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Fire Chief Bill Lark participates in the Mundelein Village Board meeting May 24, 2021. Lark's department hosted a blood drive Jan. 15, 2022 and collected more than 70 pints of blood.

Mundelein Fire Department collects 74 pints in first blood drive of year; ‘Giving blood not only helps an eventual recipient, but is very healthy for the donor as well’

January 18, 2022 at 12:55 p.m.

The Mundelein Fire Department hosted its first blood drive of the year Saturday and saw more than 70 pints of blood donated. Hosted at the department's Station No. 1, officials...

Michelle Oh of Libertyville lifts her son, Sean Quinn, two, onto her shoulders to get a better view of the parade, Aug. 14, 2021. Libertyville Days is set to return back to its normal scheduling on Father's Day weekend in 2022 after it, as well as several other annual events, were approved at Libertyville's Village Board meeting Jan. 11, 2022.

Libertyville approves 2022 slate of events; ‘Let’s just hope that everything works in our favor this year’

January 14, 2022 at 7:37 a.m.

Libertyville approved its slate of events for 2022 at its meeting Tuesday on certain conditions, laying the groundwork for several annual events to possibly return for a second straight year...

Lake County approves burning restrictions on leaves, grass in unincorporated areas; ‘This is about public health’

January 13, 2022 at 7:00 a.m.

After thousands of survey results and months of discussion, the Lake County Board approved permanent open burning restrictions that target nonwoody landscape material, including leaves and grass. The ordinance, which...

On Jan. 12, 2022, Buffalo Grove police released audio and video from the Dec. 2, 2021 police-involved shooting near Boxwood Lane and Ratcliffe Road.

Buffalo Grove officials release audio, video from fatal police shooting of Elgin man

January 12, 2022 at 5:31 p.m.

On Wednesday, Buffalo Grove village officials, on behalf of the police department, released audio and video from the fatal police shooting of Brian Howard that took place a little after...

Lake County sheriff’s office renews body camera contract; ‘We have been able to showcase the … work of our correctional officers and sheriff’s deputies’

January 12, 2022 at 8:51 a.m.

Lake County renewed its body camera contract for the sheriff's office, and purchased another two dozen cameras for its squad cars at a meeting Tuesday. While the start of the...

Jack Komos of Chicago, a senior installer for Fresh Coast Solar, performs a torque audit on a solar array on top of Building D on the campus of College of Lake County on Friday, May 14, 2021, in Grayslake.

Vernon Township starting energy resilience commission to fund green projects; ‘We’re working with folks who want to do what’s good for the community’

January 11, 2022 at 11:36 a.m.

To help drum up funding for energy-efficient projects in the area, Vernon Township is launching an energy resilience commission where officials, villages and other taxing bodies will look for ways...

An automated license plate reader, center top of pole, at the intersection of East Phillip Road & Deerpath Drive n Vernon Hills on Friday, June 25, 2021. (Jose M. Osorio/ baiduhai)

Lake County OKs license plate readers; ‘If we can reduce crime — catch bad guys — let’s do it’

January 6, 2022 at 9:15 a.m.

Despite concerns about privacy and potential uses of data, Lake County officials have been given the go-ahead to create a permit process for municipalities interested in installing automatic license plate...

Sheriff John Idleburg announced the expansion of a program at the sheriff's office in December 2021 that will see six municipal police departments join on to help offer better mental health resources for several Lake County communities. The program is expected to launch at the end of Jan. 2022.

Sheriff’s office expands mental health program to 6 police departments; ‘The … agencies will work together to provide additional resources and support systems’

January 4, 2022 at 11:16 a.m.

The Lake County sheriff's office is expanding one of its programs aimed at providing mental health resources to those in need, and will now include six other police departments within...

Friends and families line up for balloons, hand paintings, and cotton candy, during the Hawthorn Mall redevelopment event Sept. 18, 2021 in Vernon Hills.

Vernon Hills continues building toward Hawthorn 2.0, sees several events return in 2021

January 3, 2022 at 3:25 p.m.

While much changed in Vernon Hills in 2021, a lot stayed the same. Mayor Roger Byrne was elected for the eighth time, and only one new trustee made it onto...

Hawthorn School District 73 school receives $5K donation for school supplies from retailer Burlington

January 3, 2022 at 10:45 a.m.

Teachers at Hawthorn School District 73 School of Dual Language are set to get new supplies for their classrooms, thanks to a $5,000 donation from a retailer that recently opened...

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