Retired Lake Forest Fire Chief Mike Beatty remembered by family, community for helping shape fire department By Daniel I. Dorfman June 8, 2026 at 6:09 p.m. Family members and former colleagues are remembering retired Fire Chief Mike Beatty as a dedicated...
Housing costs outpacing incomes for many, affordable housing advocate says during Waukegan forum By Steve Sadin June 8, 2026 at 2:50 p.m. Helping people find affordable housing and motivating others to join the effort is a passion...
Man dies in crash after fleeing police traffic stop in Round Lake Beach Saturday By Clifford Ward June 8, 2026 at 2:14 p.m. A man was killed Saturday when he crashed his truck into a pole after he...
Column: Let the Bears roam free in Hoosierland By Charles Selle June 8, 2026 at 2:01 p.m. Decatur residents must have felt gut-punched when their pro football team the Staleys left the...
Highland Park’s Cops and Bobbers Fishing Derby hooks families for a memory maker By Karie Angell Luc June 8, 2026 at 9:51 a.m. No fishing license was needed except for enthusiasm and the urge to say, “Gone fishing”...
Buffalo Grove Pride Parade 2026 ‘I think inclusivity for all people is important’ By Karie Angell Luc June 8, 2026 at 6:35 a.m. This year’s BG Pride Parade took place under sunny skies with breezy temperatures in the...
Legal challenge to Grayslake data center project likely: ‘The juice isn’t worth the squeeze’ By Joseph States June 5, 2026 at 3:34 p.m. The potential 10 million-square-foot data center campus is planned for the village’s “central range,” a...
The ‘king of instruments’: Olson Chapel pipe organ in need of new home By Joseph States June 4, 2026 at 2:23 p.m. Made up of just over 1,300 pipes, the organ was built by Casavant Frères, a...
Cary-area man charged with reckless homicide in fatal crash By Clifford Ward June 4, 2026 at 8:04 a.m. The collision happened on Jan. 13 at about 3:15 p.m. near the intersection of Lake...
Waukegan alderman ‘reconsidering’ reelection bid after arrest: ‘We will see’ By Steve Sadin June 3, 2026 at 4:08 p.m. Waukegan Ald. Sylvia Sims Bolton, 1st Ward, expressed her doubts at a City Council meeting...