deficit without adding any new taxes.

The village of Arlington Heights Board of Trustees met Jan. 3 to amend the municipal code.

The village of Arlington Heights Design Commission met Jan. 10 to review property teardown.

The village of Arlington Heights Commission for Citizens with Disabilities met Jan. 10 to present disability employment campaign.

The village of Arlington Heights Plat and Subdivision Committee met Jan. 11 to grant special use permits.

On June 20, 2016, Ricardo and Rosendo Espinoza purchased a three bedroom, 1.5 bathroom home at 1346 Inverness Drive, Elgin from Midwest Inv Group LLC for $150,000.

Oakton Community College point guard Ryan Matthew recently earned his second District 4 Player of the Week honor, according to www.oakton.edu.

John Bongiorno was surprised but interested to hear that the College of Lake County women's basketball team would not post a team this season.

Oakton Community College's Tafari Beckford recently was named the District 4 Player of the Week, the school announced in a news release.

Property owners in Illinois are the hardest hit in the nation when it comes to taxes. And the property tax burden coupled with falling home values is crippling homeowners and leading many Illinois families to deduce that buying a home in Illinois just isn’t worth it.

On June 20, 2016, Jamie and Adnrew Given purchased a four bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home at 3057 Mary Kay Lane, Glenview from Marc Perlove (trustee), Marlene D. Perlove (trustee) and Perlove (trust) for $521,000.

Several Illinois legislators have responded to the House’s latest capitulation to longtime Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), decrying the body’s utter lack of independence or apparent motivation to value representation of home jurisdictions over the speaker’s sway.

Following Gov. Bruce Rauner’s recent State of the State address in Springfield, major news organizations observed the highlights and takeaways as he reiterated remarks on continuing budget gridlock while simultaneously calling for compromise and reform.

A potential solution in Illinois’ long-running and often contentious budget impasse may finally be in sight.

State Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a motion yesterday asking the court to dissolve the preliminary injunction that ordered state worker paychecks to continue while the Illinois budget was at an impasse.

The city of Park Ridge Municipal Officers Electoral Board met Jan. 9 to rule on preliminary matters.

The village of Wilmette Board of Trustees met Jan. 10 to grant variance requests.

The Prospect Heights Board of Trustees met Jan. 10 to discuss personnel issues.

The Prospect Heights Village Board met Jan. 10 to adopt tax increment financing.