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First Amendment lawsuit over Facebook post about Waukegan mayor, Lake County Board vice chair settled for $17,500

July 10, 2020 at 2:32 p.m.

A federal lawsuit filed by a Waukegan man who claimed Lake County Board Vice Chair Mary Ross Cunningham and her son, Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham, threatened him over a Facebook...

Hurricane Harbor in Gurnee to open to pass holders and members July 20 after coronavirus closure

July 9, 2020 at 4:08 p.m.

The Hurricane Harbor water park in Gurnee will be reopening its doors to members and season pass holders for a weeklong preview starting July 20 and then the general public...

Waukegan City Hall visitors will have to undergo a COVID-19 medical screening. (Emily K. Coleman/Lake County News-Sun)

Waukegan City Hall reopens for limited services; visitors, employees to undergo medical screening

July 9, 2020 at 3:22 p.m.

Each visitor and employee entering Waukegan City Hall has to undergo a COVID-19 medical screening, an effort to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Waukegan City Council approved...

Former Lake Forest High School teacher facing sexual misconduct allegations consulted for Waukegan

July 12, 2020 at 10:10 a.m.

A former Lake Forest High School teacher facing sexual misconduct allegations worked with Waukegan High School's fine arts department for two years before voluntarily terminating his relationship with the district...

Highland Park woman says she has COVID-19, spit on fellow Costco shopper over mask dispute, police say

July 9, 2020 at 5:49 p.m.

A Highland Park woman faces battery and disorderly conduct charges after authorities say she spit on a fellow Costco shopper after ramming a shopping cart into his cart and yelled,...

Lake County warns COVID-19 cases climbing among young adults, teenagers

July 9, 2020 at 1:06 p.m.

The number of COVID-19 cases is climbing among Lake County teenagers and young adults even as the county's overall totals have held steady, the Lake County Health Department warned Wednesday....

Waukegan Park District rolls out free art program with COVID-19 precautions

July 8, 2020 at 1:17 p.m.

Waukegan's annual summer Arts Park program returns this week with special COVID-19 precautions. This year's project, called Our Amazing Piping Plover Birds, allows participants to make their own piping plover...

Alma Rosales, 25, of Platinum Sanitation, walks by corn oil while spraying an ammonium chloride disinfectant on heavily touched surfaces and floors while sanitizing Super Fresh Market Tuesday April 14, 2020 in Waukegan, Ill. Platinum Events, a Northbrook-based events company, has pivoted to Platinum Sanitation during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lake County rolls out grants for small businesses hurt by COVID-19, state shutdown

July 7, 2020 at 6:42 p.m.

A grant program for small businesses in Lake County hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdown is now up and running. The Lake County Board allocated $10 million to...

Weeds poke up between benches in the dugout of a baseball field at Lake Zurich High School on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 in Lake Zurich. Students participating in three of the high school's sports summer camps tested positive for COVID-19, the athletic director said.

Lake Zurich High School shuts down sports camps after students test positive for COVID-19

July 7, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

Student athletes at three Lake Zurich High School summer camps tested positive for the novel coronavirus, leading the camps to be canceled for the rest of the week, the athletic...

Kenosha man charged with child porn, threatening woman from Gurnee area

July 7, 2020 at 4:27 p.m.

A 56-year-old Kenosha man faces stalking and child pornography charges after authorities say he pretended to be a 16-year-old boy to convince an underage girl to give him nude photos...

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