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Members of American Legion Post 329 sit front and center at Libertyville's Memorial Day ceremonies at Cook Park in 2018. Libertyville is planning to return to having live Memorial Day events May 31, 2021 after they were canceled or virtual last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Libertyville and Vernon Hills to host live Memorial Day events, as Mundelein plans a virtual ceremony

May 25, 2021 at 12:59 p.m.

After 2020 saw live events across the area go virtual due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, several villages in central Lake County are planning a return to in-person Memorial Day...

Vernon Township officials announced May 20, 2021 that the township is expanding its vaccine outreach program to include transporting residents to vaccine appointments.

Vernon Township expands COVID-19 vaccine outreach program to now include more transportation options

May 25, 2021 at 12:53 p.m.

Vernon Township is introducing a program to help transport residents to coronavirus vaccine sites, a change comes two months after the township launched its vaccine outreach program, which officials say...

Vernon Hills officials and staff will still wear masks for the time being after county officials cautioned municipalities May 19, 2021 to be vigilant of changing circumstances. Mundelein, meanwhile, removed its mandate May 17.

As mask requirements loosen across state, guidance remains ‘fluid’ in parts of Lake County

May 25, 2021 at 1:04 p.m.

Public health guidelines on the use of masks are loosening in parts of central Lake County, but county health officials are recommending a more steady transition. Wearing a face covering,...

Lake County residents air concerns about potential gerrymandering, breaking up minority populations during redistricting hearings

May 23, 2021 at 8:20 a.m.

Gerrymandering and the 2010 census data impacting how the district map will be drawn were some of the concerns brought up by residents at Lake County's redistricting public hearings this...

A German language class at Libertyville High School, in Libertyville, won an international award in March 2021 for two sustainability projects related to the use of plastic at the school and cleaning Butler Lake.

Libertyville High School students in German language class win international award for sustainability projects

May 19, 2021 at 5:10 p.m.

Students in a German language class at Libertyville High School recently won an international award for a pair of sustainability projects, and will get to workshop their ideas with experts...

Vernon Hills Public Works Director David Brown, right, presented outgoing village Trustee James Schultz with a custom street sign May 4, 2021, at what was Schultz's last Village Board meeting as trustee.

Vernon Hills bids farewell to exiting trustee, seats new Village Board and welcomes incoming village manager

May 18, 2021 at 1:54 p.m.

The new Vernon Hills Village Board was seated earlier this month, after recently elected officials were sworn in, and also the new village administrator was welcomed. Village officials at the...

Tina G's, Park Street Restaurant and AREA Coffee, pictured in this file photo, would be the three businesses able to take advantage of summertime closure of Park Street for outdoor dining in Mundelein.

Mundelein to close part of Park Street for outdoor dining this summer

May 18, 2021 at 11:23 a.m.

Mundelein village officials made plans to close Park Street for the 2021 summer season official at the recent Village Board meeting, voting to allow outdoor dining on the one-block stretch...

Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes, left, swore in Mayor Steve Lentz, from left, Village Clerk Karen Walsh, and trustees Sol Cabachuela and Jenny Ross to new terms on the Mundelein Village Board. The elected leaders were sworn in at the May 10, 2021 Village Board meeting.

Mundelein swears in new Village Board officials; ‘Going into this for the first time, it can be overwhelming’

May 18, 2021 at 10:23 a.m.

The Mundelein Village Board recently welcomed three of its four new faces to its ranks, with the newly elected officials sworn in at the first meeting of the village's new...

Peg and Lee Doctor, ages 90 and 91, married for 45 years, sit together in their home at Three Crowns Park living facility Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Evanston. They both had mild cases of COVID early last year, but have been in lockdown for most of the last year in the suburban facility.

After a year of profound grief and isolation, nursing homes across suburban Chicago seek healing

May 21, 2021 at 12:32 p.m.

Over the past 14 months, the pandemic has brought to nursing homes and assisted living facilities illness, death, isolation and untold suffering. The numbers tell only part of the story,...

Vernon Hills man charged with stealing more than $500K as part of fake investment scheme, authorities say

May 21, 2021 at 2:57 p.m.

A Vernon Hills man pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Wednesday to charges of stealing more than $500,000 as part of an alleged investment scam. According to prosecutors, Ricky...

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