Libertyville

Students from Highland Middle School in Libertyville will be inducted into the Sarah Morse Butler chapter of the National Junior Honor Society during a special candlelit ceremony on May 9.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon May 10 at Lambs Farm restaurant in Libertyville.

There is an array of job opportunities now available at the Lake County Forest Preserves.

GainPeace, along with the Islamic Foundation North Mosque, is organizing an Interfaith Iftar (Fast-breaking) with interfaith partners and the public.

The work of a legendary comic book artist is coming to the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County, 1899 W. Winchester Road in Libertyville.

The Improv Playhouse will produce “Last Supper Chronicles,” following a pandemic hiatus of two years.

Annual summer programs have a new look, but will continue to provide lifelong connections and memories, according to educators at the Lake County Forest Preserves.

Great Lakes Credit Union has opened the doors of their new Libertyville branch at 1509 N. Milwaukee Ave. near downtown Libertyville.

Libertyville School District 70 Board of Education members unanimously hired Rebeca A. Jenkins, who worked as a deputy and an assistant superintendent for the last six years, as the new superintendent of schools to start April 4.

To honor the memory of fallen U.S. Army Specialist Wesley R. Wells a portion of Illinois Route 137 was renamed. Wells, a lifelong Libertyville resident, gave his life in 2004 while fighting insurgents in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Libertyville School District 70 Board of Education members unanimously approved hiring Mindy Bradford, a five-year school finance veteran, as the district’s new Chief School Business Officer to begin July 1.

As they prepare to lay him to rest, parents and relatives of Thomas "Tommy" Howe, say they are "incredibly humbled" by the love, support and selfless acts shown during the three-week search for the missing Antioch man whose body was recovered Tuesday.

The body of 24-year-old Antioch resident Thomas “Tommy” Howe III, who was reported missing after walking away from a traffic crash on Jan. 22, was found Tuesday afternoon.

Noah Campbell scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half and Joey Tumilty also scored 21 points, and Willowbrook extended its winning streak to eight straight games with a 73-69 win over Libertyville in the championship game of the MLK Lake Zurich tournament on Monday.

Maryland recruit Emily Fisher had 20 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, as Libertyville stormed back from down 15 in the second half to beat Willowbrook 58-51 at the Coach Kipp Hoopsfest.