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Bruce Johnson, a former police chief in Lake County, speaks in favor of a project seeking ARPA funds that would serve as a mental health center for first responders and veterans.

Lake County leaders take more time to weigh ARPA project proposals, including one for a first responders mental health center

June 6, 2023 at 5:24 p.m.

Organizations and governmental units hoping for a slice of what remains from $135 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds allocated to Lake County — including proponents of plans to...

Deerfield District 109 school board member Maureen Wener, 49, died after being struck by a car while biking in Highland Park on June 2, according to local authorities. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.

Community remembers Deerfield school board member killed in hit-and-run as ‘very devoted’ to making the world a better place

June 5, 2023 at 10:50 p.m.

Community members in Deerfield and Highland Park are mourning the loss of 49-year-old Maureen Wener after she was killed in a hit-and-run accident while riding her bike in Highland Park...

District 113 Board President Daniel Struck speaks during the meeting on May 30, 2023.

Factions split over metal detectors in Highland Park as intense District 113 board meeting draws protest, heavy police presence

May 31, 2023 at 6:47 p.m.

Intense discussions around school security in Highland Park escalated Tuesday night as Township District 113's school board meeting drew roughly 20 parents and others calling for the implementation of metal...

Patrick Sanchez, seated, with his family, including his mother Georgina Lillo, second from left, and his sister Camila Sanchez Lillo, behind him, at his 29th birthday celebration.

Family of autistic man in Vernon Hills looking for answers after he was beaten at park; police say there are ‘complicating factors’

May 26, 2023 at 10:37 p.m.

A family in Vernon Hills is looking for answers, and police say they are investigating an incident that left Patrick Sanchez shaken and injured after he had been spending time...

From the left, Ted, Isaac, Tracy and Clementine Erski were shocked to learn Tuesday that Isaac, a junior at Grayslake Central, won a $40,000 scholarship from the College Board's Big Future program.

Grayslake Central junior stunned after learning he won a $40K College Board scholarship; ‘I don’t really know what to think right now’

May 24, 2023 at 7:04 p.m.

Grayslake Central junior Isaac Erski woke up Tuesday morning and made his way to school like any other day, clueless that life was about to change for the better. Erski...

A parked jet sits at Waukegan National Airport, where a hotly debated runway extension project proposal is under consideration.

News-Sun obtains preliminary environmental impact report for Waukegan airport runway extension ahead of potential summer hearing

May 23, 2023 at 11:20 p.m.

Ahead of a potential public hearing this summer, the News-Sun has obtained a preliminary draft of an environmental assessment detailing possible impacts of a proposed runway extension project at the...

Alison Baker Packer speaks to Clyde McLemore during Monday night's Regional Board of School Trustees meeting.

McLemore not seated on Lake County Regional Board of School Trustees; ‘I just hope you all are ready for the fight I’m going to give’

May 17, 2023 at 2:27 p.m.

An unusual Lake County Regional Board of School Trustees meeting Monday night featured confusion, a police presence and ultimately resulted in a trustee-elect not being sworn into one of three...

A temporary memorial for victims of the Independence Day Parade mass shooting is placed at a rose garden adjacent to the city hall, Nov. 10, 2022, in Highland Park.

Reaction mixed to Highland Park’s guide to compassionately communicating about parade shooting

May 17, 2023 at 6:04 p.m.

The city of Highland Park has released a guide to help residents communicate about last summer's parade shooting in a compassionate and trauma-informed manner. The guide, which compiles recommendations provided...

(Left to right) Deerfield High School students Lucas Goldenberg, Josh Barsky, Adam Khan and Jeremy Yanow express their opposition to Bridge Industrial's proposal to build an industrial business park at the Baxter headquarters site at a May 11 public hearing.

‘NO TRUCKS’: More than 500 residents attend testy Deerfield Plan Commission hearing on industrial business park proposal for Baxter site

May 12, 2023 at 9:39 p.m.

It wasn't a basketball game against a rival or a graduation ceremony that drew more than 500 people of all ages to Deerfield High School's gymnasium on Thursday night. Instead,...

Lake County Board awards some employees $1,200 payout for in-person pandemic work; ‘You are all heroes’

May 12, 2023 at 2:03 p.m.

An estimated 1,000 Lake County employees who completed essential work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic are set to receive a bonus of $1,200 after the Lake County Board...

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