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Lake Forest High School junior Maya Taha and other members of the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Students Demand Action group address the District 115 school board on Tuesday.

Lake Forest High students call on school board to be more proactive when it comes to guns; ‘We believe things can change’

April 13, 2023 at 7:38 p.m.

Lake Forest High School students want to see their school board do anything it can to decrease gun violence, including efforts to raise awareness of how guns can be securely...

Mundelein High School in a 2019 file photo.

Mundelein High cancels 3 baseball games as misconduct allegations investigated

April 12, 2023 at 11:57 a.m.

The powerhouse varsity baseball program at Mundelein High School is under investigation after a report of student and athletic code of conduct violations was received by District 120. Mundelein High...

The Lake County Board unanimously adopted a resolution adding its support for Ethan's Law, a safe gun storage bill, to its 2023 legislative advocacy agenda on Tuesday.

Lake County Board Republicans join Democrats in support of state gun storage bill; ‘Looking for common ground is something that’s really helpful’

April 11, 2023 at 9:07 p.m.

As sharp, polarized arguments around gun regulations continue around the country in the wake of recent mass shootings in Tennessee and Kentucky, politicians in Lake County have found some agreement...

Edgewood Middle School has a new look and a lot of interior changes, including a three-story learning commons.

Edgewood Middle students return to ‘state of the art’ school featuring bullet-resistant glass; ‘Safety is sadly, but necessarily, top of mind’

April 9, 2023 at 1:32 p.m.

Hundreds of middle schoolers returned from spring break this week to a completely renovated Edgewood Middle School. The project to renovate Edgewood was the final piece of the first phase...

Signage outside of Lake Forest High School on April 5, 2023.

Lake Forest High students stage gun control walkout a day after Highland Park lockdowns; ‘We cannot accept this as normal’

April 6, 2023 at 12:48 a.m.

Close to 100 Lake Forest High students walked out of school Wednesday in calling for a national ban on assault weapons and other action to prevent gun violence, a day...

Apparent winners emerge as dust settles in unusually intense Lake County school board races; ‘Our community has some healing to do’

April 6, 2023 at 4:10 p.m.

Typically low-turnout, nonpartisan school board elections took on a different tenor this spring, particularly in parts of northern and southwestern Lake County. From Antioch District 34, where 13 candidates duked...

An armored police vehicle sits outside Highland Park High School on April 4, 2023 after it was put on lockdown in connection with reports of a student with a gun. Police made five arrests relating to the incident, according to the city of Highland Park.

Lockdown and 5 arrests follow report of a Highland Park High student with gun: ‘When will this end?’

April 4, 2023 at 10:33 p.m.

Minutes after more than 100 Highland Park High School students walked out of class Tuesday morning to call for a national assault weapons ban, five students were apprehended after one...

The scene outside Highland Park High School after it was put on lockdown in connection with reports of a student with a gun on April 4, 2023

Highland Park High School bajo llave tras informe de un estudiante ‘potencialmente en posesión de un arma’

April 4, 2023 at 6:50 p.m.

Poco después de una huelga estudiantil para pedir la prohibición de las armas de asalto el martes por la mañana, la Escuela Secundaria Highland Park cerró, "debido a un informe...

Members of Rochelle Zell Jewish High School's Model United Nations team at the international conference in New York City in March.

Deerfield’s Rochelle Zell Jewish High School has built a Model UN dynasty; ‘You meet all kinds of people with very passionate views’

April 4, 2023 at 2:49 p.m.

For the ninth year in a row, the Model United Nations team at Rochelle Zell Jewish High School in Deerfield has earned top team honors at the prestigious annual competition...

Visitors to downtown Libertyville can see a storefront display honoring 10 local musicians this spring at 757 Milwaukee Ave.

Downtown Libertyville storefront exhibit honors local musicians; ‘It felt great to put a spotlight on the artists’

March 31, 2023 at 2:14 p.m.

A Libertyville-based nonprofit and local photographer have teamed up to honor 10 area musicians this spring with the "Libertyville Plays Live!" exhibit, now on display downtown in the storefront at...

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