Vernon Hills Tuesday 02.19.13. U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (right) talks with Prue Beidler (left) during the 6th Annual Forecast Lake County Luncheon at the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Vernon Hills. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Vernon Hills Tuesday 02.19.13. Maureen Riedy, Visit Lake County, speaks during the 6th Annual Forecast Lake County Luncheon at the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Vernon Hills. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
William A. Strauss (left), Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, talks with Jim Starwalt (right) during the 6th Annual Forecast Lake County Luncheon at the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Vernon Hi
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider attends the 6th Annual Forecast Lake County Luncheon at the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Vernon Hills. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Nathan Streeter, Lake County Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman, speaks during the 6th Annual Forecast Lake County Luncheon at the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Vernon Hills. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
People attend the 6th Annual Forecast Lake County Luncheon at the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Vernon Hills. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
The 6th Annual Forecast Lake County Luncheon was held at the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Vernon Hills. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
VERNON HILLS — Highlighting a few of the grim numbers weighing down the state’s economic picture, Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka told U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and other elected officials gathered at Wednesday’s 6th annual Forecast Lake County Luncheon that they will have to do …
