Steve Sadin

Steve Sadin is a freelance reporter for the Lake County News-Sun.

Ron Anderson (right) and his nephew, Greg Anderson, talk outside Lake County Truck Sales in Park City. Ron Amderson is closing the business Wednesday after 57 years. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Lake County Truck Sales ending an era in Waukegan when it closes its doors Wednesday

March 26, 2026 at 2:14 p.m.

An era in the Waukegan area business community will soon come to an end when Lake County Truck Sales, a company operated by four generations of the Anderson family, closes...

Waukegan CUB workshop shows consumers ways to save money on their energy bills

March 25, 2026 at 5:20 p.m.

Though the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) may not be able to help people directly deal with gasoline prices which have increased approximately 37.9% around Waukegan in less than a month,...

Playing a guessing game are (from left) Emma Johnson, Leo Cortez and John Bolonos during the Waukegan Park District’s Spring Break Adventures program Tuesday. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Waukegan Park District entertaining, keeping children busy with Spring Break Adventures

March 25, 2026 at 9:15 a.m.

Big smiles broke out on the faces three participants in the Waukegan Park District’s Spring Break Adventures program Tuesday when they learned the location of their Wednesday field trip.

Steve Markwell watches Dimitri Nwankwo look through a microscope at UP Oncolytics Helix 51 incubator at Rosalind Franklin University in North Chicago. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Rosalind Franklin University incubator conducting research to help treatment of brain cancer

March 24, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

Dr. Richard Rovin, a neurosurgeon at Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center in Milwaukee came home from work in 2002 and his wife, a nurse, asked if the Zika virus might...

Joshua Johnson (left) and his brother, Tre Johnson, display the gold medals they won at the NAACP Act-So competition March 14 in Waukegan. (Photo courtesy of NAACP Lake County Branch)

Waukegan brothers win gold medals in the NAACP Lake County Branch Act-So competition

March 23, 2026 at 1:04 p.m.

Brothers Tre Johnson and Josh Johnson of Waukegan possess gold medals for their winning effort in the NAACP Act-So competition for the organization’s Lake County branch. They took different paths...

Teachers union files grievance against Waukegan D60

March 23, 2026 at 8:40 a.m.

Amanda Milewski, the district’s associate superintendent of strategy and accountability, said it took her 24 minutes to complete the course.

Mario Pena, an immigrant to Waukegan in 1971 who became a U.S. citizen in 1985, has helped 5,300 people become naturalized citizens and registered them to vote. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Former Waukegan man being honored for helping immigrants: ‘He is an angel here on Earth’

March 20, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

Pena will be recognized for his service to the community during a Fiestas Patrias event at 4 p.m. Sunday at La Canoa restaurant in Waukegan for what he and others...

Maria Peterson is a Democrat running for Illinois 52nd State House District. (Maria Peterson campaign)

Maria Peterson wins state House District 52 primary: ‘I’ve built a strong grassroots foundation’

March 18, 2026 at 10:16 a.m.

Maria Peterson, a North Barrington resident, claimed victory in the 2026 Democratic primary Tuesday.

Voters cast their ballots at a Lake County polling place in a file photo.

Apparent winners emerge in Lake County’s 4 US House district primaries

March 18, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

The 10th is one of four U.S. House districts that include parts of Lake County, all of which were the subject of primaries contested on Tuesday.

Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham in a 2025 file photo. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Waukegan promises the ‘timely’ filing of audits, disclosures: ‘We do not need to be concerned’

March 17, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

Garcia gave the council an update Monday at City Hall on the audit the city is required to file with the state by Oct. 31.

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