Luke Hammill

Zion supervisor: Daughter was on township phone plan, expense paid back

May 24, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

Zion Township Supervisor Cheri Neal has publicly acknowledged that her daughter's cellphone bill was being paid with township funds, but she said she regularly reimbursed the payments on her expense...

A multiple-vehicle accident left one person dead Friday morning on Route 41 near Northpoint Boulevard in North Chicago.

At least 1 dead in North Chicago multi-car crash

May 24, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

A multiple-vehicle crash early Friday morning on Route 41 in North Chicago left at least one man dead, officials said. The collision happened at 1:58 a.m. in the northbound lanes,...

Kathy January (right), North Chicago's 7th Ward alderwoman. To her right is Ald. Bob Runnels, 6th.

Incumbent triumphs in 8-vote North Chicago race

May 24, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

Things were looking good for North Chicago aldermanic candidate Paula Carballido in January, when a city electoral panel ruled in favor of her challenge to incumbent Ald. Kathy January's nomination...

Mayoral candidate Sam Cunningham speaks at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters, Waukegan AAUW and Waukegan Township Sunday at the Waukegan Township Park Place Senior Center in Waukegan on March 19.

Cunningham, May campaign spending roughly equal in Waukegan mayor’s race

May 24, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

Despite differences in how the two candidates raised funds, Waukegan mayoral hopefuls Sam Cunningham and Lisa May spent nearly the same amount of money during the first quarter of the...

Luke Hammill, of the Lake County News-Sun.

Link plan to elect Lake County chairman at large moves forward

June 5, 2018 at 10:04 a.m.

Lake County voters are a step closer to being able to vote on whether they'd like to vote — that is, if there are enough votes for a bill being...

Lisa May, left, and Sam Cunningham, right.

Waukegan candidates raised ‘big-money’ in mayoral race

May 24, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

The recent Waukegan mayor's race wasn't just notable for how close the vote tally was — Sam Cunningham edged Lisa May, 7th, with 51.6 percent of the vote to her...

2 Zion men charged with providing material support to Islamic State

May 23, 2019 at 4:18 a.m.

The two friends from far north suburban Zion believed they were helping train and equip fighters for the Islamic State terrorist organization, federal prosecutors say. Joseph Jones and Edward Schimenti...

Duckworth hears about infrastructure issues from Lake County mayors

May 24, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

Mayors from across Lake County on Tuesday afternoon gathered in North Chicago to tell U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., about the lack of adequate east-west commuting options in the county,...

Shortage of homes for sale in Lake County as buying season begins, data shows

May 24, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

Last year, a lakefront home in Antioch with four bedrooms and two bathrooms went on the market for $334,900. It didn't sell, said Michael Lescher, a real estate broker managing...

Mayor Wayne Motley and the Waukegan City Council discussed a potential deal involving city-owned land on Thursday, April 6, potentially including the former BRP site west of Municipal Beach.

Potential sale of Waukegan-owned waterfront land subject of private meeting

May 24, 2019 at 4:54 a.m.

There are few details surrounding a potential sale of publicly owned land at the Waukegan waterfront that the City Council considered at a special session Thursday night and chose to...

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