Chloe Hilles

St. Bede School in Ingleside, seen above in January 2018, will close even after raising over $400,000 to cover a budget deficit. (Yadira Sanchez Olson/Lake County News-Sun)

Ingleside Catholic school to remain open after raising $400K; ‘Our focus is on sustainability’

January 22, 2024 at 2:22 p.m.

An Ingleside Catholic school will stay open for the next academic year after raising more than enough money to cover a budget deficit from the loss of a state tax...

The words "HP STRONG" sits near a Highland Park sign after seven people were killed and at least two dozen were wounded on July 4th during a mass shooting Sunday July 10, 2022 in Highland Park, Ill. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Supportive workplace key to recovery after tragedies like parade shooting, expert says; ‘Crises like these can create a huge sense of loss’

January 19, 2024 at 10:25 a.m.

An expert and consultant in workplace mental health said in the wake of critical incidents, like a mass shooting, a caring and supportive workplace culture should be continuous and theoretically...

Chris Maliszewski was working at the parade as the recreation director during the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting. (Chloe Hilles/baiduhai)

Highland Park recreation director fired while on leave for parade shooting PTSD; ‘I don’t want this to ever happen to anybody again’

January 19, 2024 at 5:08 p.m.

A recreation director was fired by the Park District of Highland Park while on leave for the post-traumatic stress disorder he has experienced since the mass shooting during the suburb's...

Migrants follow an official after getting off a warming bus near West Polk Street and South Desplaines Street in the West Loop on Dec. 31, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Highland Park and Deerfield regulate bus drop-offs after migrants repeatedly ‘abandoned’ on side of the road

March 11, 2024 at 12:03 p.m.

Highland Park and Deerfield joined the growing list of municipalities who have placed regulations on one-way buses dropping off 10 or more passengers. While the ordinances are generic and apply...

Lake County stepping up recruitment efforts to address jail ‘staffing crisis’; ‘They don’t feel as if their profession is … getting the respect’

January 11, 2024 at 1:53 p.m.

More than 50 people have been transferred from the Lake County jail to the McHenry County jail due to ongoing staff shortages at the Waukegan facility. Correctional staff shortages are...

Ivan Rogel held classes at the Waukegan Municipal Beach to build his business during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Ivan Rogel)
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Businesses that opened during COVID eligible for state grants: ‘Small businesses across the state are the heart of our economy’

January 10, 2024 at 10:20 a.m.

After spending 10 years as a fitness coach, the coronavirus pandemic imposed circumstances on Ivan Rogel of Waukegan where continuing to earn a living was a challenge, so he started...

Officials say Lake County at inflection point in homelessness crisis; population growing as affordable housing lags behind

January 9, 2024 at 10:22 a.m.

Lake County is approaching an inflection point in the homelessness crisis, as government leaders and stakeholders must decide if it is a shared problem with shared solutions, according to the...

Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega, left, joined Indivisible Western Lake County at the corner of Illinois Route 83 and Monaville Road in Lake Villa on Jan. 6, 2024. Vega urged the activists to serve as election judges or poll workers in the upcoming election.

Demonstrators remember Jan. 6 as an ‘attack on democracy’

January 8, 2024 at 10:26 a.m.

Not even some snowfall could stop a group of Lake County residents from spreading their message: to never forget the events of Jan. 6, 2021 and to use that memory...

Migrants follow an official after getting off a warming bus near West Polk Street and South Desplaines Street in the West Loop on Dec. 31, 2023.

Lake County municipalities scramble to regulate migrant bus drop-offs; ‘I don’t think that’s the way people should be treated’

March 11, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.

As more migrants arrive in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, cities and villages in Lake County have begun to pass ordinances to regulate the unscheduled buses chartered from Texas to...

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