Christine Won

Lake Zurich High School students mingle as they wait for the bell to ring at the end of their lunch period. Next school year, Lake Zurich District 95 students will have the option to use fingerprinting technology to pay for lunch items.

Will fingerprint scans at Lake Zurich School District 95 protect students’ privacy?

May 23, 2019 at 10:49 p.m.

This fall, at Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, students will be able to check out lunch items with just a scan of their fingerprints, no longer having to...

Lake Zurich Fire Department receives statewide recognition for transporting child to Chicago

May 23, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

The Lake Zurich Fire Department recently received a statewide recognition for going "above and beyond" after transporting a child from the village to a medical appointment in Chicago. Dispatched to...

Lake Forest native wins college innovation prize

May 23, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

A Lake Forest native was awarded $100,000 to implement a project that can help monitor body temperatures in real time and has potential applications for diseases including cancer and Ebola....

A stadium at Lake Zurich High School is pictured.

Lake Zurich District 95 considers fighting Deer Park office building’s property tax appeal

May 23, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

In a rare move, officials at Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 are poised to contest a commercial property tax appeal that could potentially result in an almost $200,000...

The tennis courts at Lake Zurich High School

Decades-old tennis courts to be replaced at Lake Zurich High School

May 23, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

The tennis courts at the Lake Zurich High School could be replaced for the first time since the surfaces were originally constructed in the 1970s. As part of the Lake...

Lake Zurich High School ranked the 37th best high school in Illinois, according to a report from U.S. News and World Report.

Report ranks Lake Zurich High School 37th best in Illinois

May 23, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

Lake Zurich High School was ranked the 37th best high school in Illinois, according to a recently released list from U.S. News and World Report. The national publication ranks more...

New special education position among hires at Lake Zurich District 95

May 23, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 recently added three new hires, including a newly created special education position at the high school that will oversee the department and its...

Lake Zurich High School students rank in national MathCON competition

May 23, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

Two Lake Zurich High School students ranked in the top 10 in their grade levels in a national math competition. The Lake Zurich High School Math Team participated in MathCON...

Lake Zurich High School students qualify for national business conference

May 23, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

Four Lake Zurich High School students recently qualified for the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference. Juniors Alex Li, Miriam Chung, Samhita Tammana and senior Megan Kalafut will...

Lake Zurich school district sees big increase in English Learner students

May 23, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

While the total student body population decreased, the number of those enrolled in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95's English Learner (EL) program has more than doubled between 2008...

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