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Former Fox Lake residents face animal cruelty charges after deputy finds dead dogs, cats and home ‘covered in animal urine and feces’

April 15, 2020 at 1:41 p.m.

Two former Fox Lake residents face animal cruelty charges after Lake County deputies found five dead dogs and two dead cats during a January eviction. Cathryn N. Franke, 33, and...

The entrance to Vantage in Gurnee, which, along with Medline Industries in Waukegan, is under scrutiny for emissions of the carcinogenic compound ethylene oxide, also known as EtO.

Ethylene oxide air testing around Medline in Waukegan, Vantage in Gurnee to wrap up in May

April 15, 2020 at 10:59 a.m.

Ambient air testing around Medline Industries' Waukegan facility and Vantage Specialty Chemicals' Gurnee site resumed earlier this month after Medline got the go-ahead from the state to resume full operations....

Waukegan City Council approves new video gambling push tax that faces legal challenge elsewhere

April 14, 2020 at 7:54 a.m.

A new Waukegan city tax on video gambling that has faced legal challenges elsewhere was narrowly approved last week, one of two revenue streams Mayor Sam Cunningham had proposed as...

Lake County plans for alternative care should hospitals become overwhelmed, but patient populations could be flattening

April 14, 2020 at 7:48 a.m.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 patients has leveled off at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, a sign that has the hospital's chief medical officer hopeful that the pandemic may...

Retired Waukegan firefighter, Wadsworth trustee dies of coronavirus: ‘He was larger than life’

April 13, 2020 at 7:23 a.m.

If Ken Harvey didn't get a phone call from his grandchildren by 9:15 p.m. to tell him good night, he'd be the one to call and he was never the...

Teacher sues Waukegan District 60, teachers union, argues she wasn’t informed of First Amendment rights under Janus

April 9, 2020 at 1:20 p.m.

The legal clinic behind the Supreme Court case that found the requirement that public employees pay "fair share" union dues violated their First Amendment speech rights, has filed another lawsuit...

Officials: Crystal Lake man charged after throwing container at deputies, hitting police dog

April 9, 2020 at 11:12 a.m.

A Crystal Lake man faces felony assault and trespassing charges after the Lake County Sheriff's Office said he broke into a relative's home while armed with a pipe, threw a...

Waukegan District 60 Superintendent Theresa Plascencia, right, talks with Jack Benny Middle School students in the cafeteria, in September 2017. Students at Benny Middle School are required to wear dark-colored or khaki bottoms with a top that is solid white, green, navy blue, black or gray, one of the laxer uniform policies among the district's school buildings. School spirit wear is also an option.

‘A silly amount of effort’: Waukegan District 60 considers eliminating uniform requirements after 26 years

April 9, 2020 at 8:35 a.m.

Waukegan School District 60 might do away with uniforms, 26 years after they were first rolled out. The 15,900-student district requires students at its elementary schools and all but one...

The Waukegan City Council is considering Thursday a "push tax" that would charge video gambling terminal operators a penny per bet.

Waukegan City Council to vote on budget developed before coronavirus hit, video gambling ‘push tax’ proposal

April 8, 2020 at 7:17 a.m.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc with some city revenue streams, Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham is asking the City Council to approve the budget that had been put together before...

Lake County to buy 23 flood-prone properties, return them to open space

April 6, 2020 at 5:20 p.m.

Plans are in the works to purchase 23 properties that are repeatedly flooded, part of Lake County's push to address flooding issues. The plan is for the Lake County Stormwater...

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