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Debbie Grant-Maher, a recruiter for Six Flags Great America, clearly has the park's upcoming Fright Fest in mind as she spoke to candidates for jobs including make-up artists and "scare actors" at Monday's job fair.

Vendors offer employment opportunities to 250 job seekers at Waukegan fair

May 23, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

Both job seekers and employers indicated Monday that the job market appears to be looking up at a job fair in Waukegan that drew about 250 people seeking employment. About...

Warren Township High School students Laura Judge (left) and Haiwen Liu earned perfect ACT scores.

Two Warren High seniors score perfect 36 on ACT

May 23, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

Laura Judge and Haiwen Liu are friends, classmates and bandmates at Warren Township High School, and the two seniors now have something else in common — perfect ACT scores to...

Varsity Lakes Eagles football player Ted Newton sported this message of support for Lakes student Bryan Jardinico during Friday night's varsity game and Saturday's Junior Varsity game. Jardinico, 17, died early Saturday morning of cancer.

Lakes varsity football team mourns passing of classmate

May 23, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

The Lakes Eagles varsity football team usually picks four captains for each game, but the team will instead be running a symbolic missing-man formation for the remainder of this season....

Former Bear Desmond Clark says charges were motivated by racism

May 23, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

Standing outside of his Vernon Hills home Saturday afternoon, former Chicago Bears tight end Desmond Clark said an incident last month at the high school his son attends — and...

The lottery winners wall at Mobile in Lindenhurst.

Illinois Lottery’s IOU plan has some Lake County gamblers grumbling

May 23, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

At the Mobil service station he manages in Lindenhurst, manager Mike Patel has a winners wall showing all the five- and six-figure winning tickets sold there. But future big winners...

Four arrested after fights at Zion’s Labor Day parade

May 10, 2019 at 10:37 p.m.

Two adults and two minors were arrested Monday after several fights broke out during Zion's Labor Day parade, according to police. The altercations forced an early end to the holiday...

Lake County Opioid Initiative: Heroin law will ‘save so many lives’

May 23, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

With a 44-11 vote by the Illinois Senate on Wednesday afternoon, the General Assembly completed an override of a veto by Gov. Bruce Rauner to enact a sweeping set of...

Minnesota man sought in wife’s death arrested in Waukegan

May 10, 2019 at 10:37 p.m.

Investigators from Minnesota have been sent to Lake County as a man suspected in a killing in that state was arrested Thursday by U.S. Marshals in Waukegan, authorities said. Todd...

The funeral for Haylie Winiewicz and her father, Christopher Winiewicz, was held Thursday at St. Patrick Church in Wadsworth.

Lindenhurst mom makes tearful promise at husband, daughter’s funeral

May 23, 2019 at 11:03 p.m.

Through a family friend during her husband and daughter's funeral service Thursday, Gina Winiewicz made a heart-wrenching and loving promise to her late husband: "You take care of Haylie, and...

Crowds mourn ‘heartbreaking’ deaths of Lindenhurst dad, daughter

May 23, 2019 at 11:03 p.m.

Fifteen-year-old Haylie Winiewicz was known for her hard work and dedication, but the Grayslake North High School student was also remembered Wednesday for being outgoing and fun-loving — she liked...

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