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Waukegan District 60 to go mobile with meal distribution amid coronavirus-related school closures

April 6, 2020 at 4:49 p.m.

Amid concerns that even grabbing meals-to-go at Waukegan schools could put families at risk for spreading the novel coronavirus, Waukegan District 60 is going mobile with its food distribution, visiting...

What we know so far about the coronavirus in Lake County

April 3, 2020 at 5:23 p.m.

As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases topped 600 Friday, including 14 deaths, Lake County Health Department officials were warning residents to stay committed to social distancing and avoiding in-person...

Planned expansion of College of Lake County’s Waukegan campus pushed back over coronavirus concerns

April 6, 2020 at 10:41 a.m.

The long-awaited expansion of the College of Lake County's Lakeshore campus in Waukegan has once again hit a snag – this time because of the coronavirus pandemic, a state spokeswoman...

Zion elementary school district fires principal charged with sexually assaulting student a decade ago

April 3, 2020 at 10:24 a.m.

The Zion principal charged with sexually assaulting a student when he was a high school dean in Wisconsin a decade ago will not return to Zion Elementary School District 6,...

Easter Bunny surprise among Lake County residents trying to help out during coronavirus outbreak

April 3, 2020 at 7:27 a.m.

Lake County children may be getting a surprise this Easter season — the Easter Bunny hopping through their backyards and playing with them through their windows. Grayslake residents Michele and...

Lake County officials relieved Democratic National Convention being postponed, not canceled

April 2, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

Expected to infuse millions of dollars into the Lake County economy, the Democratic National Convention's one-month postponement to August in Milwaukee is a relief for the county's chief tourism official....

‘My only goal was to get us home’: Lake Bluff woman, 11-year-old son take 54-hour trek home from Peru after borders closed

April 1, 2020 at 5:54 p.m.

After 54 hours of straight travel, the first thing Kelly Gross and her 11-year-old son did when they got home was hug. The Lake Bluff woman and son had been...

Lake County special education paraprofessional charged with battery for allegedly hitting 7-year-old

March 31, 2020 at 7:48 a.m.

A Special Education District of Lake County paraprofessional faces a charge of misdemeanor battery for hitting a 7-year-old student, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. An investigation into the...

Lake County coroners office with refrigeration semi trailer to prepare for Covid-19 deaths at,
26 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, Sunday, March 29, 2020, Round Lake Beach, Joe Shuman/For Lake County News-Sun

‘We’re here for the folks that pass away’: Lake County coroner brings in refrigerated semi-trailer for potential coronavirus deaths

March 31, 2020 at 7:42 a.m.

A refrigerated semi-trailer sits outside the Lake County Coroner's Office, a grim reminder that the county could see many more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the weeks and months...

Medline Industries at 1160 S Northpoint Blvd in Waukegan on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018.
(Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai).

With Illinois EPA approval, Medline’s Waukegan facility resumes sterilization operations using ethylene oxide

March 28, 2020 at 12:30 p.m.

Medline's Waukegan facility has resumed the use of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical that the state cracked down on last year after three companies were found to be emitting it...

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