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Round Lake District 116 STEM teacher Jacob Wollner accepts his Lake County Educator of the Year Award at the Lake County Fairgrounds on May 10.

Round Lake D116 teacher Jacob Wollner earns Lake County Educator of the Year honors; ‘It’s kind of reaffirming what I do’

May 15, 2023 at 6:17 p.m.

Practically every student at Murphy Elementary School in Round Lake Park takes Jacob Wollner's science, technology, engineering and math class at some point. Five years ago, Wollner leapt at the...

Maria Gonzalez and Chris Martinez work on a makeshift memorial for 23-year-old Waukegan school counselor and volleyball coach Niolis Collazo, who was shot and killed near the intersection of Lewis Avenue and 10th Street on Saturday night.

Memorial established, funds raised for funeral as police continue investigation into shooting death of Waukegan coach

May 9, 2023 at 10:49 p.m.

An informal memorial sprouted Tuesday at the Waukegan intersection where a young school counselor and coach was killed in a weekend shooting, as police continued to follow leads in the...

Clyde McLemore, of Black Lives Matter of Lake County, speaks at a press conference following the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Waukegan. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Legal challenge could prevent McLemore from taking Lake County Regional Board of School Trustees seat

May 9, 2023 at 3:36 p.m.

More than 68% of the Lake County voters who turned out to the polls in April chose Regional Board of School Trustees candidate Clyde McLemore among their ballot selections. But...

Leader of new Lake County Peacemakers says, ‘We can stop cycles of violence and retaliations’

May 5, 2023 at 10:24 p.m.

These days, North Chicago resident Shawn Lewis is working a lot of early mornings. Weeks into his new role as the program director for the Lake County Peacemakers, a group...

The Lake County Courthouse and other buildings housing county operations have cut back on single-use plastic usage after a Lake County Board policy banning single-use plastics when there are reasonable alternatives took effect at the beginning of 2023.

Lake County’s ban on single-use plastics is expected to eliminate a million pieces of plastic waste this year

May 3, 2023 at 7:10 p.m.

A move to eliminate single-use plastics from Lake County government operations is expected to prevent about one million pieces of plastic from being wasted this year. The reduction in plastic...

Vernon Hills native and recent high school graduate Owen Ray is a first-year cadet at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.

Vernon Hills honors its military veterans and those still serving; ‘He would have been so incredibly humbled’

May 1, 2023 at 6:45 p.m.

Guy Mylander hasn't looked for recognition or thanks in the nearly 50 years since he's returned home from fighting in the Vietnam War. But an effort by Vernon Hills officials...

A map of funded projects (green), unfunded projects (yellow) in design and unfunded projects being reviewed for engineering and scope (blue) by the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission.

‘Investments in the future’: More than a dozen major Lake County stormwater management projects in motion

April 28, 2023 at 9:18 p.m.

Warmer weather is synonymous in Illinois with the resumption of construction season. But as the usual roadway improvement and commercial construction projects unfold this year, a host of projects meant...

Deerfield meeting postponed after residents pack Village Hall to oppose industrial business park

April 28, 2023 at 8:42 p.m.

Deerfield officials called off a Thursday night Plan Commission meeting and rescheduled it for May 11 after so many residents crowded into Village Hall they feared moving forward might violate...

Residents opposed to Bridge Industrial's plan to redevelop the current Baxter International headquarters site into a large industrial and recreational complex display signs urging Baxter or local leaders to reject the proposal.

Petition opposing developer’s plan for Baxter’s headquarters site surpasses 3,000 signees ahead of Deerfield public hearing

April 27, 2023 at 12:01 a.m.

A proposal by Chicago-based real estate company Bridge Industrial to redevelop the 101-acre campus of Baxter International's headquarters into an industrial business park is drawing backlash from residents in Deerfield...

Lake County Board committee reaches consensus on premium COVID-related pay, but details need to be ironed out

April 26, 2023 at 2:20 p.m.

A monthslong push by Lake County jail correctional division and court security officers for retroactive premium pay, for exposure to COVID-19 while working throughout the pandemic, may ultimately benefit sheriff's...

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