Veteran Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston plans to announce she won’t seek reelection, likely early next month, according to media reports.

Robert Crimo III will get a life sentence for killing seven people at a Highland Park parade, but victims are testifying at his sentencing hearing, to which he did not show Wednesday.

An Island Lake man, who admitted along with a Glenview woman to cruelly housing 46 cats in a U-Haul truck for months, began serving his 40-day jail sentence last week.

As Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky decides whether to seek a 15th term, political newcomer Kat Abughazelah already is campaigning for Schakowsky's 9th District seat — and creating national buzz.

Wanting to prevent continued economic malaise in the downtown business area, Wauconda officials have authorized the acquisition — one way or another — of the former Bulldogs restaurant.

Authorities continue to search for relatives of a 72-year-old woman who died in an April 15 fire at her residence.

Six Flags Great America is set to kick off its 49th year of summer fun on Friday, April 18.

In mid-March, Lake County was informed that more than $3 million in federally earmarked funds were eliminated from the fiscal 2025 federal budget.

Lake County’s delectable culinary and beverage scene took center stage at the highly successful Lake County February Flavor Festival.