Luke Hammill

Waukegan mayoral candidate Lisa May talks to a voter after a forum hosted by Waukegan High School AP government students on March 22.

Waukegan mayoral race: Lisa May casts herself as the ‘true change’ candidate

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

This is the final story in a series of profiles on Waukegan's mayoral candidates. Growing up in Waukegan, Lisa May's father was a Republican and her mom was a Democrat,...

Dog dies in Lake Zurich fire

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

A family dog died Sunday as Lake Zurich fire officials responded to a residential blaze in the 500 block of Richmond Circle, according to a news release from the Lake...

The Lake Zurich Fire Department responds to a house fire at 1181 Centoni Drive on March 25, 2017, in Lake Zurich.

Lake Zurich house fire causes significant damage

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

A structure fire caused significant damage to a Lake Zurich home early Saturday morning, village fire officials reported. Firefighters arrived at 2:51 a.m. to the fire on the 1100 block...

Schneider credits public engagement for Trumpcare defeat

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

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, less than 24 hours after House Republicans abandoned their current plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, told more than 100 constituents in Grayslake...

Contrary to population-losing Cook County, the number of people in Lake County remained relatively flat in recent years, according to new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau.

While Chicago region loses people, Lake County population remains fairly flat

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

Lake County's population fell between 2015 and 2016, but only barely, new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show. There were 703,047 people living in Lake County as of July...

Waukegan mayoral candidate Lisa May talks to a voter after a forum hosted on Wednesday, March 22, by Waukegan High School AP government students.

Fliers attacking May cause stir after otherwise cordial Waukegan mayoral debate

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

Aldermen Sam Cunningham, 1st, and Lisa May, 7th, listened politely to each other's policy positions during a mayoral forum Wednesday evening at Waukegan High School's Brookside Campus that went over...

North Chicago Ald. Torrance Markham, 5th, is seated on the left at a City Council meeting.

North Chicago aldermanic challengers look to shake up City Council

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

On North Chicago's April 4 ballot, the incumbent mayor will face only write-in challengers, and the city clerk and treasurer will run unopposed. But, down the ballot, three challengers are...

Rosalind Franklin to build research park in North Chicago

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

North Chicago's Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science has announced plans to build a new innovation and research park that will provide labs and incubator space for faculty and...

Luke Hammill, of the Lake County News-Sun.

Trump’s budget would kill Lake County environmental, development funding

June 5, 2018 at 6:08 p.m.

When news reports suggested President Donald Trump wanted to slash funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by 97 percent, environmental advocates across the Upper Midwest and Rust Belt sounded...

Although the town hall crowd was smaller than similar events held in Deerfield and Northlake, audience members asked U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider many questions Saturday about how he will fight President Donald Trump's proposed budget.

Schneider says he’ll fight Trump’s budget during North Chicago town hall

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

The political town hall fever that brought out big crowds for recent events held by U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider in Northbrook and Deerfield seemed to have subsided Saturday, making for...

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