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A rendering of a 34-unit apartment building Community Partners for Affordable Housing intends to build in Libertyville with the assistance of low-income tax credits through the state of Illinois.
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Libertyville board approves sports complex sale; OKs plan to build 34 affordable senior housing units

February 17, 2023 at 1:06 p.m.

The Libertyville Village Board voted in favor of a purchase and sale agreement to transfer the former Libertyville Sports Complex's indoor facility to Canadian chain Canlan Sports, and approved a...

Upset about Clavey Road ‘fiasco,’ Highland Park residents wary of Green Bay Road project: ‘We didn’t intend on living on a completely barren road’

February 17, 2023 at 12:23 p.m.

More than a dozen Highland Park residents took to the City Council chamber Monday to share concerns about a proposal to reconstruct and resurface two miles of Green Bay Road,...

A group of Buffalo Grove police officers head into the memorial service for Vera Kisliak and her two daughters Dec. 16, 2022 at the Buffalo Grove Community Arts Center in Buffalo Grove.

Buffalo Grove police, village officials mum on ‘ongoing criminal’ probe following Kisliak family murder-suicide

February 16, 2023 at 9:44 a.m.

Months after the apparent murder-suicide of a family of five in their Buffalo Grove home, believed to have been committed by a 39-year-old man with a long history of interactions...

Millburn District 24 school board members Sean Coleman, left, Brendan Murphy, right, and superintendent Jason Lind, center, listen during the public comment portion of Monday's meeting.

Millburn D24 school board blasted for ‘transphobic’ fuss over menstrual products in boys bathrooms: ‘Where is all this hate coming from?’

February 15, 2023 at 2:59 p.m.

Millburn District 24 school board members who recently criticized state regulations mandating that school buildings make menstrual hygiene products available in boys and girls bathrooms — calling them "lunacy" and...

The storefront of a future Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park at the 413 N. Milwaukee marketplace in Vernon Hills. An Ashley furniture store previously occupied the space.

Vernon Hills paves way for new trampoline and adventure park near similar facility; ‘You may get an Urban Air … but you also may lose a Sky Zone’

February 12, 2023 at 8:22 a.m.

The Vernon Hills Village Board voted Tuesday to approve a special use permit to allow Urban Air to open an adventure park with trampolines, laser tag, Go-Karts, climbing walls and...

Oakland Elementary School in Lake Villa before its 2019 reopening after it was updated as part of a $25.6 million renovation of some District 34 schools and buildings.

Crowded Antioch school board race features ‘boogeyman talk,’ ‘Marxist progressive extremists’ and ‘torch and pitchfork’ candidates

February 9, 2023 at 10:21 a.m.

No election in Lake County has drawn as many entrants this year as the race for six seats on the Antioch District 34 school board, where 13 candidates are asking...

Lake County Board considering the hiring of a federal lobbyist; ‘We’re trying to get our share’

February 8, 2023 at 12:18 p.m.

Before too long, Lake County might add a new voice to the ranks of legislators representing parts of the county and working to exert their influence on Congress in Washington...

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, left, hugs Liz Turnipseed, who was shot and wounded at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade, after she becomes emotional while speaking at a news conference with local, state and national politicians introducing the SECURE Firearm Storage Act at the Highland Park City Hall on Feb. 3, 2023.

Durbin, Schneider announce firearm safe storage legislation alongside Highland Park shooting survivors

February 5, 2023 at 8:26 a.m.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, gathered with gun violence survivors and local politicians at Highland Park City Hall on Friday to announce their...

Clay Stamper, left, and Steve Sarowitz sit in one of five theaters at Wayfarer Theaters in downtown Highland Park. The new venture will have its soft opening on Feb. 10.

Billionaire to open movie theater in Highland Park featuring films that ‘unite and inspire’: ‘We want to put something positive in the air’

February 1, 2023 at 3:52 p.m.

Highland Park's lone movie theater has a new operator, a new opening date and a lot of change on the horizon. Billionaire businessman Steve Sarowitz is crossing from the production...

Libertyville trustee race pits experience in municipal government against fresh perspectives

January 31, 2023 at 1:33 p.m.

First-time candidates for elected office Alejandra Dominguez and Brian Enochs are hoping to make a significant enough impression with voters this spring to earn seats on — and bring new...

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