Lindenhurst teen, father mourned; Grayslake schools offer support
Just days into a new academic year, the Grayslake North High School community is mourning the tragic loss of a varsity cheerleader and her father in a weekend car crash...
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Coroner: DNA confirms brothers died in Ingleside crash
The identity of the third man killed in a fiery crash early Wednesday in Ingleside was released by authorities Friday afternoon after DNA testing confirmed the man was the brother...
Fleeing Katrina with 3 kids, $40 and a plane ticket to Chicago
Gladys Bombace arrived at O'Hare International Airport on Sept. 5, 2005, with her three young girls, $40, a weathered photo ID and a plastic bag full of clothes soaked by...
Hurricane Katrina struck, Lake County responded
In the days and months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, many Lake County residents were busy doing anything they could to make life better for evacuees arriving in...
Lake County group moves to override Rauner veto on heroin bill
State legislators supporting a measure aimed at addressing heroin addiction in Illinois are hoping to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto this week based in part on costs associated with treatment...
Dold: $100M program would move people from welfare to workforce
U.S. Rep. Robert Dold visited the Youth Conservation Corps in Waukegan on Monday to unveil details of a federal bill that would provide $100 million in financial assistance to help...
Tornado damage at Grayslake Central HS cost $350K
Grayslake Central High School was completely repaired just days after an Aug. 2 tornado tossed sections of roof across Lake Street, fulfilling the District 127 superintendent's prediction that the school...
Flood-ravaged school property resurfaces as community park
Finishing touches are underway for a new park set to open next month at the site of the former Gurnee Grade School building, transforming the flood-prone land from a frustrating...
Panel urges parents to ‘protect our sons and daughters’ by teaching patience, restraint
The acronym SO SAD was perhaps a bit too negative for a community event Saturday that stressed education and confrontation avoidance as ways to address a bad year for police...
Spirit of community shown at annual NAACP block party in Waukegan
Saturday's heat couldn't keep the crowds away from the annual NAACP Community Block Party in Waukegan. With vendor and informational booths tucked in the shade of trees at Bowen Park,...