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A dozen local governments in Lake County will receive nearly $6.8 million in park grants from state program

March 8, 2023 at 3:27 p.m.

A dozen units of local government around Lake County are set to receive approximately $6.8 million in grants this year as part of a nearly $60 million round of Open...

Lake County treasurer Holly Kim at the beginning of one of her TikTok videos, which feature self-deprecating jokes and a "behind-the-scenes" look at life in local politics.

Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim carving out a place for local politics on TikTok

March 7, 2023 at 5:46 p.m.

Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim has ventured to an online frontier where few American politicians have dared to dip their toes: TikTok. The social media platform has more than 100...

Lake County Board committee weighs ARPA proposals; ‘This is the hard part’

March 6, 2023 at 6:41 p.m.

Members of a Lake County Board special committee on pandemic investment and recovery tasked with doling out $135 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act have their...

Vernon Hills Village President Roger Byrne flashes a smile during a March 2021 meeting. (Brian O'Mahoney/Pioneer Press)

Longtime Vernon Hills village president remains on the job while battling serious illness; ‘You can’t lose sight of your goal’

March 5, 2023 at 9:03 a.m.

Vernon Hills Village President Roger Byrne has been through a lot in 13 months. Byrne, a well-known local figure who has been village president since 1993, has been carrying out...

In this Nov. 19, 2017, file photo, then-Illinois state Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo by John O'Connor, File)

Lake County Board Republicans say ‘patronage’ behind former state Sen. Melinda Bush’s Metra board appointment

March 2, 2023 at 2:54 p.m.

Lake County Board Democrats are defending the appointment of former state Sen. Melinda Bush to the county's vacant seat on the Metra Board of Directors after the move drew sharp...

Millburn District 24 Superintendent Jason Lind, left, and school board member Jim Guziak, right, during initial discussions of Guziak's policy proposals as board members Brendan Murphy, center-right, and Sean Coleman, center-left, listen on Monday night.

Millburn D24 board member suggests no punishment for vandalizing tampon dispensers in boys bathrooms; ‘It’s likely going to … cause issues’

February 28, 2023 at 3:48 p.m.

The Millburn District 24 school board returned Monday to the subject of feminine hygiene products being made available in the district's boys bathrooms. Two weeks after some board members were...

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A dozen local governments in Lake County will receive nearly $6.8 million in park grants from state program

Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim carving out a place for local politics on TikTok

Lake County Board committee weighs ARPA proposals; ‘This is the hard part’

Longtime Vernon Hills village president remains on the job while battling serious illness; ‘You can’t lose sight of your goal’

Lake County Board Republicans say ‘patronage’ behind former state Sen. Melinda Bush’s Metra board appointment

Millburn D24 board member suggests no punishment for vandalizing tampon dispensers in boys bathrooms; ‘It’s likely going to … cause issues’

Lake County corrections officers demand COVID premium pay in new contract; ‘They consistently put their health at risk’

Libertyville High School students commemorate Black History Month with library museum; ‘Listen to the kids’

Waukegan airport runway proposal clears hurdle despite opposition

Trinity International to scrap in-person undergraduate programs in favor of online classes