Lake County

The season’s first hint of winter is expected late Wednesday with snowfall expected throughout much of the suburbs.

Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, notice is hereby given that at 11 a.m. Nov. 20 a lottery will be held to determine ballot placement for offices to be voted on at the April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election.

Deer Park Town Center is gearing up for the return of the holiday season with a spectacular line-up of free family-friendly events, kicking off with the Santa’s Arrival & Fireworks event on Nov. 16.

A Volo man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to delivering the drugs that resulted in the overdose of a man who died in a McHenry hospital.

After months of warnings about the “fiscal cliff” facing transit agencies when COVID-19 relief money expires, Metra leaders provided a stark hypothetical Wednesday.

Suburbanites secretly voting Republican coupled with blue-state laissez faire contributed to election surprises in the region, experts say.

The April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election will include the following Village of Hainesville offices: Village Mayor, four-year term of office, and Village Trustee, three Trustees, each for a four-year term of office.

Operation HerStory celebrates women who served and put on its first flight to Washington landmarks in 2021. The group is hoping to organize a second trip.

Chaplain Ken Hauser, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Viet Nam where half his unit was killed or injured, has prayed with countless number of veterans and civilians grieving and struggling with personal conflicts.

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

Before The Salvation Army Red Kettle season even kicked off, the first gold coins of the Christmas season have been donated.

For the second consecutive year, Lake County Journal cartoonist Tom Beck has placed first and second in his division in the 2024 Northern Illinois News Association Awards competition.

Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Boykin, a native of Waukegan, is currently stationed at NSGL as an instructor with Naval Education and Training Command.

McHenry County-area icumbent Statehouse members, both Republican and Democrat, were leading their respective challengers.

With 93% of the vote counted, Congressman Bill Foster, D-Naperville, was leading with about 55% of the vote compared to GOP challenger Jerry Evans who had 44%.

Walking pneumonia is not a rarity this time of year or among school-aged children.But this year, suburban pediatricians are taking particular note of the increase in cases — especially among young children.

A Lakemoor man is accused of possessing in his home 724.5 grams of marijuana and 142 pot plants in what is described by police as a “pretty sophisticated grow operation.”

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A man whose arrest near Wonder Lake was posted on TikTok and viewed millions of times has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver heroin and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

State Sen. Dan McConchie will hold a free veterans appreciation luncheon and expo to honor veterans and their families who live in the 26th Senate District from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2.

The Lake County Healthcare Job Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 6 in the Rosalind Franklin University Centennial Room, 3333 Green Bay Road.

11th Congressional District GOP hopeful Jerry Evans’ campaign contributions lag significantly behind Democratic opponent U.S. Rep. Bill Foster

Girls in grades 6-8 and their families are invited to an enriching and engaging experience on Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s beautiful 41-acre campus in Lake Forest.

During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 20-26, the Lake County Health Department reminds residents about the dangers of lead exposure in the home.

A Lake County judge on Oct. 18 sentenced a man to 32 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the 2021 Gurnee fatal shooting of a man.

From Oct. 19 through Nov. 1, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office will participate in additional traffic safety enforcement efforts to encourage motorists to commit to sober driving, buckling up and following traffic laws.

Illinois health officials say the first tick to test positive for a bacteria that can transmitted to humans has been confirmed in Lake County.

Ten Advocate Health Care breast cancer patients, their family members and care teams from across Illinois were honored and celebrated Oct. 6 at the Chicago Bears Crucial Catch game at Soldier Field.

The Lake County Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners approved the 2025 fiscal year budget during their Oct. 9 meeting.

The Lake County Board approved a resolution at its Oct. 8 meeting that moves Segments 2 and 3 of the proposed Patriot Path into Phase II Engineering.

At its Oct. 9 meeting, the Lake County Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of about 13.2 acres to expand Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North Chicago.

The Wonder Lake woman accused of shooting her husband at their home last week appeared in a McHenry County courtroom Wednesday and was appointed an assistant public defender.

“Haunt Season” was created by Lake Bluff native and Gurnee resident Jake Jarvi for Epic Pictures Group and is mainly filled at the local haunted house attraction “Realm of Terror” in Round Lake Beach.

A woman charged with attempted murder in an apparent shooting in her home near Wonder Lake Thursday was the subject of a missing-persons report 12 years.

A Wonder Lake man pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI; authorities said he'd had six previous DUI offenses.

A man stole hundreds of vases from cemeteries in McHenry and Lake counties, authorities say, and was selling them for scrap.

One Hope United recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its Rebound Transitional Living Program from Waukegan to a newly upgraded space in Zion.

The staff at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery announced those laid to rest at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery during September.

The Lake County Digital Equity Coalition held their first in person meeting on Sept. 25 with community organizations, leaders and residents as part of the Lake County Broadband and Digital Equity Action Plan.

Tenth Congressional District incumbent Brad Schneider touted his record of backing Israel, while challenger Jim Carris spoke of his personal experience as a child hostage on a hijacked airplane.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office announced it has identified a person of interest and a vehicle believed involved in the hit-and-run crash that killed Austin Stanek, 24, of Island Lake on Friday.

At a recent senior fair in Fox Lake, Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim discovered there is a significant amount of money across the state that is unclaimed by governments, businesses and residents.

On Sept. 19, the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee held a hearing on the state of public transit and its impact on climate change at Lake County’s Central Permit Facility in Libertyville.

As the calendar turns to fall, it’s time for Libertyville Sunrise Rotary and Zengeler Cleaners to kick off this year’s “Coats for Vets” collection drive.

McHenry County starts budget process, upholds promise to remove Mental Health Board levy on budget.

Police say a driver hit a person who was walking with a group near Island Lake and then drove off. Officials are looking for the driver and have identified the person killed as an Island Lake man, 24.

Early voters express a variety of concerns for the presidential election

Chief Judge Daniel B. Shanes and the circuit judges of the 19th Circuit Court are pleased to announce the appointment of Assistant Public Defender Gregory Ticsay as the new public defender of Lake County.

The fifth annual Island Lake Oktoberfest and third annual Dachshund Derby will take place Sept. 27-29 at Water Tower Park, 429 W. State Road.

Officials gathered Sept. 17 to celebrate the completion of a new solar array system that will power the Lake County Central Permit Facility in Libertyville at a ribbon-cutting ceremony.