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Philippe Cox, 6, of Mundelein, does a double hula hoop during National Night Out Aug. 3, 2021 at Mundelein Community Park in Mundelein.

Petting zoo, water park, movie in the park featured at ‘Night Out’ in Mundelein

August 5, 2021 at 4:16 p.m.

Organizers estimate that more than 700 people took part in National Night Out at Mundelein Community Park Tuesday, where attendees had several activities to choose from, a snack and a...

Xavion Chavez, 3, plays on a fountain at the water park Aug. 1, 2021 during "Unplugged Fest" at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich.

Families put down devices and picked up yoga, archery, lacrosse and more at first-ever ‘unplugged’ event in Lake Zurich

August 3, 2021 at 1:57 p.m.

Junior Miss Lake Zurich Alexis Alt hosted a festival Sunday at Paulus Park centered around encouraging people to unplug from their electronic devices and connect with others in the community....

Students arrive at Lake Zurich Middle School South October 5, 2020. With students set to return back to school in the coming weeks, state Rep. Chris Bos, R-Lake Zurich, launched a drive July 30, 2021 to collect school supplies for those in need.

State Rep. Bos holding school supply drive as show of community support: ‘We’re all in this together’

August 3, 2021 at 1:08 p.m.

State Rep. Chris Bos, R-Lake Zurich, is hosting a donation drive to collect school supplies for students returning to school. The drive started July 30 and goes through Aug. 20....

The Libertyville Recreation Department is conducting a survey July 22, 2021 to Aug. 16 asking the public for input on the design of a playground at Greentree Park.

Libertyville conducting survey on new playground design at Greentree Park

August 3, 2021 at 11:45 a.m.

The Libertyville Recreation Department is considering a new playground at Greentree Park, and is asking in a survey for the public to choose between three designs. Officials said more than...

Man struck and killed by outbound Metra train in Libertyville

August 3, 2021 at 11:16 a.m.

A Libertyville man died after being struck by a Metra commuter train going from Libertyville to Fox Lake. The man, identified by authorities as being 35 years old, was struck...

Ramesh Kanapareddy, the co-assistant city manager and director of the Public Works Department for the city of Highland Park, was appointed to the Vernon Hills Board of Police and Fire Commission. He has been a resident of Vernon Hills for two decades.

Highland Park Public Works director, Vernon Hills resident appointed to police and fire commission in his hometown

July 30, 2021 at 9:33 a.m.

Vernon Hills village trustees recently appointed a new member to the Board of Police and Fire Commission, bringing on resident Ramesh Kanapareddy. The BOFPC is an independent group tasked with...

No injuries reported after woman crashes her vehicle into a Vernon Hills senior living building

July 29, 2021 at 2:36 p.m.

A 67-year-old woman crashed her vehicle into a senior living facility Friday after officials said she accidentally accelerated instead of braking. No injuries were reported, and the woman opted to...

Ed Roncone, left, was sworn in as the new Libertyville Police Department chief July 27, 2021 by mayor Donna Johnson during the Village Board meeting.

Interim Libertyville police chief Roncone appointed permanently to the role, replacing Herdegen who retired after being on leave for last 7 months

July 29, 2021 at 2:44 p.m.

After more than a decade, Libertyville has a new police chief – following the departure of Clint Herdegen, who officials said had been on medical leave since December. Deputy Chief...

Mundelein mayor Steve Lentz cast the tie-breaker vote at the July 26, 2021 Village Board meeting for the ordinance that created a new public comment policy setting a five-minute limit for people to speak during the public comment portion of village meetings.

Mundelein trustees divided on new 5-minute public comment rule: ‘I think this whole policy is horrible’

July 27, 2021 at 12:56 p.m.

On a split vote, Mundelein trustees approved a new public commentpolicy at the Village Board meeting Monday that will limit the amount of time a person can speak at village...

Denise Herrmann started July 1, 2021 as superintendent of Community High School District 128.

Denise Herrmann taking helm of High School District 128, ready to ‘immerse’ in Vernon Hills and Libertyville schools, surrounding communities

July 24, 2021 at 7:10 a.m.

After a whirlwind two years, both personally and professionally, Denise Herrmann said she feels prepared to take the helm of the local high schools. An educator who has worked at...

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