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Sandy Hauri, volunteer foster mom for Animal Education and Rescue has six foster rabbits, as well as other animals and birds, on April 26, 2017 in Libertyville.

Shelters and foster homes try to keep up with Lake County animal population

May 23, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

Lake County pets are seeing some positive trends, including fewer bites and more lost animals being returned to their owners, authorities say. However, overpopulation remains high. Some trends, like nuisance...

Rescue 101: Tips from experts on finding the best pet match

May 23, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

When it comes to finding the right pet, here is some advice from Lake County experts. "Rescue an animal, don't buy from a pet store," said Robin Van Sickle, program...

Search underway for missing Joliet Township toddler

May 22, 2019 at 11:21 p.m.

Local and federal authorities are searching for a 1-year old girl who went missing from her home in unincorporated Will County on Tuesday evening. Authorities searching for Semaj Crosby scoured...

Mayor Richard Chapman answers questions about his use of village gas for his personal vehicle during a Village Board meeting onApril 25, 2017.

Shorewood mayor says he did no wrong, offers reimbursement for use of gas

May 22, 2019 at 12:25 a.m.

Shorewood's mayor, who used village fuel in his personal car to avoid the hassle of expense reports, made a public apology Tuesday — but not for doing anything wrong. "I...

Illinois State Police investigate at the scene of a shooting on Interstate 88 in Oak Brook on April 21, 2017.

Trucker from Northlake shot on I-88 ‘loved serving,’ pastor says

May 8, 2019 at 9:37 a.m.

The 43-year-old man who was fatally shot last week while driving a truck on Interstate 88 in Oak Brook was remembered as hardworking, active in his church and having a...

Mayor’s use of village gas for personal car fuels debate in Shorewood

May 22, 2019 at 12:25 a.m.

The mayor of Shorewood says he's entitled to fill his personal car at the village's gas pump and has done so dozens of times for about six years, records show....

Heroin prevention program aims to show parents where teens hide drugs

May 21, 2019 at 8:43 p.m.

Opening parents' eyes to the cold reality of possible teen drug use in their homes is the purpose of the traveling Hidden in Plain Sight heroin prevention program unveiled in...

Art mirrors life for Eisenhower senior

May 22, 2019 at 12:20 p.m.

To many, the image of a teen boy created by Alexa Sanchez looks like a photograph. But Sanchez, a senior at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island, created the portrait...

Students from Oak Forest High School won first place for their autonomous racer, a steam-powered tank, in the recent Southworks Engineering and Robotics Olympics at the South Suburban College.

Education automated at Robotic Olympics

May 21, 2019 at 8:42 p.m.

They came armed with tanks and catapults, deployed pathfinders and some even tried to survive the sumo event. Though some of the combatants may have seemed menacing, the competition was...

Figurines of Easter Bunnies stand in a garden in Straupitz, Germany, on March 27. Historians record that the "Easter Hare" was created by German Lutherans.

Waukegan woman recalls old-world Easter customs during childhood in Germany

May 23, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

The first Easter Bonnie Alwardt spent in Germany was 1953, when she was 7 years old. Her father was stationed in the military there. While some historians say the Easter...

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