Chloe Hilles

Chloe Hilles is a former Lake County reporter for the Lake County News-Sun and Chicago Tribune.

Millburn D24 scrambling to find alternative to state summer reading programs; ‘How do you do that to your teachers?’

April 10, 2024 at 4:39 p.m.

Superintendent Jason Lind said a group of English language arts teachers and some board members will discuss options for a summer reading program, with the hope that a program is...

Erin Tunison dives with Diveheart's founder Jim Elliot at the Elgin YMCA on March 23, 2019. (Eric Vaandering)

Deepest U.S. pool proposed for North Chicago would be a godsend for the disabled, planners say; ‘No one has ever done anything like this’

April 5, 2024 at 10:53 a.m.

Plans for the facility include the deepest pool in the country at 130 feet to provide the experience of deep-water diving, with water pressure similar to a more than 10-story...

A sign outside the world headquarters of Walgreens Boots Alliance in Deerfield. (Steve Sadin/Lake County News-Sun)

Deerfield-based Walgreens hit with $2.7 billion tax bill after IRS audit

April 3, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

The pharmacy chain said it disagrees with the audit and plans to “vigorously defend” its position in appeals, according to a company filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...

The main entrance to the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.

Lake County’s largest forest preserve may soon grow by 75 acres; ‘There’s a couple spaces where you’re missing the puzzle piece’

April 2, 2024 at 5:20 p.m.

The Lake County Forest Preserves District’s Planning Committee approved two resolutions Monday for the purchase of properties in unincorporated Fremont Township: a 1.6-acre plot known as the Breuer property for...

Inmates work on an art project in one of the pods at the Waukegan-based Lake County jail in June 2019. (Mark Kodiak Ukena/News-Sun)

Lake County Sheriff Office wanted to initiate an inmate transfer last fall, but contract held up: ‘Time was of the essence’

March 28, 2024 at 6:32 p.m.

For three months, back and forth between the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the county administration delayed the transfer of inmates from a short-staffed Lake County Jail to another facility...

Sukhu (left) and Ajit (right) Kalra work on the menu concept for their new restaurant Indus Progressive Indian Dining, opening in May in downtown Highland Park. (Credit: Ajit Kalra)

Indian fine dining opening in downtown Highland Park this spring: ‘We think we will bring something truly valuable to the world of cuisine in Chicago’

March 26, 2024 at 3:39 p.m.

One of Chicago’s most anticipated spring restaurant openings, according to Eater Chicago, will be happening in downtown Highland Park in May. Sukhu and Ajit Kalra have lived in the northern...

St. Bede School in Ingleside, seen above in January 2018, will close even after raising over $400,000 to cover a budget deficit. (Yadira Sanchez Olson/Lake County News-Sun)

Low enrollment to close Ingleside Catholic school, despite raising funds to cover budget deficit

March 25, 2024 at 9:19 a.m.

Despite raising over half a million dollars to keep the school open, St. Bede School in Ingleside will close at the end of the academic year due to low enrollment...

Audience angered by Millburn D24’s withdrawal from ‘left-leaning’ program; ‘Removing the whole program for three pages of a book … that made some board members uncomfortable is ludicrous’

March 20, 2024 at 3:52 p.m.

The Millburn District 24 Board of Education voted to withdraw the district’s participation in Reader's Choice Award programs, three statewide reading programs that enable elementary and middle school students to...

Lake County Board member Diane Hewitt, D-Waukegan
(Credit: Diane Hewitt)

Lake County Board incumbent appears to capture District 8 Democratic primary with 75% of the vote

March 20, 2024 at 10:53 a.m.

Hewitt has fended off multiple primary challenges since she first took office in 2008.

Highland Park councilman announces resignation date due to liquor license dispute; open to staying ‘if the legislation changes’

March 19, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.

Since February 29, Hoobler has not participated in any city meetings at the recommendation of Illinois Liquor Control Commission Special Agent Kevin Croke, and as of Monday he will take...

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