Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/gurnee/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:38 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179985/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179985/ Wed, 15 May 2013 13:29:12 -0400 Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of the bunch and select 12 finlaists. Here are the finalists for the week of May13th. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705159825/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705159825/ Wed, 15 May 2013 20:57:50 -0400 A Woodland Elementary District 50 bus driver has been charged with molesting a teenage girl who isn't a student at Gurnee-based school system, authorities said. Kristin Miks, 32, of the 33000 block of Sunset Avenue in unincorporated Wildwood, faces two counts of criminal sexual assault and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Lake County sheriff's police Sgt. Sara Balmes announced Wednesday. Miks was freed after posting 10 percent of a $150,000 bond. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139710/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139710/ Tue, 14 May 2013 05:56:10 -0400 Lake County officials on Tuesday will vote to authorize $750,000 for the demolition, site restoration and project management for the Gurnee Grade School. The money is from a grant from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189774/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189774/ Sat, 18 May 2013 23:02:12 -0400 She blended nearly as perfectly as she ran. All dressed in blue on the O'Brien Stadium blue, under a blue sky, with blue bleachers above, Warren Blue Devil Brittny Ellis dominated in her Year Two at EIU. "Last year was just totally new for me," the speedy sophomore said. "I didn't know what was going on. "But now," she added, smiling, "I feel like I belong here." So true, girl in blue. Her feats may have been new to the IHSA track world last spring, but what Ellis does on a track is getting old, yet no less exhilarating. She won the Class 3A 400-meter dash for the second year in a row Saturday, successfully defending her title by burning off a 54.34 to edge the equally amazing Cameron Pettigrew. The Chicago Payton star sped to a time of 54.84. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189783/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189783/ Sat, 18 May 2013 22:40:00 -0400 Grayslake Central never gave up Saturday, and the reward was a dramatic 7-6 victory over Wauconda. The host Rams fought off a 4-0 deficit and then ultimately overcame a 7-4 deficit by scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Matt Loeffl came up with the winning hit when he ripped a bases-loaded, one-out single to plate Jay Hoffman, who had earlier doubled. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189850/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189850/ Sat, 18 May 2013 18:50:09 -0400 Lake Forest wrapped up the team title in the boys tennis sectional hosted by Warren on Saturday, and the Blue Devils finished a strong second. Scouts junior Peter Tarwid took the singles championship over senior Kristiyan Trukov over Warren by default as Lake Forest finished with 35 points and Warren 25. Grayslake Central and Grayslake North tied for third at 12. Sophomore Brice Polender of Lake Forest topped Antioch freshman Braden Ward in the third-place singles match 6-0, 6-0. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/news/705169810/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/news/705169810/ Thu, 16 May 2013 14:36:41 -0400 A former standout high school basketball star from Lake County is back in jail after threatening his female probation officer who was scheduled to testify against him, authorities said. Jereme Richmond, 21, of the 2000 bock of Arthur Drive in Waukegan, pleaded not guilty to three counts of harassing a witness. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149851/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149851/ Tue, 14 May 2013 14:39:18 -0400 A Lake County man once accused of using his family's Grayslake restaurant to traffic drugs is facing new drug conspiracy charges that could put him behind bars for life, authorities said Tuesday. Jack Papandreou, 37, formerly of Wadsworth, pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Tuesday to three counts of criminal drug conspiracy.