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Waukegan woman celebrates one year with new lungs

May 23, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

One year ago, Lynn Stanczak received an "amazing gift" — a new pair of lungs. The Waukegan resident underwent a lung transplant last July after suffering from bronchiolitis obliteran, a...

A chair flew through John Xue and Rose Wang's Hainesville home during Sunday night's storms, shattering the window of their master bedroom.

Storm forces Hainesville residents out of homes

May 23, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

John Xue and his wife Rose Wang were watching a movie in their Hainesville home Sunday night unaware of the magnitude of the storms brewing outside. As they sat in...

A home on Behm Drive in Grayslake, just west of Grayslake Central High School, was damaged by a fallen tree Aug. 2, 2015.

Storm cleanup: Grayslake school’s roof crashes into teacher’s yard

August 18, 2019 at 8:10 p.m.

Jenny White's commute to Grayslake Central High School normally takes her directly west across Lake Street to her duties as choir director. On Sunday night, Grayslake Central crossed Lake Street...

In this April 2 file photo, a mom who told the AP she is struggling to support her two young daughters, plays with them in a Minnesota park. In Lake County, 27,087 children were living in poverty between 2011 and 2013, according to a recent study.

Report: Child poverty has doubled in Lake County since 1999

May 23, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

The rate of child poverty in Lake County has doubled since 1999, according to data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a child advocacy group. From 2011 to 2013, 14.8...

Henry C. May, Lake County's first known casualty of the Vietnam War, at home in Zion on Thursday, July 30.

Wounded in Vietnam, Lake County vet recalls explosion 50 years later

May 23, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

Henry C. May Jr. was 19 years old in 1965 when a Viet Cong mine exploded beneath him, injuring both of the marine's legs. He was Lake County's first known...

A race boat is docked at Blarney Island before a race on Thursday, July 23.

Drag race boats to take Saturday spin around Blarney Island

May 23, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

Crowds flock to Blarney Island on Thursday nights throughout the summer to watch drag boat races, but Northern Illinois Drag Boat Association Vice President Dave Lester wants to see the...

Shantal Taylor, former Zion commissioner, is helping promote the "Saving our Sons and Daughters Summit."

Police shootings prompt summit about interactions with cops

May 23, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

A group of Lake County women are organizing a "Saving our Sons and Daughters Summit" in response to recent police-involved fatal shootings. The Aug. 15 event, hosted by Women of...

Dunkin’ Donuts could be headed to Deer Park

May 23, 2019 at 5:42 p.m.

Dunkin' Donuts could soon be coming to the southeast corner of Quentin and Rand Roads, formerly the site of Bacchus Nibbles. Rand Quentin Properties LLC presented their plans of bringing...

Counselors Nick Kirsch, 16, (left) and Fiona Patera, 17, (right) help Aaron Starkman, 11, (above left) and Jack McCabe, 13, all of Highland Park, do their globe double balance routine during a practice at the Park District of Highland Park's Camp Big Top/Little Top circus Friday at Larry Fink Park.

High-flying fun: Children join the circus at Highland Park camp

May 10, 2019 at 6:13 p.m.

A big top circus tent has been tucked away in the back of Highland Park's Larry Fink Memorial Park. Inside, children have been practicing trapeze moves and high rope skills....

Stefano Medansky, one of New Hope Recovery Center's clients, gives a tour to Tony Beltran, executive director of the Lake County Health Department.

‘We don’t have to hide’ at New Hope Recovery of Lake County

May 23, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

Stefano Medansky tries to visit New Hope Recovery Center of Lake County every day. He considers the drop-in center a lifesaver after transitioning out of the Bayside Terrace care center...

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