Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor said the county and the assessors agreed to have Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office adjudicate the dispute, but the assessors reneged a week later.

Lake County has asked for dismissal of a lawsuit against its chief assessment officer filed by several local township assessors and property taxpayers, arguing that the complainants don’t have ...

Lake County Chairman Aaron Lawlor said he feels a bill aimed at allowing county voters to decide whether or not to elect a chief assessor was rushed through Springfield. By Frank Abderholden ...

Data provided by Lake County Assessor LaTonya Spearman show the assessed value of all the property in the state's second-most populous county increased 8.21% to $48.9 billion for the 2023 tax year ...

CROWN POINT — The county assessor's office knows where Lake County residents live. Assessor Jerome Prince and his staff of 30 deputies not only know their addresses, but also the square footage ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against several Lake County officials that stemmed from a dispute over the property-value process. The assessors in Grant, Cuba, Libertyville, Ela and ...