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Woodland School District 50 teachers Tiffany Campbell and Rae Wynn carried signs during a rally outside district offices before a mediation session between union officials and the school board Thursday evening. Contract negotiations in the district have been going on since January.

District 50 teachers rally before mediation session

May 23, 2019 at 11:08 p.m.

Dozens of Woodland School District 50 teachers and staff members rallied outside the Gurnee district's offices before a meeting between union officials, school board members and a mediator Thursday evening....

The last time there was a teachers strike in Woodland District 50 was 2003, when then 7-year-old Nick Antonelli walked the picket line on Gages Lake Road in front of Woodlawn Elementary School.

Teachers union, Woodland District 50 clash on salaries, benefits

May 23, 2019 at 11:08 p.m.

The latest contract offers in negotiations between Woodland School District 50's school board and union have been posted for public viewing on the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board website. School...

Fox Lake police Sgt. Dawn Deservi, left to right, speaks about the village's Explorers program with Sgt. Michael Ostertag and interim Police Chief Michael Keller.

Fox Lake commits to youth policing program led by fallen officer

May 23, 2019 at 11:08 p.m.

Fox Lake officials on Tuesday night said they are committed to continuing a program for young adults aspiring to careers in law enforcement that had been led by a veteran...

Fox Lake weighs future of youth program led by fallen officer

May 23, 2019 at 11:08 p.m.

As the investigation into the death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz continues, village officials are weighing the future of a program the officer led that gave young...

At Waukegan Community Unit School District 60's headquarters, some district-owned or leased vehicles are provided for top administrators' use. While many large districts offer travel allowances, few provided take-home cars for superintendents' use.

District-owned vehicles for Waukegan school administrators an unusual perk

May 23, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

In August, Waukegan School District 60 purchased the 2012 Toyota Highlander it had been leasing for its deputy superintendent. The price tag, between the cost of the car and a...

The Waukegan Public Schools Foundation awarded about $11,000 in grants to fund 13 teacher-pitched projects in District 60. The foundation's president said they'd like to be able to give more, but fundraising has been a challenge.

Waukegan schools foundation awards grants for teacher projects

May 23, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

The Waukegan Public Schools Foundation is funding 13 teacher-pitched projects for the 2015-16 academic year, district officials announced in a statement Wednesday. The grants are designed to help teachers pursue...

Waukegan District 60 approves $210.5 million budget

May 23, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

Waukegan School District 60 school board members voted to approve a $210.5 million budget for the 2015-16 school year Tuesday evening. The budget leaves the district operating at a roughly...

District 60: Chronic truancy more complex than teens cutting class

May 23, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

Six Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 schools were recognized for starting the year off with strong attendance, district officials said in a statement. The Lake County Regional Office of...

Waukegan principal remembered as ‘just a kind, beautiful soul’

May 23, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

Colleagues remembered Sarah Bankhead as a compassionate, dedicated Waukegan School District 60 principal and veteran teacher who went the extra mile for her students. Bankhead, 52, worked for the district...

Mike Quist, organizer of the Lake County Gun & Sportsman Show, awards a youth-sized gun to the winner of the kids' raffle: six-and-a-half-month-old Tristan Dionne and his father, Ryan Dionne.

Gun show in Antioch draws expert hunters, collectors and curiosity-seekers

May 23, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

The gun show at the Antioch VFW Sunday may have been smaller than the shows that used to be held at the Lake County Fairgrounds before Grayslake largely banned them...

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