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‘It’s like the Titanic. There weren’t enough boats’: Lake Bluff residents among Americans stuck in Peru after borders close

March 23, 2020 at 7:45 a.m.

The mad dash for the Peru-Bolivia border for Kelly Gross and her 11-year-old son was, "the scariest and most intense day and a half period of my life." The Lake...

Waukegan sets application fee for recreational marijuana businesses at $5,000

March 22, 2020 at 6:26 p.m.

Businesses looking to get into recreational marijuana will have to fork over $5,000 to get the process rolling. The Waukegan City Council recently approved in a 6-3 vote setting its...

A deserted-looking Entrance G at Gurnee Mills.

Gurnee Mills joins Hawthorn Mall in closing its doors over coronavirus concerns

March 19, 2020 at 10:23 a.m.

The Gurnee Mills shopping mall closed its doors starting Thursday, following suit with Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Mall after, "extensive discussions with federal, state and local officials." The mall had originally...

Election 2020: Lake County Board incumbents hold leads as more ballots cast early are added to Election Day counts

March 18, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

All three incumbent Lake County Board members facing primary challengers were leading as votes continued to be counted Wednesday. The two Republicans and one Democrat are among the seven County...

Lake County coronavirus update: Cases jump to 22 as of Wednesday afternoon, evidence of community transmission found

March 18, 2020 at 4:37 p.m.

As the number of novel coronavirus cases in Lake County jumped to 22 Wednesday, the Lake County Health Department is reporting that it appears some of those infected got the...

State Rep. Rita Mayfield of the 60th District speaks about specific details pertaining to Lake County in Gov. J.B. Prizker's 'Rebuild Illinois' program at Mundelein's Village Hall in November 2019.

Election 2020: State Rep. Rita Mayfield holds significant lead as Election Day votes are tallied

March 18, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

State Rep. Rita Mayfield was leading over Waukegan resident and an ethylene oxide activist Diana Burdette in her first ever primary challenge since joining the statehouse nearly a decade ago....

Longtime Zion Elementary District 6 school board member Donna Flammini dies

March 18, 2020 at 5:02 p.m.

Zion Elementary District 6 school board member Donna Flammini died unexpectedly Friday. She was an intensive care nurse who served more than 20 years on the board, according to a...

College of Lake County trustee, former Grayslake library, parks trustee dies unexpectedly

March 17, 2020 at 5:38 p.m.

Described as an "enthusiastic supporter" of the College of Lake County's students and events, Trustee Timothy Powell recently died unexpectedly, leaving the college's governing board with a second vacancy. "Tim's...

Two voters fill out ballots at Hope Lutheran Church off Arlington Heights Road in Long Grove, which an election judge there said had a slow but steady stream of voters come through Tuesday.

Lake County’s election moves forward with fewer election judges, some polling sites busier than others

March 17, 2020 at 4:55 p.m.

Not voting Tuesday was not something Andrea Rappaport even considered. The Deerfield resident, though, came prepared with her own pen as the Lake County Clerk's Office had recommended. Tuesday's primary...

Round Lake Beach man charged after police say he tried to grab an officer’s gun and it discharged

March 17, 2020 at 12:56 p.m.

A 23-year-old Round Lake Beach man was charged with aggravated battery after authorities say he tried to grab a police officer's gun and it discharged, hitting the officer. Alan D....

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