Michelle Groenke

The Private Industry Council of Lake County will begin the new year with a new name: the Lake County Workforce Development Department. PIC Executive Director Christine Stevens said the new...

A student-run bank and a mini-theme park are among the special classroom projects that will be highlighted at the North Shore School District 112 Education Foundation's annual meeting at 8...

A recent crackdown on traffic violations in Lake County resulted in hundreds of tickets and written warnings being issued in November, Illinois State Police said Wednesday. Capt. Rick Rokusek, State...

Nighttime building security will be increased and daytime parking lot security is being added at Mundelein High School as part of its effort to improve safety and reduce vandalism. The...

The Northern Illinois Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse has been awarded two federal grants totaling $500,000 to help students at Round Lake High School and their parents. The not-for-profit...

Seeking a financial solution to overcrowded schools, the Diamond Lake District 76 school board is expected to put an $8 million building referendum question on the March ballot. Supt. Roger...

Substitute teachers in Lake Bluff School District 65 are getting a pay raise. The school board this week voted to increase pay to $80 a day from $70 a day...

Volunteers are being sought to help ring the holiday bells at the collection pots that will be placed outside grocery and department stores as the Salvation Army's annual holiday fundraising...

Habitat for Humanity plans to use part of a $75,000 state grant to buy land for new home construction on the south side of Waukegan. State Rep. Susan Garrett (D-Lake...

Traffic circles are being tested as a way to slow traffic in a busy residential area of Highland Park. Barrels of sand that anchor a signpost directing cars around the...