Lake County

Beginning Monday, state courts in Illinois will be prohibited from jailing individuals who are accused – but not convicted – of crimes simply because they cannot afford to post bail while they await trial.

State Sens. Dan McConchie, R-Hawthorn Woods, and Craig Wilcox, R-McHenry, are partnering with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission on Sept. 19 for a free online seminar.

The ZCenter’s Race to Zero 5K is back again this year and will take place on Sept. 24.

School swatting is a newer trend, making headlines in the 2022-23 school year. From mid-September 2022 to March 31, the National Association of School Resource Officers logged 153 media reports of school swatting in 42 states.

After a hiatus last year, the Northern Illinois Air Show will return to Waukegan National Airport with a wide array of attractions both on land and in the sky.

North Central College’s School of Education and Health Sciences and the School of Graduate and Professional Studies have launched a new partnership with the Lake County Regional Office of Education to support educators serving in northern Illinois.

It probably goes without saying, but the Arlington Heights village board has formally declared it in writing: The redevelopment of Arlington Park is the elected panel’s top priority.

Big improvements are coming to the tricky intersection of Route 59 and Grand Avenue in Fox Lake.

Wayne Blanchette died from blunt force injuries as a result of the collision, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said in a news release Tuesday.

To reduce lines and headaches at Illinois’ busiest Driver and Motor Vehicle Facilities, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias launched the Skip-the-Line program Sept. 1.

Those charged with felonies the week of Aug. 20 to 26 by the Algonquin, Harvard, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Marengo, McHenry and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group.

But the Aug. 26-27 event represented more than simply a celebration of heritage to those who attended.

More than 66,000 people can receive up to $5,000 from Illinois’ Unclaimed Property program – and all they have to do is open their mailboxes.

A judge on Monday refused to dismiss the case against a father who helped his son obtain a gun license three years before authorities say the younger man fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.

A McHenry motorcyclist is hospitalized in critical condition after a crash with another vehicle Friday night near Libertyville, the Lake County sheriff’s office reported.