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Lake County reviews draft 2026 legislative program; adds volunteer lakes monitoring and items to monitor

5965634 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

County staff presented a draft 2026 legislative program covering state and federal priorities including FOIA reform, PTAB hearing locations, Illinois Homes Tax Credit Act, local health protection grant funding and housing initiatives. Committee agreed to add a volunteer lakes monitoring funding restoration and monitor several new items including a

Lake County staff presented the draft 2026 legislative program at the Oct. 7 Legislative Committee meeting and walked members through existing priorities and several new items the staff recommend the county sponsor or watch.

Content and priorities: Matt, staff lead on the program, said the program retains prior guiding tenets and includes state initiatives the county has historically sponsored: changes to the Freedom of Information Act to curb vexatious…

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