Police seek suspect in Fox Lake armed robbery
A warrant is out for a man's arrest in Fox Lake in connection with an armed robbery that occurred Sunday night, according to police. Fox Lake police responded at 6:16...
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Anti-tax advisory measures pass overwhelmingly in Wauconda, Fox River Grove
Voters in two Lake County villages and across the state spoke loudly and clearly on Election Day, saying in no uncertain terms to be given a say on future increases...
Waukegan Public Library seeks $300,000 to give employees deferred raises
The Waukegan Public Library's budget has only risen by a net amount of $35,000 since 2010, library officials say, and employees there haven't been able to count on merit raises...
Advocates call on Waukegan to allow showers for homeless at PADS office
Joe Hodge stood outside the PADS Lake County office in Waukegan Wednesday afternoon and doubted whether he'd get a place at one of the organization's homeless shelters after sunset. "I'm...
Lake County receives $1.6 million in federal mental health grants
The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center received two grants worth more than $1.6 million to expand mental health services in the county, the department announced Tuesday. The...
Lake County bucks national trends on Election Day
A picture of a divided America arose as the dust settled after Election Day following an unprecedented presidential campaign between perhaps the two most unpopular candidates in modern history. President-elect...
Lake County Board approves budget
The Lake County Board has overwhelmingly approved a $503 million budget for next year, choosing to un-freeze the county's property tax levy due to uncertainty stemming from Springfield. The budget...
Former state Rep. John Matijevich dies mere hours after seeing Cubs victory
Former state Rep. John Matijevich spent 26 years representing North Chicago and Waukegan in Springfield. Before that, he was police chief and police court magistrate in North Chicago. Later in...
‘People are frightened’: Lake County Muslims, Latinos react to Trump’s victory
During his unprecedented campaign for the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump said he would temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country, build a wall on the Mexican border and deport undocumented...
Fire reported at Hillery’s Bar-BQ in Waukegan
Firefighters in Waukegan fought a blaze at the popular Hillery's Bar-BQ restaurant on Lewis Avenue Thursday morning, the Waukegan Fire Department said in a news release. There were no injuries....