Luke Hammill

Waukegan now has a real-life example for what politicians often refer to as "crumbling infrastructure." Michael Rodriguez noticed a heavy, rectangular concrete block sitting at the end of his backyard...

Lake County resident Scott Farley, 46, said he never paid much attention to politics. Farley — who lives near Gurnee and commutes to Milwaukee for his job at Joy Global,...

With Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley's apparent loss to Ald. Sam Cunningham, 1st, in Tuesday's Democratic primary, the city will likely elect either its first African -merican or first female mayor...

Waukegan Ald. Sam Cunningham, 1st, was ahead of first-term incumbent Wayne Motley in the city's Democratic primary for mayor, according to unofficial returns Tuesday night. Cunningham had nearly 62 percent...

The contentious Democratic primary election campaign between Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley and his challenger, Ald. Sam Cunningham, 1st, produced more drama Monday, just a day before the final ballots will...

The rallying cry came loud and clear over the sound system: "Let's go get freezin' for a reason!" And with that, more than 300 people voluntarily plunged themselves into the...

Voters in Waukegan on Tuesday will cast their votes in three primary races for mayor, city clerk and township highway commissioner. Though they are Democratic primaries, any registered voter in...

Crews in Round Lake Beach had to wait until daylight to lift a sport-utility vehicle out of a retention pond Sunday after a man crashed it into the water overnight,...

Just days before Tuesday's primary election, Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley and an associate employed by the city filed a defamation complaint on Thursday against a longtime local activist, alleging she...