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Lake County reports two coronavirus-related deaths, its first of the pandemic

March 27, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.

Two Lake County residents have died from complications related to COVID-19, one of whom was a resident at a Lake Zurich nursing home that has reported multiple cases of the...

Zion City Hall, pictured on Sept. 10, 2019.

‘A dangerous path’: Zion City Council approves short-term borrowing to pay bills, make payroll

March 27, 2020 at 4:42 p.m.

The city of Zion won't be able to pay its bills without a short-term loan, its city administrator told the Zion City Council last week ahead of a unanimous vote...

Coronavirus case confirmed at Naval Station Great Lakes

March 27, 2020 at 6:30 a.m.

A U.S. Navy employee at Naval Station Great Lakes tested positive for the novel coronavirus Wednesday, the Navy said in an announcement detailing 17 additional confirmed cases across its facilities...

Coronavirus reported at two Lake County nursing homes; confirmed cases hit 184 countywide

March 26, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

The novel coronavirus has been confirmed at two long-term care facilities in Lake County, one in Lincolnshire and the other in Lake Zurich, according to the Lake County Health Department....

Inmates work on an art project in in one of the pods at the Waukegan-based Lake County jail in June 2019. Concerns about the novel coronavirus spreading in the jail has shut down outside programming.

Lake County jail releases 40 inmates early in effort to reduce population, potential spread of coronavirus

March 25, 2020 at 5:41 p.m.

With the Lake County jail "an ideal place" for the novel coronavirus to spread quickly, 40 non-violent inmates have had their sentences reduced and have been released, a Lake County...

In this file photo, volunteers stock the shelves of a food pantry at the UMMA Center in Waukegan, which provides food for an estimated 3,000 people each year from around Lake County.

‘It’s heartbreaking’: Assistance fund run by United Way of Lake County to target ‘most basic needs’ of those hurt by coronavirus fallout

March 25, 2020 at 7:32 a.m.

Calls into Lake County's 211 assistance hotline more than doubled last week over a similar week in February as the economic impact from the coronavirus response intensified. A community response...

Warren Township High School has two campuses, including the one pictured here on Almond Road in May 2017.

Warren Township High School to lay off eight teachers, one nurse as financial struggles continue

March 24, 2020 at 12:02 p.m.

Warren Township High School District 121 is laying off eight teachers and a nurse, the latest round of cuts for the struggling district but probably not the last if nothing...

The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago.

Two staff members at Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago test positive for coronavirus

March 24, 2020 at 10:03 a.m.

Two staff members at North Chicago-based Lovell Federal Health Care Center tested positive over the weekend for the novel coronavirus, according to the U.S. Navy. One of the staff members,...

For college students in Lake County, remote learning in the wake of coronavirus spread presents challenges and uncertainty

March 24, 2020 at 9:40 a.m.

The ending of her college career back home in Waukegan, instead of with her friends at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, didn't quite hit Joselyne Ruiz until...

Longtime Woodland District 50 superintendent to go on medical leave ahead of planned retirement

March 23, 2020 at 2:09 p.m.

Woodland District 50 Superintendent Joy Swoboda will go on medical leave starting April 13 ahead of her planned retirement. Her post will be filled by her No. 2, Lori Casey,...

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