Survivors still coping with last mass shooting
A grieving mother struggles to say the word "murder." A traumatized girlfriend copes with nightmarish flashbacks and survivor's guilt. In the five months since John Larimer, 27, died during a...
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‘Social trust’ gets a healthy workout at YMCA
One by one, the women in workout togs arrived to class asking the same question: Have you heard the news? The YMCA was closing. There had been little warning, just...
No charges for Algonquin woman who abandoned disabled daughter
While her actions were "inexcusable," an Algonquin mother will not face criminal charges for abandoning her 19-year-old disabled daughter at a Tennessee bar, according to the district attorney general in...
Lake County Board hands reins to newcomer
The Lake County Board voted unanimously Monday to replace its chairman with a relative newcomer who vowed to improve transparency, accountability and efficiency of the countywide governing body. Aaron Lawlor,...
Caucus taps candidates to remake Lake Forest school boards
The Lake Forest elementary and high school boards of education will change leadership in the spring if voters approve a slate of candidates recommended by a citywide caucus Tuesday. The...
Lake Forest schools lent administrator $28,000 to cover Naperville mortgage
When Jennifer Hermes started working for Lake Forest Elementary School District 67, she put her Naperville house up for sale and bought a place in Long Grove, closer to her...
Memorial service held for Antioch student and father killed in plane crash
More than 1,000 people paid their last respects to a 14-year-old Antioch High School freshman and her father during a memorial service in the school gymnasium Sunday, a week after...
Ex-Lake Forest superintendent’s fringe benefits questioned
In his job overseeing two small school districts in affluent Lake Forest, Harry Griffith was among the highest paid public school administrators in the state, bringing in $362,000 last academic...
Ex-Lake Forest superintendent’s fringe benefits questioned
In his job overseeing two small school districts in affluent Lake Forest, Harry Griffith was among the highest paid public school administrators in the state, bringing in $362,000 last academic...
Watch what you say in electronic era
Sometimes he had forgotten to log out of email, so she could view her husband's messages to other women with little effort. Other times, she found pictures of him and...