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Advocates for the implementation of metal detectors and other security systems for schools in the Highland Park school district sit in the first row of seats during a District 11 board meeting on May 30, 2023.

Highland Park, a year later: How safety concerns have sparked debate within local high school district

July 3, 2023 at 2:27 p.m.

One year after a horrific mass shooting shattered the notion of public safety in Highland Park, community leaders and citizens of all ages are still reckoning with what it takes...

Dr. Brigham Temple speaks in front of other medical workers as they step outside NorthShore Highland Park Hospital to discuss their treatment of mass shooting victims, July 4, 2022.

Highland Park, a year later: Reclaiming a town, rebuilding resiliency, finding a voice

July 3, 2023 at 11:20 a.m.

Shane Selig often volunteered to help manage the Highland Park Independence Day parade, a typically low-stress job where the biggest threat to public safety occurred when people carelessly walked in...

Lauren Intzekiotis and her son, Theo, point to where they found what authorities believe may be a World War II era anti-tank rocket in their yard in unincorporated Antioch on Thursday. A spokesperson for the Lake County sheriff's office said Friday the device still had a "live" charge.

Authorities determine rocket found in Antioch yard was ‘live and active’

June 16, 2023 at 5:48 p.m.

In the unlikely, but evidently possible event you encounter what appears to be an undetonated explosive while enjoying the summer weather — as a resident in unincorporated Antioch did Thursday...

Residents of military housing on the former Fort Sheridan get this view of the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve and Lake Michigan from their front porch.

Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park may soon reopen; ‘I look forward to walking on the trails again’

June 16, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.

Closed for more than two years, the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve may reopen this summer as the Lake County Forest Preserves District prepares to take ownership of the 77-acre preserve along the shores...

Possible WWII-era rocket discovered in Antioch yard: ‘You find something weird and … call the cops instead of waiting to be blown up’

June 15, 2023 at 6:38 p.m.

Thursday morning took an unusual turn for Lauren Intzekiotis when a sharp object sticking out of the ground caught her eye, not far from where her kids enjoy riding their...

District 2 member Ann Maine, R-Lincolnshire, speaks with District 11 member Paul Frank, D-Highland Park, and Paras Parekh, D-Highland Park, after the conclusion of Tuesday's Lake County Board meeting.

Dissolution could be looming for Lake County’s last mosquito abatement district after board shakeup

June 15, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

One of Lake County's most low-key units of government, the Southlake Mosquito Abatement District, has three new members and a looming possibility of dissolution. The Lake County Board appointed Camilla...

Jonathan Pozerycki, a Bridge partner in the Chicago region, addresses the Deerfield Plan Commission on May 11.

Bridge Industrial engages Lake County on industrial business park plan after withdrawing Deerfield petition

June 9, 2023 at 6:51 p.m.

Shortly after withdrawing a petition to annex the 101-acre Baxter International headquarters site into Deerfield to build an industrial business park with more than a million square feet of warehouse...

Sonya Cohen sits on a park bench near her Highland Park home while displaying a sign she made with her children pictured to urge legislative action to mitigate gun violence.

Highland Park mothers join shooting survivors and victims’ families at Capitol Hill ‘Survivor Sit-In’ urging Congress to pass assault weapons ban

June 11, 2023 at 7:23 a.m.

A club no one wants to be a part of is growing in membership all around the country, as mass shootings continue to plague American society, Stephanie Luger explained Thursday...

Barbara Paget, right, stands outside Femmes Day Spa with owner Anna Mikulski in Highland Park Tuesday on the 20th edition of Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day.

With Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day, Highland Park’s Barbara Paget has helped people see their beauty for 20 years

June 9, 2023 at 10:31 a.m.

As Barbara Paget stood Tuesday at Femmes Day Spa in Highland Park, 20 years after salons around the nation began to embrace Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day at her...

Community members look on and hold up signs during a testy May 11 Deerfield Plan Commission meeting when Bridge Industrial representatives presented their project plans.

Deerfield, Riverwoods groups rejoice after ‘David and Goliath’ fight prompts developer to withdraw industrial business park petition

June 8, 2023 at 5:40 p.m.

A developer seeking to acquire the 101-acre Baxter International headquarters site, annex it into Deerfield and build a massive industrial business park, has pulled its petition after fierce opposition from...

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