Lake County

More than 2 1/2 years after a gunman fired into a crowd during Highland Park’s annual Independence Day parade, jury selection begins Monday in the trial of the man charged with killing seven people and injuring nearly 50 others that day.

Hoping to resolve a legal challenge, a group of suburban Republican leaders on Friday announced it is reopening applications for the vacant 26th Senate District seat.

The Lake County Board recognized Feb. 11 as 211 Day, celebrating a vital resource that has connected hundreds of thousands of residents to critical services since its launch.

During the Super Bowl traffic safety campaign, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested three motorists for driving without a valid driver’s license.

A Glenview police officer on his way to work was killed early Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Barrington, department officials confirmed.

A Barrington Hills village trustee and children's charity founder has been tapped as the new state senator for Illinois’ 26th Senate District.

Prosecutors said Thursday a Wisconsin man sexually assaulted a woman in her McHenry home while she was unconscious and he filmed it.

A team of six Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart students competed against students from other Chicago-area Catholic high schools in Division A at the Archdiocese of Chicago math competition held Feb. 1 at Loyola University-Chicago.

A trio of students comprising Team 1 from St. Patrick School in Wadsworth took home the first-place trophy following Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s 12th annual Mathalon event Feb. 1.

The Illinois Department on Aging has named Lifescape Community Services as the state’s Adult Protective Services provider in Lake County, effective as of Oct. 1, 2024.

Chief Judge Daniel B. Shanes has announced that Deborah J. Menas has been elected by the Circuit Judges of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit and will become Lake County’s newest associate judge. 

The Lake County Clerk’s Office has announced the transition to a vote center model for Election Day voting, offering increased accessibility, convenience and efficiency for all voters in Lake County.

After decades on the wish list, long-sought improvements at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside have been funded and are expected to proceed.

Suburban Democratic members of Congress significantly outspent their Republican rivals en route to victories in the November election – but one was the runaway leader when it came to shelling out campaign cash.

A Wauconda man was charged with public indecency after allegedly “engaging in lewd behavior while naked on his porch,” according to Wauconda police..

A former employee at an alternative school in North suburban Gages Lake has been arrested on allegations she had an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old student while she worked there, authorities announced Thursday.

Super Bowl weekend is here, and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is reminding football fans and Super Bowl partygoers that designated drivers are the best defense against the dangers of impaired driving.

Mothers Trust Foundation of Lake Forest and Zengeler Cleaners announced that they are once again collecting lovingly worn prom dresses and accessories.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Feb. 11 at Lambs Farm restaurant in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94.

The National Digital Inclusion Alliance named Lake County as a 2024 Digital Inclusion Visionary Trailblazer. This national program recognizes the county’s efforts to close the digital divide. 

Fox Lake police are investigating the death of a man found inside a burning SUV that damaged a home Tuesday afternoon.

State Rep. Martin McLaughlin says he's interested in filling the Illinois Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Dan McConchie, who has announced his plan to step down.

Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods will resign effective Sunday, Feb. 2, after nearly nine years of service. Several Democrats are said to be eyeing his 26th District seat, which will be up for election next year.

Every February, Lake County Rising organizes a dynamic “rising” event, where the community converges through activities.

The Lake County Board of Health is pleased to announce Christopher Hoff will become the new executive director of the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center effective March 10.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center recommends that residents test the radon levels in their homes and apartments during the winter, when radon levels are highest.

“Words of the Woods,” the Lake County Forest Preserves’ award-winning podcast about nature and history, debuted its third season on Dec. 4.  

The clock is ticking for transit agencies facing a crater-sized budget hole, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski has warned.

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.