Lake County

Tara Farnsworth and Bob Albrecht of Antioch, "We Buy Ugly Houses" franchisees, win $20,000 for the Habitat for Humanity Lake County for their flip of a Fox Lake home.

A Lake County Jail inmate has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated battery to a correctional officer along with other charges, stemming from an attack on a correctional officer.

A pair of siblings are charges with murder in the 2023 shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Round Lake, police announced. One of the siblings is 17 but charged as an adult.

Experience the magic of winter in the Lake County Forest Preserves.  From ice skating and sledding to peaceful cross-country skiing, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

The Lake County Regional Office of Education has been awarded a $9.9 million grant under the highly competitive Education Innovation and Research Program.

Great Lakes Credit Unio is excited to announce that it collected 837 items for the community through its annual coat drive held during the month of November.

Discover more ways to connect with nature using Expand Your Experience, the new official map and guide to Lake County’s forest preserves.

Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, Regional Transportation Authority leaders have issued their own transit rescue plan.

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois' 10th District has been named to lead the New Democrat Coalition, a 110-member centrist group within the House’s Democratic caucus.

A man was sentenced to six years in prison for the wrong-way, head-on crash that killed beloved Wauconda High School teacher and athletic trainer Bob Gillen.

For the sixth year in a row, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart gets the top grade for its faith-based education of young women.

The generosity of Lake County residents once again was on full display for the Coats for Vets collection drive hosted by Libertyville Sunrise Rotary and Zengeler Cleaners.

In conjunction with the February celebration of the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, 19th Judicial Circuit judges will be among the many Illinois judges to deliver a program to grade school students based on the popular children’s book by Martha Brenner, “Abe Lincoln’s Hat.”

The staff at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery announced those who have been laid to rest at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery during December 2024.

Nicor Gas, the state’s largest natural gas utility covering much of northern Illinois, is asking Illinois officials to approve a $309 million rate increase that, if approved, would raise a typical customer’s bill about $7.50 a month.

The star that sits atop a water tower in Island Lake was built in 1965.

The 10th annual Lake County History Symposium takes place virtually on Zoom from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 9 and 16.

The U.S. Department of Justice recently awarded the Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force an additional $700,000 in grant funding as a renewal of a previous grant.

Local officials are celebrating the acquisition of a commercial building that will be transformed into a permanent shelter to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis in Lake County.

From a shift in focus to the Chicago lakefront to the end of a long-running tax battle in Arlington Heights, the Chicago Bears stadium saga had many chapters in 2024.

The Treehouse Play Cafe in McHenry will have a liquor license for parents while children play and during birthday parties.

Drop off your tree at one of eight marked sites across Lake County, open daily from 6:30 a.m. to sunset through Feb. 1, 2025.

Lake County officials gathered Nov. 8 to celebrate the bird-friendly enhancements at the Lake County Central Permit Facility in Libertyville in an effort to mitigate bird strikes against glass windows.

On Nov. 3, 200 generous women came together and gave from their heart to raise more than $70,000 in support of critical early education programs that will ensure the foundation for strong and successful academic futures for Lake County children.

On Dec. 18, the Lake Consolidated Emergency Communications Member Board of Directors appointed Jason E. Kern as the LakeComm executive director.

Melinda Bush, Lake County’s appointed member on the Metra Board of Directors, has announced her resignation, effective Jan. 3, 2025.

Illinois tollway leaders approved a new $2 billion, seven-year capital program Thursday that includes improvements to trouble spots in Cook, DuPage and Lake counties.

A pair of miniature therapy horses visited Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington on Dec. 13 to bring joy to patients.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is joining forces with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Drive High, Get a DUI” traffic safety campaign from Dec. 17 through Jan 2.

Audiences will find “everything’s better in threes” when The Irving Sisters take the stage, singing popular holiday tunes at Brushwood Center this December.

Dining in this month at any of Kris Schoenberger’s restaurants will prove to be a golden experience for some lucky participants in his red envelope campaign.

A Holiday Hills man was denied pretrial release after being charged with possessing cocaine with intent to sell and running from police during a traffic stop.

Prosecutors announced an indictment against a Barrington man charged with fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend last month.

An overnight fire left an Island Lake home uninhabitable.

A look at the many holiday movies that have been filmed in the Chicago suburbs.

As ridership grows, Pace is expanding service on a number of popular routes in Cook, DuPage and Lake counties.

In partnership with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and five other counties in northeastern Illinois, Lake County has announced its involvement in Safe Travel for All.

Property owners residing in unincorporated Lake County may be eligible to save an average of $241 a year on their flood insurance policies.

The staff at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery announced those who were laid to rest at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery in November.

A Richmond man is accused of sexually assaulting a child in 2019-2020; faced same charge in Lake County which was dismissed, his attorney said during an initial hearing appearance Friday.

Pace buses every 20 minutes? Pace buses in every town? Or a hybrid system? It’s in your hands, officials say.

Seven Lake County Board members, re-elected in the Nov. 5 General Election, were officially sworn into office on Dec. 2.

Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim announced that fiscal 2024 ending Nov. 30 is on track to be another record-breaking year in investment income.

Brushwood Center announces the return of the Nature-Inspired Holiday Art Market.

A woman who Crystal Lake police said committed identity theft and attempted to cash a bad check for $4,480 pleaded guilty and was sentence to five years in prison.

The Administrative Office of Illinois Courts has notified Chief Judge Daniel B. Shanes that 23 local attorneys have submitted applications for the associate judge vacancy in the 19th Judicial Circuit.

This Thanksgiving, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is joining with other law enforcement agencies throughout the state to ensure holiday travelers are buckled up and driving sober.

Join the Lake County Stands Against Stigma Coalition from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 N Greenbay Road, North Chicago.

A 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with a burglary to a gambling cafe in Third Lake, authorities said.

Following almost a year of legal battles and fierce public opposition from many customers, water utility Aqua Illinois is set to raise its rates in 2025, impacting water customers in 14 northern Illinois counties.