James T. Norman

The building that houses administrators for Hawthorn Elementary School District 73 is being considered as a possible future site for new classrooms, as the district struggles with climbing enrollment.

Hawthorn School District 73, teachers union ink 5-year agreement

April 24, 2020 at 5:12 p.m.

A new, five-year contract between Hawthorn School District 73 and its teachers union includes a different pay scale for teachers and extends additional benefits to the district's educational support staff....

Vitalant field supervisor Igor Ustinovich takes a blood donation during a blood drive at the Sullivan Center in Vernon Hills.

A blood drive in Vernon Hills turned away walk-ins, an example of how heightened interest in giving blood helped reverse supply shortages at start of pandemic

April 23, 2020 at 12:03 p.m.

Even with the coronavirus pandemic forcing residents to stay inside their homes, a recent blood drive hosted by the Vernon Hills Lions Club exceeded the group's collection goal. The response...

Co-interim superintendents will lead Deerfield School District 109 next school year, officials say

April 22, 2020 at 2:05 p.m.

Deerfield Public Schools District 109 recently named two co-interim superintendents as officials continue to search for a permanent leader. Two former superintendents, Edward Rafferty and Jane Beyer Westerhold, will share...

Cars pass by businesses along Route 45 in Mundelein in this file photo.

Mundelein will start requiring face coverings to be worn while in public

April 21, 2020 at 4:42 p.m.

Mundelein is joining a growing number of suburban communities that have required individuals to wear face coverings when out in public and visiting essential businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. The...

Few pedestrians were out and about March 19 along a stretch of downtown Libertyville that is home to many restaurants.

Sales tax approved by Libertyville voters is a part of village’s new budget while restaurant tax is repealed

April 21, 2020 at 4:04 p.m.

Libertyville recently approved a new budget for its upcoming fiscal year that includes the village-wide sales tax increase that voters approved in March and that, officials say, will help close...

A customer waits for a clerk to bag her groceries at Goodson's Supermarket in Oceana, W.Va.

Highland Park, Deerfield latest suburbs to require residents to wear face coverings while in public

April 21, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.

Officials in Highland Park and Deerfield are some of the latest suburbs to require people to wear face coverings when doing essential activities during the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Nancy Rotering...

Scott Adams (right), president of the Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce, helped drop off meals for workers at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. Ana Flores, cook at Advocate Condell, Michael Proskin, president of Catered Productions, and Karen Kay Lavris, of the GLMV Chamber, also are pictured.

GoFundMe, restaurants help turn food drive for Advocate Condell Medical workers in Libertyville into a consistent effort during pandemic

April 20, 2020 at 12:02 p.m.

With help from local businesses and support from the community, members of the Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce recently arrived at Advocate Condell Medical Center to...

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