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Jonathan Morales, a University of Illinois student from Franklin Park, died after falling off a fourth-floor balcony at this apartment complex in Champaign March 3, 2017.

U. of I. student falls to death on Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day: ‘I won’t ever forget what I saw’

May 22, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

When she heard the screams coming from the balcony next to hers Friday night, Jessica Covaci, a student at the University of Illinois in Champaign, started down the stairs. From...

Stormwater concerns still surround Antioch development proposal

May 23, 2019 at 11:46 p.m.

Change may be coming to Herman Farm at North Avenue and Trevor Road in Antioch, and it could spread to Lake Catherine. Lexington Homes owns the property and wants to...

An ice-fishing shanty sits on the ice covering Bangs Lake in Wauconda on Tuesday.

Ice fishermen debate merits of new fees

May 23, 2019 at 11:46 p.m.

The sun shone as the temperature reached 17 degrees in Wauconda on Saturday. But wind whipped across Bangs Lake, diminishing the sun's warmth and forcing most of the ice fishermen...

Lake Forest gets rare visit from Bohemian waxwing

May 23, 2019 at 11:46 p.m.

Bird watchers in Lake Forest started the new year with a rare treat — spotting a Bohemian waxwing. The bird typically spends its winters in Northern Wisconsin, Northern Michigan and...

County seeking input on public transit options for seniors and disabled

May 23, 2019 at 11:45 p.m.

Lake County officials want help from residents to evaluate paratransit options, which currently include flexible transportation services for seniors and people with disabilities. The county will host four community meetings...

Volo Auto Museum’s stories to be told on History Channel

May 23, 2019 at 11:45 p.m.

After 56 years in business, the Volo Auto Museum will embark on a new project in 2017 — starring in a television show. William Grams purchased the property for $21,000...

Longtime residents share memories of Waukegan’s past as a new year arrives

May 23, 2019 at 11:45 p.m.

Waukegan faces a new year. To celebrate, the News-Sun asked people who grew up or lived in Waukegan to share their memories of years gone by: *Iris Quick, now 79,...

Elizabeth Elliott, founder of HOPE Ornaments, gives Ann Kay, a patient at Advocate Condell Hospital, an ornament on Thursday, Dec. 22.

Ornaments distributed to brighten patients’ holiday hospital stays

May 23, 2019 at 11:45 p.m.

Elizabeth Elliott's Christmas light necklace glowed as she walked down the hall of Advocate Condell's cardiac unit. Wearing a pink sequin Santa hat, she entered patients' rooms to offer them...

Fernando Garcia walks a procession of children up the aisle of Immaculada Concepción in Waukegan for a posadas celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 22.

Waukegan church celebrates posadas tradition

May 23, 2019 at 11:44 p.m.

The children sang, but the adults sang louder. The children paraded up the aisle of Immaculada Concepción, a Catholic church in Waukegan, to celebrate posadas, the nine days before Christmas...

Jennifer Waller-Smith and her daughter McKenzie Smith hold Dory, a Chihuahua they considered adopting at Orphans of the Storm in Deerfield on Dec. 20.

Animal advocates advise against pets as presents

May 23, 2019 at 11:44 p.m.

Jennifer Waller-Smith wanted to adopt a dog for her 8-year-old daughter, McKenzie Smith, for Christmas. But she wanted to make sure it was the perfect match. The two scoured the...

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