Laremont School principal Mary Sowers (left) of Mundelein shows Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka a voice output communication device used by students at the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Laremont School principal Mary Sowers (left) of Mundelein gives a tour to Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka at Laremont School in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka (left) talks to volunteer Nancy Inskeep of Gurnee while touring Laremont School. Inskeep's son, Nathan, attended the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka talks about budgets to staff at Laremont School in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Laremont School assistant principal Christina Jorgensen of Salem, Wisconsin listens to Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka (left) talk about budgets to staff at the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka (left) talks about budgets to Laremont School assistant principal Christina Jorgensen of Salem, Wisconsin, SEDOL Superintendent Dr. Thomas Moline of Grayslake and Joanne Osmond of Lake Villa at the school in Gages La

Laremont School director of business Barbara Watson of Libertyville with Dr. Peggy Lynch (left) of Lake Zurich talks to Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka about bussing for special education at the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times M

Joanne Osmond (left), Lake Villa, Sue Facklan, Third Lake, Dr. Gail Lantvit, McHenry, Dr. Peggy Lynch, Lake Zurich and Barbara Watson of Libertyville listen to Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka at Laremont School in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Su

SEDOL superintendent Dr. Thomas Moline of Grayslake listen to Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka with Laremont School assistant principal Christina Jorgensen (left) of Salem,Wisconsin and Joanne Osmond of Lake Villa at the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Regional Superintendent of Schools Roycealee Wood of Lake Bluff listens to Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka at Laremont School in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka talks about budgets to staff at Laremont School in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Laremont School principal Mary Sowers (right) of Mundelein shows Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka a squeeze machine in the gross motion room at Laremont School in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka talks about budgets to staff at Laremont School in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka talks about budgets to staff at Laremont School in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka talks about budgets to staff at Laremont School in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Laremont School principal Mary Sowers (left) of Mundelein gives a tour to Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka at the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Laremont School principal Mary Sowers (right) of Mundelein gives a tour to Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka in the gross motion room at the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Laremont School principal Mary Sowers (center) of Mundelein shows photos of students to Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka along with SEDOL superintendent Dr. Thomas Moline of Grayslake at the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Laremont School principal Mary Sowers (left) of Mundelein gives a tour to Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka at the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka (right) accepts a gift from Laremont School students Deliaha Cvengros (left) of Winthrop Harbor and Darryl Robinson of Beach Park with vocational facilitator Jim Ross of Waukegan. Topinka was touring the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka visits with Pam Smith (left) of Island Lake and Jacob Cervantes of Round Lake Beach during a tour of the early childhood room at Laremont School in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Laremont School principal Mary Sowers (left) of Mundelein shows Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka a remote control switch to activate the radio for students at the school in Gages Lake. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media