Leann Spencer

Environmental officials and concerned citizens will meet Tuesday to talk about conditions at two Ft. Sheridan landfills. The fort was closed 2 1/2 years ago, but the Army must clean...

The preservation of 257 acres in central Lake County was made permanent this week when officials for W.W. Grainger Inc. turned over the deed for the land to the Lake...

Biologists for the county Forest Preserve District are warning motorists to be on the lookout for deer on the roads between now and mid-December. The deer breeding season begins in...

Just barely a year ago the city of Highland Park was a town split into two camps, divided over the emotional issue of whether the city should hire marksmen to...

Due to mechanical difficulties, next week's special meeting of the Ft. Sheridan Joint Planning Committee has been changed to the Highland Park City Council chambers instead of at the historic...

In a twist of fate not unlike what might plague the fictional characters in its premiere production, the city's first dinner-theater company will celebrate its grand opening in neighboring Lake...

An environmental team has decided to take a closer look at several sites at Ft. Sheridan that were not originally on the list of potentially contaminated areas, according to Army...

The task seemed simple enough. Gather some workers together, go out and chop down weeds in a sensitive wetland, and get the job done in about a week. But after...

Despite what its name might suggest, there is no lake in Round Lake. The tiny village lies amid farmland, not along a shoreline. Founded in 1908 by German immigrants, Round...

A long-awaited cultural activity center is scheduled to open next year at the Greenbelt Forest Preserve near Waukegan and North Chicago. The Lake County Forest Preserve District's Board of Commissioners...