A new SmartAsset study ranked the 10 wealthiest counties in Illinois based on income, home values, and investment income. Lake, DuPage, and Kendall counties took the top three spots. Cook County ...

While Lake County ranked as the wealthiest county overall, it had the third-highest median income of $104,553. Spanning all counties, the overall median income is $62,930.

The Lake and DuPage suit asks the court to “declare that the Illinois property tax code . . . compels (county officials) to act, and through no fault of their own,” wind up “in the ...

The increase is especially noticeable in DuPage and Lake counties. The state's gas tax is going up by a half-cent per gallon to $0.39 a gallon. WATCH: What to expect in Fourth of July gas prices ...

While most of those counties will be under a warning from 3 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Lake County’s warning will go into effect at 6 a.m. Snow accumulations of 4-to-7 inches are possible in some ...

Lake and Porter counties have released their 2024 statistics, ... and one victim from Chicago Heights, Illinois, died in Lake County. mwilkins@chicagotribune.com. akukulka@post-trib.com. Share ...

Thirty-three counties are exploring the possibility of forming a separate state, distancing themselves from Cook County. The Illinois Separation Movement is efforting to get more counties and ...