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$131K grant buys more fruits, vegetables for 5 Waukegan schools

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

Students at five Waukegan elementary schools will be munching their way through more than $131,000 in fresh fruits and vegetables this school year, part of a federal program that aims...

Waukegan District 60 Superintendent Donaldo Batiste has announced that he plans to retire at the end of the 2015-16 school year.

Waukegan School District 60 seeks input on search for new superintendent

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

Waukegan Community School District 60 is looking for residents' input on what they would like to see in the district's next superintendent. The district announced Monday that it is offering...

Two people in Lake County have contracted West Nile virus -- one in Round Lake and one in Waukegan.

First human West Nile cases confirmed in Lake County

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

Two people in Lake County have contracted West Nile virus, the county's first confirmed human cases this year, county health officials announced Tuesday. A resident of Round Lake and a...

A close-up view of cigarettes, which are smoked by 15 percent of students at Zion's New Tech High School, according to a recent survey.

School program uses peer pressure against teen tobacco use

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

A program at New Tech High School in Zion aims to cut students' tobacco use by harnessing teens' desire to follow the crowd — in this case, a large majority...

Marley Gaskill, 8, of Lindenhurst hugs Jersey after a win at Antioch's annual dachshund races at the Fall Arts & Crafts Faire Sunday, with her grandmother and Jersey's owner, Beverly Ward.

Dachshunds are off to the races at Antioch Arts & Crafts Faire

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

Jersey does not have the look of a fleet-footed athlete. But the combination of short legs and ears nearly long enough to pose a tripping hazard didn't keep the golden...

A sign at Antioch Community High School thanks slain Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz on Sept. 7, 2015, ahead of his funeral later in the day.

Investigators face hurdles, sift evidence in Fox Lake officer’s death

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

As questions mount in the shooting death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, authorities planned to work through the weekend while awaiting results from lab tests that could...

In death of Fox Lake cop, key questions remain as police rule out 3 men

May 22, 2019 at 8:38 p.m.

A week after a Fox Lake police lieutenant was shot to death, key questions about the investigation and the officer's death remained Tuesday, while authorities announced that three men captured...

Daylong salute held for fallen Fox Lake officer: ‘Rest easy, my friend’

August 18, 2019 at 8:31 p.m.

In a final tribute punctuated with military tradition and pageantry, police from across the country on Monday honored a fallen Fox Lake officer who was shot on the job as...

Some Fox Lake business owners said the waterways, usually busy Labor Day weekend, have been slow in the Chain O' Lakes town after the fatal shooting of a police officer and an ongoing investigation.

Quieter than usual Labor Day weekend in Fox Lake in wake of officer’s shooting

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

Matt Connelly has two words to describe the waterways around Fox Lake on a typical Labor Day weekend: "mayhem" and "anarchy." This year, said Connelly, who works in sales at...

Round Lake Park man charged in Wauconda stabbing

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

A Round Lake Park man has been charged with aggravated battery in a stabbing in Wauconda on Saturday night, Lake County sheriff's office officials announced Sunday. Roberto Tinajero, 46, of...

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