Joseph States

Manon Spadaro, of Indivisible Highland Park, and others chant at the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Route 22 in Lincolnshire to protest against TurningPoint USA’s Educators’ Summit 2026 at Marriott Lincolnshire Resort on June 16, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Lake County residents protest Turning Point USA Educators’ Summit; ‘they’re not welcome here’

June 17, 2026 at 2:47 p.m.

Protestors gathered Tuesday evening at a Lincolnshire intersection to voice their opposition to a conservative Christian educators’ summit held by right-wing organization Turning Point USA at a nearby hotel.

A screenshot from a video released by the Mundelein Police Department which shows the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of Mary Alice Love, a 37-year-old Black woman, on May 11. Love, carrying a knife, was shot four times when she approached officers. (Mundelein Police Department)

Bodycam from fatal Mundelein police shooting of Mary Alice Love released

June 16, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

The Mundelein Police Department has released video from the shooting of Mary Alice Love, showing what occurred shortly before an officer shot and killed the 37-year-old Black woman.

Aaron Fechter stands with his animatronic creations, the The Rock-afire Explosion, a music group dating back to the 1980s that has resurged in popularity. The museum is holding shows throughout the summer. (Volo Museum)

’80s animatronic band proves a hit at Volo Museum; ‘it’s pretty much the holy grail’

June 16, 2026 at 3:50 p.m.

At the Volo Museum, a music group that rocked the 1980s is performing yet again, and the unusual troupe is drawing in more than just nostalgic adults; it's the Rock-afire...

Avon Township Supervisor Michele Bauman was the sole abstaining vote on a resolution opposing the Grayslake data center development. She argued it was overstepping township authority, and proposed a more neutral resolution. (Joe States/Pioneer Press)

Avon Township voices opposition to Grayslake data center; ‘we represent the people’

June 12, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

A Lake County municipality has officially voiced its opposition to the Grayslake T5 data center, but not without internal strife, reflecting growing tension across Illinois over developments that have sparked...

Family of woman fatally shot by Mundelein police demand release of body cam footage; ‘they smeared her name’

June 11, 2026 at 8:50 a.m.

The family of Mary Alice Love, the 37-year-old Black woman shot and killed by Mundelein police during a mental health call last month, called for the firing of the involved...

Multi-million dollar Deerfield Road project to start end of 2026; ‘a long time coming’

June 9, 2026 at 4:48 p.m.

One of the largest road projects in recent Lake County history is expected to start construction this year, a roughly 2 ½ mile corridor of Deerfield Road running from Milwaukee...

Outside Roberto Clemente Community Academy on June 2, 2026, student Cheniyah Kidd offers her opinions on a pending cellphone ban at Chicago Public Schools. Kidd worries about having access to her phone in case of an emergency. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois’ new cellphone ban receives praise and criticism from Chicago-area school communities

June 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois lawmakers voted late last month to prohibit elementary and middle school students from using cellphones during the school day to mixed reactions.

A rendering of one of the data center buildings at T5@Chicago IV, a massive data center campus moving forward in Grayslake. If fully built out, it would bring over 10 million square feet of data center to Lake County.

Legal challenge to Grayslake data center project likely: ‘The juice isn’t worth the squeeze’

June 5, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

The potential 10 million-square-foot data center campus is planned for the village’s “central range,” a region of farmland Grayslake has envisioned for development going back decades.

The Arnold T. Olson Chapel pipe organ, a Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3464, built 1980. Now sitting quiet, the organ's new owners hope to find an organization interested in taking the instrument. (Joe States/Pioneer Press)

The ‘king of instruments’: Olson Chapel pipe organ in need of new home

June 4, 2026 at 2:23 p.m.

Made up of just over 1,300 pipes, the organ was built by Casavant Frères, a Canadian manufacturer that dates back to 1879.

Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham speaks during the American Place casino groundbreaking. Cunningham envisions the casino as a catalyst for a broader redevelopment of both Waukegan and the region. (Joe States/Pioneer Press)

Permanent American Place Casino breaks ground in Waukegan: ‘We kept the vision’

June 3, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

Anticipated to open in 2028, the new casino facility will be 200,000 square feet, featuring 1,300 slot machines, 80 gaming tables, three full-service restaurants and bars.

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