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Illinois Beach State Park was open Monday. (Joe Shuman/Lake Countu News-Sun)

Holiday weekend marked by fatal drownings: One in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park, another on Chain O’Lakes involving Palatine police officer

July 6, 2020 at 4:56 p.m.

The drowning of a Palatine police officer on the Chain O'Lakes Friday was followed by a near drowning and another fatal drowning, both in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State...

Lake County Health Department teams up with Latino, Black community leaders, organizations to fight COVID-19

July 2, 2020 at 4:49 p.m.

The call would come into Mano a Mano's emergency assistance line again and again: A worker picked up COVID-19 at their workplace and end up spreading the coronavirus to the...

Hurricane Harbor may reopen soon, but Six Flags Great America still questionable

July 2, 2020 at 4:21 p.m.

Six Flags' Hurricane Harbor water parks in Gurnee and Rockford may be reopening soon, though a reopening for Six Flags Great America remains less certain. More than a month has...

Petition asks Waukegan District 60 to remove police officers from schools

July 2, 2020 at 11:42 a.m.

A survey aimed at hearing how Waukegan District 60 staff, parents and students feel about police officers in Waukegan schools is in the works. The survey was one of a...

Fabiola Rosiles, the sister of Abel Rosiles Jr., speaks at a rally for Justus Howell June 25 outside the Lake County courthouse and administrative building in Waukegan.

‘They’re not telling you the whole story’: Prayer vigil planned for Round Lake man who died after altercation with police

July 2, 2020 at 6:59 a.m.

The investigation into what happened to a 21-year-old Round Lake man who died about a week after an altercation with police at a Round Lake Beach gas station is nearing...

Waukegan police on the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident involving a semi near the 2200 Block of Lewis Ave., June 30, 2020, Waukegan.

Beach Park man killed in motorcycle-semi crash

July 2, 2020 at 8:13 a.m.

A 58-year-old Beach Park man was killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday in Waukegan, the Lake County coroner said Wednesday. The crash, which took place around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, occurred...

Gurnee police officer charged with domestic battery

July 1, 2020 at 1:47 p.m.

A Gurnee police officer was charged with felony domestic battery Tuesday following a Winthrop Harbor police investigation, according to Gurnee police and Lake County court records. Gurnee Police Officer Michael...

Four more candidates to appear on November Lake County ballot

July 1, 2020 at 12:53 p.m.

An Island Lake business executive with a background in mental health care joined the race to replace outgoing state Rep. David McSweeney. Marci Suelzer, a Democrat, is among four new...

Woodland District 50 seeks applicants for school board vacancy

June 30, 2020 at 1:46 p.m.

The Woodland District 50 school board is looking for a new member to join its ranks following the resignation of board member Nasima Patel. Patel, who submitted her letter of...

Waukegan District 60 school board asked to rename Thomas Jefferson Middle School

June 30, 2020 at 8:47 a.m.

Some Waukegan residents are calling for Thomas Jefferson Middle School to be renamed, pointing to the former president's ownership of slaves and white supremacist views. Waukegan District 60 staff will...

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