Emily K. Coleman

Independent investigation to review how Waukegan Public Library sexual harassment complaints were handled

July 17, 2020 at 10:16 p.m.

A Waukegan Public Library employee said she endured inappropriate advances and compliments from a coworker for months before she finally turned to a supervisor for help. The supervisor told her...

Highwood man faces child pornography, sexual interaction with dog charges

July 17, 2020 at 7:52 p.m.

A Highwood man faces multiple felonies after police say they found hundreds of files containing child pornography, including at least one video showed the man having sexual conversations online with...

Cars are lined up past the Lake Zurich High School stadium, up near May Whitney Elementary School. Images from the Mobile COVID-19 Testing Site on July 12, 2020 at the Lake Zurich High School Performing Arts Center parking lot.

Mobile COVID-19 testing returns to Lake Zurich; coming to Mundelein, Round Lake

July 17, 2020 at 9:29 p.m.

A COVID-19 outbreak discovered at Lake Zurich High School has led to new mobile testing options at the school, as well as high schools in nearby Mundelein and Round Lake,...

North Chicago seeks to revoke pensions of disabled police officers who refused to come out of retirement

July 17, 2020 at 5:53 p.m.

The city of North Chicago is attempting to revoke the pensions of three retired police officers who were disabled after being injured on the job. The move comes after the...

Zion woman charged in fatal June 4 hit-and-run in Waukegan

July 16, 2020 at 5:41 p.m.

A 47-year-old Zion woman faces charges for fatally hitting a bicyclist with the SUV she was driving and then fleeing the scene, Waukegan police said. Authorities say Linda J. Ray,...

Reconstruction of Long Grove’s historic covered bridge, damaged by a truck in 2018, is almost complete

July 15, 2020 at 6:56 p.m.

Two years after a delivery truck severely damaged Long Grove's iconic covered bridge, a steel-reinforced reconstruction is nearing completion. The project, which carries a total price tag of about $1...

Long line of cars were seen on the first day the new COVID-19 testing site in Waukegan opened Sunday, May 3

Lake County, state officials mull moving COVID-19 testing site from Waukegan to more central spot

July 14, 2020 at 9:41 p.m.

The state-sponsored coronavirus testing site in Waukegan could be moved to a more central location in Lake County, Lake County Health Department Executive Director Mark Pfister told the County Board...

More than 12,000 Lake County businesses, nonprofits received federal loans aimed at saving jobs

July 13, 2020 at 8:36 p.m.

Lake County-based businesses and nonprofits received more than $1 billion in forgivable federal loans distributed as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the U.S. and an economic shutdown ensued, federal...

McHenry man accused of hitting 20- and 13-year-old relatives with blunt ends of rifle, machete

July 11, 2020 at 2:14 a.m.

A McHenry man faces multiple felonies after authorities say he forced his way into the home of relatives armed with a rifle and a machete and hit the 20-year-old man...

Home plate is half buried with gravel at Lake Zurich High School on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Lake Zurich. COVID-19 cases have been found among students participating in Lake Zurich School District 95's athletic camps, including its baseball camp, and those that have attended social gatherings.

Mobile COVID-19 testing coming to Lake Zurich High School Sunday after students test positive

July 13, 2020 at 2:03 p.m.

A mobile COVID-19 testing site will be stationed at Lake Zurich High School this Sunday and the following Sunday after multiple cases have been found among students, the Lake County...

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