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Visitors ride the Superman rollercoaster on opening day at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee in a file photo.

Six Flags announces 50th anniversary celebrations: ‘Millions of memories’

March 20, 2026 at 11:28 a.m.

The 50th Anniversary Celebration will run from June 20 through Aug. 9.

A memorial filled with stuffed animals, balloons, flowers and candles sits outside the home of 8-year-old Markell Pierce in the 1900 block of Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake Beach on Feb. 9, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Report says Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was aware of boy’s abuse before his death: ‘They didn’t do anything’

March 20, 2026 at 2:24 p.m.

Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart called it a “slow-motion murder.”

Renderings of South Park and Kipling Elementary Schools, top and bottom left, and Walden and Wilmot Elementary Schools, top and bottom right, four of D109's buildings that will see either complete replacement or new additions. (Images courtesy of Deerfield Public Schools district 109)

Deerfield D109 gets $87.8M ‘mandate’ for new schools, renovations: ‘Really rewarding’

March 18, 2026 at 11:22 a.m.

Construction of new school buildings for Walden and Wilmot is planned to begin in June 2027, with both new buildings opening in August 2028.

A sign outside a Lake County polling place in a file photo. (News-Sun file)

Lake County Board primary results set stage for November: ‘Credit to the candidates for … (turning) out voters’

March 18, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

The board’s Democrat majority, currently 14 Democrats to five Republicans, could become even more pronounced come November.

Political newcomer Juan Beto Ruiz, left, was challenging incumbent Esiah Campos during the March primary for the Lake County Board. (Photos provided by the two campaigns)

Lake County Board candidate Juan Beto Ruiz off ballot again

March 16, 2026 at 4:52 p.m.

Ruiz, who was born in Mexico, argued that his naturalization paperwork, along with other documents, did not include his surname.

Foss Park District commissioners vie for County Board seat

March 13, 2026 at 9:11 a.m.

District 14 includes Park City, and portions of North Chicago and Waukegan.

Eleanor Sweet McDonnell, left, and Joseph Salvi are facing off in the Republican primary for the District 17 Lake County Board seat. McDonnell has accused Salvi and the outgoing incumbent of backroom dealings. (Merkle's Commercial Photography and Joseph Salvi)

Lake County Board candidate alleges backroom ‘shenanigans’: ‘It wasn’t a conspiracy,’ incumbent says

March 12, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

District 17 includes Barrington, Barrington Hills, Fox River Grove, Island Lake, Lakemoor, Lake Barrington, North Barrington, Port Barrington, Tower Lakes, Volo, and portions of Lake Zurich and Round Lake.

North Shore School District 112 Superintendent Michael Lubelfeld speaks during a board meeting at Northwood Middle School on Feb. 13, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

After ISBE reprimand, D112 keeps internal findings secret: ‘Moving forward’

March 10, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.

North Shore School District 112 launched the investigation, conducted by law firm Franczek P.C., after an unusually forceful letter from the Illinois State Board of Education in August.

Political newcomer Juan Beto Ruiz is challenging incumbent Esiah Campos during the March primary for the Lake County Board. Ruiz has raised numerous criticisms of Campos, while Campos has pointed to his track record on the board.

Lake County Board candidate Juan Beto Ruiz back on ballot: ‘It’s discriminatory what’s happening’

March 9, 2026 at 5:17 p.m.

The political newcomer had been removed from the ballot over issues with his nomination petitions.

Marlena Jayatilake, owner of artisan spice and tea shop Love that Spice, hugs a fellow local business owner during a mingle event Friday morning. Jayatilake spoke glowingly about the city's female business owner community. (Joe States/Pioneer Press)

Highland Park event spotlights city’s women-owned businesses: ‘There are so many hidden gems’

March 6, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

There are more than 140 identified women-owned businesses in the city’s downtown.

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