Luke Hammill

Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley will collect two pensions when he retires

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

Wayne Motley made nearly $133,600 last year as the mayor of Waukegan, according to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, so when he leaves office next month, he'll take a pay...

Waukegan Ald. Lisa May speaks at an endorsement ceremony from the state chapter of the Sierra Club in her race to become the mayor of Waukegan on Jan. 31.

Cunningham declares victory in tight Waukegan mayoral race

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

Ald. Sam Cunningham, 1st, declared victory Tuesday night in what was a tight Waukegan mayoral race with Ald. Lisa May, 7th, according to unofficial election returns posted Tuesday evening. Cunningham...

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

Incumbents up in North Chicago council races

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

Incumbents were leading challengers in two North Chicago City Council races, according to unofficial election returns posted Tuesday night. Independent incumbent Ald. Torrance Markham, 5th, had 54 percent of the...

More than 20,000 vote early in Lake County

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

More than 20,000 Lake County residents voted before Election Day this year, according to Lake County Clerk Carla N. Wyckoff. There were 15,450 early votes as of Monday evening, and...

Volunteer election judges Bob Kay (left) and Kevin Patrick man the early voting center in the Lake County Building Thursday, March 30, 2017. Patrick said turnout was slow, with about 20 people having voted by 1 p.m.

Lake County election preview: Will county buck trend of low turnout?

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

All across Lake County, voters will travel to the polls on Tuesday to choose mayors, village trustees, clerks, city councilors, aldermen, assessors, school board members and highway commissioners. And, if...

Waukegan mayoral candidates trade barbs as Election Day approaches

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

Those halcyon days, just over one month ago, when Waukegan Ald. Sam Cunningham, 1st, and Ald. Lisa May, 7th, were getting along wonderfully seem very far away now. Back then,...

The Gurnee Fire Department responded to a medical emergency at the Key Lime Cove waterpark this week.

Man taken to hospital from Key Lime Cove in Gurnee

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

A man who became unresponsive at the Key Lime Cove indoor waterpark in Gurnee was transported to the hospital Thursday, according to the Gurnee Fire Department. The man was "about...

The Lake County Major Crime Task Force was on the scene near where a Grayslake man was killed the night of Sept. 2, 2016, by a Round Lake officer.

Coroner: Man killed by Round Lake police was shot 4 times, tested positive for LSD

May 24, 2019 at 4:53 a.m.

A 22-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Round Lake police officer in September had suffered four gunshot wounds, along with abrasions and contusions on his forehead and...

Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley addresses a question from the crowd Monday, Waukegan, Joe Shuman/For The Chicago TribuneMonday, Waukegan, Joe Shuman/For The Chicago Tribune

Waukegan mayor defamation suit against activist dismissed at plaintiff’s request

May 24, 2019 at 4:53 a.m.

The defamation suit that Mayor Wayne Motley and city Special Projects Manager Jorge Torres filed against activist Margaret Carrasco has been dismissed at the plaintiffs' request. Lake County Associate Judge...

North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham photographed at a "Congress on Your Corner" event on March 18, 2017.

North Chicago mayor’s luxury car raises questions about wasteful spending

May 24, 2019 at 4:53 a.m.

North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr.'s new 2017 Hyundai Genesis G80 — a luxury car worth $47,000 and leased for $524 a month at taxpayers' expense — has some in...

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