Lake County

Seven Lake County Board members, re-elected in the Nov. 5 General Election, were officially sworn into office on Dec. 2.

Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim announced that fiscal 2024 ending Nov. 30 is on track to be another record-breaking year in investment income.

Brushwood Center announces the return of the Nature-Inspired Holiday Art Market.

A woman who Crystal Lake police said committed identity theft and attempted to cash a bad check for $4,480 pleaded guilty and was sentence to five years in prison.

The Administrative Office of Illinois Courts has notified Chief Judge Daniel B. Shanes that 23 local attorneys have submitted applications for the associate judge vacancy in the 19th Judicial Circuit.

This Thanksgiving, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is joining with other law enforcement agencies throughout the state to ensure holiday travelers are buckled up and driving sober.

Join the Lake County Stands Against Stigma Coalition from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 N Greenbay Road, North Chicago.

A 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with a burglary to a gambling cafe in Third Lake, authorities said.

Following almost a year of legal battles and fierce public opposition from many customers, water utility Aqua Illinois is set to raise its rates in 2025, impacting water customers in 14 northern Illinois counties.

A former Lake County prosecutor, convicted in 2022 for buying liquor for a teenager he then spent time with in a Woodstock motel, will temporarily lose his law license.

United Way of Lake County announced that longtime President and CEO Kristi Long will retire from her position effective May 1, 2025, after more than two decades leading the nonprofit.

State Sen. Dan McConchie hosted a Veterans Appreciation Day and Luncheon on Nov. 2 at the Knights of Columbus.

United Way of Lake County joins United Way Worldwide to announce a refreshed brand to reflect the organization’s reach and impact in communities as one of the world’s largest and oldest privately funded charities that helps over 48 million people annually,

The season’s first hint of winter is expected late Wednesday with snowfall expected throughout much of the suburbs.

Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, notice is hereby given that at 11 a.m. Nov. 20 a lottery will be held to determine ballot placement for offices to be voted on at the April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election.

Deer Park Town Center is gearing up for the return of the holiday season with a spectacular line-up of free family-friendly events, kicking off with the Santa’s Arrival & Fireworks event on Nov. 16.

A Volo man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to delivering the drugs that resulted in the overdose of a man who died in a McHenry hospital.

After months of warnings about the “fiscal cliff” facing transit agencies when COVID-19 relief money expires, Metra leaders provided a stark hypothetical Wednesday.

Suburbanites secretly voting Republican coupled with blue-state laissez faire contributed to election surprises in the region, experts say.

The April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election will include the following Village of Hainesville offices: Village Mayor, four-year term of office, and Village Trustee, three Trustees, each for a four-year term of office.

Chaplain Ken Hauser, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Viet Nam where half his unit was killed or injured, has prayed with countless number of veterans and civilians grieving and struggling with personal conflicts.

Operation HerStory celebrates women who served and put on its first flight to Washington landmarks in 2021. The group is hoping to organize a second trip.

The staff at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery announced those who were laid to rest at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery in October.

Before The Salvation Army Red Kettle season even kicked off, the first gold coins of the Christmas season have been donated.

For the second consecutive year, Lake County Journal cartoonist Tom Beck has placed first and second in his division in the 2024 Northern Illinois News Association Awards competition.

Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Boykin, a native of Waukegan, is currently stationed at NSGL as an instructor with Naval Education and Training Command.

McHenry County-area icumbent Statehouse members, both Republican and Democrat, were leading their respective challengers.

With 93% of the vote counted, Congressman Bill Foster, D-Naperville, was leading with about 55% of the vote compared to GOP challenger Jerry Evans who had 44%.

Walking pneumonia is not a rarity this time of year or among school-aged children.But this year, suburban pediatricians are taking particular note of the increase in cases — especially among young children.

A Lakemoor man is accused of possessing in his home 724.5 grams of marijuana and 142 pot plants in what is described by police as a “pretty sophisticated grow operation.”

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A man whose arrest near Wonder Lake was posted on TikTok and viewed millions of times has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver heroin and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

State Sen. Dan McConchie will hold a free veterans appreciation luncheon and expo to honor veterans and their families who live in the 26th Senate District from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2.

The Lake County Healthcare Job Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 6 in the Rosalind Franklin University Centennial Room, 3333 Green Bay Road.

11th Congressional District GOP hopeful Jerry Evans’ campaign contributions lag significantly behind Democratic opponent U.S. Rep. Bill Foster

Girls in grades 6-8 and their families are invited to an enriching and engaging experience on Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s beautiful 41-acre campus in Lake Forest.

During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 20-26, the Lake County Health Department reminds residents about the dangers of lead exposure in the home.

A Lake County judge on Oct. 18 sentenced a man to 32 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the 2021 Gurnee fatal shooting of a man.

From Oct. 19 through Nov. 1, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office will participate in additional traffic safety enforcement efforts to encourage motorists to commit to sober driving, buckling up and following traffic laws.

Illinois health officials say the first tick to test positive for a bacteria that can transmitted to humans has been confirmed in Lake County.

Ten Advocate Health Care breast cancer patients, their family members and care teams from across Illinois were honored and celebrated Oct. 6 at the Chicago Bears Crucial Catch game at Soldier Field.

The Lake County Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners approved the 2025 fiscal year budget during their Oct. 9 meeting.

The Lake County Board approved a resolution at its Oct. 8 meeting that moves Segments 2 and 3 of the proposed Patriot Path into Phase II Engineering.

At its Oct. 9 meeting, the Lake County Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of about 13.2 acres to expand Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North Chicago.

The Wonder Lake woman accused of shooting her husband at their home last week appeared in a McHenry County courtroom Wednesday and was appointed an assistant public defender.

“Haunt Season” was created by Lake Bluff native and Gurnee resident Jake Jarvi for Epic Pictures Group and is mainly filled at the local haunted house attraction “Realm of Terror” in Round Lake Beach.

A woman charged with attempted murder in an apparent shooting in her home near Wonder Lake Thursday was the subject of a missing-persons report 12 years.

A Wonder Lake man pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI; authorities said he'd had six previous DUI offenses.

A man stole hundreds of vases from cemeteries in McHenry and Lake counties, authorities say, and was selling them for scrap.

One Hope United recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its Rebound Transitional Living Program from Waukegan to a newly upgraded space in Zion.