GOOD SPORTS SUPPORT CARMEL
A lot of things stood out at the "Time to Shine" benefit last weekend at Mundelein's Carmel High School, but nothing more so than the room in which it was...
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TIF MAY EXPAND FOR DEVELOPMENT
The village's downtown tax increment financing district could expand if a 22-acre parcel east of Milwaukee Avenue qualifies under state TIF guidelines. American Heritage Homes, a residential developer, wants to...
WINNERS WERE A CUT ABOVE
It may have started out as a tongue-in-cheek takeoff on auto racing, but the annual lawn mower races at the Lake County Fairgrounds have taken an almost serious turn. Competitors...
IDOT IS REVIEWING BIDS FOR 2 ROAD-REPAIR PROJECTS
The contracts for two more small road-repair projects are about to be let by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Bid documents are under review. Work could begin by the end...
A FESTIVAL WORTH LOSING SLEEP OVER
The music was pleasant and the food tasty, but it was the art that brought huge crowds to downtown Highland Park last weekend. The ninth annual Port Clinton Art Festival...
FAMILY ON A MISSION FOR SON WITH DISEASE
Audrey and Joe Lewis laced up their shoes, packed up their youngsters early Tuesday and embarked on a three-day, three-state hike to raise the public's awareness of a disease that...
BUSINESS PARK TO GET NEW BUILDING, TENANT
The Village Board has given the go-ahead for a Skokie developer and manufacturer of technical training programs and products to construct a building in the Lincolnshire Business Center. The building,...
ALZHEIMER’S HOME WINS VILLAGE OK
A residential treatment facility for people with Alzheimer's disease will be built on a 19.5-acre site in the central part of the village, local officials have agreed. The Lincolnshire Village...
CAUTION! THIS STORY IS DOWNRIGHT DIRTY
The way they play it in Libertyville, volleyball is anything but good clean fun. Sixteen teams got down and dirty last weekend at the Libertyville Parks Department's seventh annual Mud...
For book hunters: Though it’s a tradition…
For book hunters: Though it's a tradition more often associated with England, fox hunting is also a picturesque part of the history of jolly old Barrington. The ups and downs...