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Vikas Shaw, of Buffalo Grove, danced in the crows at the India Independence Day festival Aug. 15 at Peterson Park in Buffalo Grove. The event commemorated the 75th anniversary of India's independence from the United Kingdom.

Vernon Township, Lake County Indian Association hold festival to honor 75 years of India’s freedom from U.K. rule

August 17, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.

The Lake County Indian Association celebrated the 75th anniversary of India's independence from the United Kingdom with a festival Sunday at William Peterson Park in Buffalo Grove that incorporated several...

Mundelein High School Principal Anthony Kroll, left, and Assistant Principal Mike Pope, right, greeted students as they arrived at the school Aug. 12, 2021.

Students start new year in Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills donning masks, but in person and ‘a lot closer to normal’

August 17, 2021 at 6:41 a.m.

Students at several schools in central Lake County returned to class Thursday, and district officials said they feel excited for the new year. Both Mundelein High School District 120 and...

Michelle Oh, of Libertyville, lifted her 2-year-old son, Sean Quinn, onto her shoulders to get a better view of the "Libertyville Days" parade Aug. 14, 2021 in Libertyville.

Despite being held months later than usual, Libertyville Days 2021 sees record-breaking turnout

August 17, 2021 at 10:04 a.m.

Officials in Libertyville gave "Libertyville Days" a shot this year — after it was canceled in 2020 — and the event saw a record-breaking year. Returning for the first time...

Mundelein school districts collect school supplies for some 200 families; ‘People were super generous’

August 14, 2021 at 8:40 a.m.

School districts in Mundelein hosted a school supply drive for almost a month over the summer, and distributions were made to about 200 area families ahead of the start of...

Tanya Stahl, a STEM facilitator at Hawthorn Middle School North in Vernon Hills, straightens up her remodeled room Aug. 9, 2021 for the upcoming year. As part of renovation and addition projects at the school, some classroom now have new furniture and electronics.

Hawthorn Middle North to start new school year with upgraded classrooms, orchestra suite, gym addition; ‘It looks like a college campus in some places’

August 17, 2021 at 12:21 a.m.

With students coming back to school in the coming days, Hawthorn Middle School North in Vernon Hills is wrapping up renovations and additions made to the school over the past...

1 person found dead inside Libertyville home a police officer on patrol discovered was on fire

August 14, 2021 at 6:08 a.m.

A Libertyville police officer witnessed flames coming from a house in the village just before dawn Friday, and as of later that day, the person who died in the blaze...

Lake County Board approves appointments to new ethics commission despite objection to makeup of the panel

August 13, 2021 at 12:55 p.m.

Ethics complaints within Lake County's government will now be heard by an independent commission despite one County Board member's concern that four of its five members are Democrats. During a...

Weekend thunderstorms in Vernon Hills damage swath of historic trees, cause power outage

August 10, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.

Storms hit Lake County Sunday evening and brought winds that damaged multiple historic trees and knocked out power in the southwest part of Vernon Hills, officials said. No injuries were...

Shuttle buses took Chicago Bears fans from a parking lot at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills Aug. 5, 2021 to the Bears training camp in nearby Lake Forest.

Bears fans parking at Hawthorn Mall to attend practice excited about chance to watch team, Vernon Hills leaders pleased to see visits to local businesses

August 10, 2021 at 2:18 p.m.

After about two weeks of training camp for the Chicago Bears, fans parking their vehicles at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills and taking shuttles to the practices said they're enjoying...

Eric Waggoner, director of planning, building and development for Lake County, goes over the different kinds of burning policies that the County Board could enact. The policy ranges from no ban on burning at all, to a total ban, to some restrictions on certain items and times. To go along with the policy, the board is also considering franchising a service to haul away debris.

After four-hour meeting, Lake County officials still kicking around specifics of potential burn restrictions

August 6, 2021 at 8:12 a.m.

More than 40 people gave their thoughts on Lake County's potential burn restrictions at a meeting Wednesday, with many either making the case for more restrictions, or no ban whatsoever....

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