Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley defends record ahead of primary
This is the second in a series of profiles of Waukegan's mayoral candidates. Watching from Florida, Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley felt helpless as he viewed a live stream of a...
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Refugees from Muslim-majority nations find safe harbor in Lake County
After an 18-year-old Syrian named Ali and his father fled the city of Damascus following crippling sieges during that country's ongoing civil war and reached the Turkish city of Istanbul,...
One week before mayoral primary, Cunningham calls for financial investigation
In what doubled as a last-minute campaign speech of sorts before the City Council, Waukegan Ald. Sam Cunningham, 1st, on Tuesday evening formally called for a "full forensic audit" of...
Lake County Board chairman reveals he’s gay at tolerance event
In the wake of what they called "reports about incidents of hate, intimidation and division in Lake County," local leaders on Tuesday morning held an event promoting tolerance at the...
Waukegan mayoral race: Cunningham ‘feeling good’ about bid as primary nears
This is the first in a series of profiles on Waukegan's mayoral candidates. A story on Cunningham's primary contender, Mayor Wayne Motley, will follow later this week. Sam Cunningham walked...
Homelessness count breaks record
Volunteers found 26 people sleeping outside in Lake County during the annual "point-in-time" count of the homeless last month, the highest number on record going back to 2005. County Board...
Zion nuisance property ordinance raises concerns among affordable housing, property rights advocates
A woman called Zion police last July to report a harrowing experience. Her former live-in boyfriend allegedly pointed the barrel of a silver handgun to her forehead during an argument...
Zion police: Shooting leaves passenger in car wounded
A shooting near 24th Street and Galilee Avenue in Zion left one person wounded Thursday, according to the Zion Police Department. Zion officials became aware of the shooting when a...
Mayoral candidates Cunningham, May find common ground at town hall
A casual observer Thursday evening at Wesley Free Methodist Church in Waukegan could be forgiven for mistaking the event that took place for a campaign rally held by two political...
Waukegan mayoral race town hall scheduled to be held this week
Candidates in Waukegan's mayoral race will appear Thursday evening at Wesley Free Methodist Church for a town hall meeting, which is open to the public. The event, sponsored by the...