• Suburban flood waters drown out recreational opportunities

  By Russell Lissau Flooding has taken a big bite out of recreation as some suburban golf courses, parks, trails and other amenities remain unusable.
  Last Updated Jul 23, 2017 5:23 PM

• What flood control projects did to stem tide of stormwaters

  Updated Jul 22, 2017 6:49 PM

  There’s little that can be done to completely prevent flooding in the suburbs, experts say, especially when there’s a ferocity and frequency of storms like ones that have ravished the suburbs this month. But were it not for millions of dollars in flood control infrastructure, things could have been a lot worse.

• Constable: Dam on Fox River can’t stop flooding, but it helps

  Updated Jul 23, 2017 9:03 AM

  In 1907, members of the Fox River Navigable Waterway Association secured a federal permit to build a wooden dam across the Fox River. The Stratton Dam that sits there now is a complicated piece of engineering that plays a key role in flood control.

• Officials: Lake County deputies convince man to give up shotgun

  Updated Jul 21, 2017 5:04 PM

  Lake County Sheriff’s deputies diffused a potentially dangerous situation Friday involving a 76-year-old man armed with a shotgun who was acting irrationally, authorities said.

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• Lake County corrections officers save inmate from suicide attempt

  Updated Jul 22, 2017 4:16 PM

  Two Lake County corrections officers prevented an inmante from committing suicide and are credited with saving his life.

• State’s attorney: Round Lake officer who shot and killed man used ‘reasonable force’

  Updated Jul 21, 2017 8:03 PM

  A Round Lake police officer used reasonable force when she shot and killed a man who threatened her with broken glass as part of an altercation with her last year, according to a finding released by the Lake County state’s attorney Friday.

• Schneider to host meeting in Highland Park

  Updated Jul 21, 2017 3:37 PM

  Congressman Brad Schneider will host a “Congress on Your Corner” event to answer questions from 10th district constituents and brief attendees on his work in Washington on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon at Highland Park High School, 433 Vine Ave., Highland Park.

• West Nile found in Lake County

  Updated Jul 21, 2017 3:34 PM

  A batch of mosquitoes sampled July 14 in Zion has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Lake County Health Department reported Friday.

• Mental fitness remains issue for man who threatened Lake County courthouse

  Updated Jul 20, 2017 4:24 PM

  A California man convicted last year of threatening the Lake County courthouse and Gurnee Police Department will have another mental fitness hearing in September to determine whether a court can move forward with his sentencing.

• Lake Children’s Advocacy Center turns 30
• Lake County man denies sexually abusing teen he met on social media
• Lake County sheriff to electronically monitor Hastert
• Marriott Lincolnshire Resort reopened after flooding
• Lake county providing training to avoid police dog opioid overdoses
• Beware of after-flood scammers, Lake County sheriff says
• State Rep. Carol Sente selected for prestigious Toll Fellowship
• Animals, music, contests and much more at Lake County Fair
• Rauner pledges amendatory veto of school funding plan
• Flood victims can get help at Lake County resource center
• No immediate federal help expected for flood victims
• 89th annual Lake County Fair
• Discover recognized as a 2017 Best Place to Work in IT

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