Lesser Receives Former Candidate's Endorsement for Lake County Board

Gurnee resident Jay Krasne, who pulled out of the Lake County Board race on Thursday, has endorsed for the Republican nod against fellow for the District 13 seat.

Krasne submitted a “Withdrawal of Candidacy” to the Lake County Clerk Thursday to remove his name from the ballot, according to a release sent out by Lesser's campaign.

Krasne then went on the offensive against Barkhausen, calling out the former Lake Bluff trustee to address a federal and state investigation dating back to 1993 to 1995 into a misuse of a district allowance to fund his personal business.

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Barkhausen reacted strongly to Lesser’s press release and Krasne’s comments:

"It is pathetic to see Rick Lesser use Jay Krasne as his mouthpiece in his mud-slinging campaign," Barkhausen wrote in an email. "I’ve led Lake Bluff’s cost-cutting efforts and brought about a 30 percent property tax cut for Shields Township, among many accomplishments in office. Lesser offers no real record and no vision, just negative blather about a 20-year old investigation that turned up no evidence of wrongdoing. This is a new low for him."