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  • Jonathan Villasana

    Vernon Hills man charged with hiring hitman to kill friend’s mother May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    A Vernon Hills man is accused of hiring an undercover police officer he believed was a hitman to kill the mother of a woman who was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash with him last year. Jonathan Villasana, 24, of the 0 to 100 block of Timber Lane, is being held in the Lake County jail on $1 million bond after being charged with solicitation of murder and solicitation of murder for hire.

     

  • GLMV’s Ask the Mayors luncheon set for May 20 May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    Have a question for your local political leaders? The GLMV Chamber of Commerce's annual "Ask the Mayors" luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 20 at White Deer Run, 250 Gregg's Landing, Vernon Hills. Green Oaks Village President Bernard Wysocki, Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler, Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz and Vernon Hills Village Manager Mike Allison will give brief updates of business issues impacting their communities followed by questions from the audience.

     

  • St. Viator, Vernon Hills to meet for 2A regional title May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    St. Viator and Vernon Hills started out their girls soccer postseasons with victories in opening-round games of the Class 2A state tournament on Tuesday afternoon. Fourth-seeded St. Viator shut out No. 13 Amundsen 8-0 in the first semifinal, and No. 5 Vernon Hills picked up a forfeit win over No. 12 Mather in the other semifinal in Amundsen regional action at Chicago's Winnemac Stadium. St. Viator (10-7) next plays Vernon Hills (10-4-2) in the regional championship at 10 a.m. Saturday at Winnemac Stadium.

     

  • Grant rallies past Antioch May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    Tom Blanchette pounded 9 kills and Grant's boys volleyball team rallied past Antioch 15-25, 25-13, 25-17 in North Suburban Conference action Monday night.

     
  • Mundelein's Allie Boothe holds the girls water polo sectional plaque and gets hugs from her sister Amanda, far left, and friend Megan Casali Saturday. Mundelein defeated Stevenson in the match.

    Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from water polo, track, baseball, softball, gymnastics, volleyball and soccer.

     
  • Treasure seekers, bargain hunters, and professional rummage salers – come one, come all to the Prince of Peace Rummage Sale, June 6-8.

    Church holds rummage saleMay 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    Prince of Peace Church kicks off the summer rummage sale season in northwestern Lake County with its indoor-outdoor extravaganza June 6-7 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and June 8 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale is located at the corner of Routes 83 and 132.

     

  • New rules would allow Mundelein High students to use cell phones May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    Mundelein High School students would be able to use their cellphones in the cafeteria and hallways under new conduct rules being considered for the 2013-14 term. The District 120 board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school, 1350 W. Hawley St., to consider the new rules.

     
  • Andrew Chambers, 10, and his younger brother Jeremy, 5, of Vernon Hills, use a net to fish off the pier Monday on Big Bear Lake in Century Park in Vernon Hills.

    Images: The Week in Pictures May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    This edition of The Week in Pictures features a lot of warm weather activities, including fishing, biking, rowing, power washing, ice cream eating, garage sale and art show browsing, and benefit walking.

     

  • Gibis pitches Wauconda past Antioch May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    Wauconda's baseball team moved one step closer Monday to completing a perfect run through the North Suburban Conference Prairie Division. The Bulldogs defeated host Antioch 5-2, as Brandon Gibis earned the win over David Meade in a battle of aces.

     
  • Mundelein pitcher Mitch Schulewitz delivers during the Mustangs’ NSC Lake-clinching victory over host Stevenson on Monday.

    Slot Mundelein as NSC Lake champs May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    On Monday in Lincolnshire, Mundelein's Mitch Schulewitz was handed the ball to secure a Lake Division title for the Mustangs. And the UIC-bound right-hander was brilliant, stopping Stevenson on three singles. He needed to be that good. That's because his mound opponent, Iowa-bound Matt Allen, was almost as sharp. Allen at least can tell a story about how his team committed 4 errors in the first inning yet allowed just one runner to score. Mundelein (24-3) clinched North Suburban Conference Lake Division title with a 3-0 win.

     
  • Nicholas Natarajan selects a tomato plant grown by the Prairie Crossing Learning Farm for his garden.

    Prairie Crossing Farm offers open house and organic plant sale on May 18May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    Come to the Farm Connections Open House at the Prairie Crossing Farm in Grayslake from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. Purchase organic plants, meet the farmers, visit the chickens and baby goats, and support the farmers growing local food in Grayslake.

     

  • Jim Crow Workshop Follow-upMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    A follow-up workshop and film presenting the talk given by best-selling author, Michelle Alexander on her book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," will be held at the Round Lake Area Library on Sunday, May 19th from 12:30 to 3:30pm.

     
  • Woodlands Academy senior Colleen Andersen was among those recognized for significant community service.

    Woodlands Academy Celebrates Community ServiceMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    Students recognized for various community service projects. Many did 50+ hours more than they needed.

     
  • From left: Mundelein resident Chris Hinrichsen, recognized for having the highest number of service hours and Janet Miesbauer, Manager of Volunteers, Auxiliary and Retail Services at Advocate Condell Medical Center

    Volunteers Recognized at Advocate Condell CeremonyMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    At their annual Volunteer Awards & Recognition Celebration during National Volunteer Appreciation Week in late April, Advocate Condell officials celebrated their team of 477 volunteers who dedicated a total of 50,448 hours in 2012.

     
  • The gateway banners for West Chicago's 2013 Community Art Banner Project feature the work of Cultural Arts Commission member John Keeney and illustrate his point of view on "A Question of Balance".

    West Chicago's Community Art Banner Project Answers A Question of Balance From the Perspective of Eleven ArtistsMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    West Chicago's Community Art Banner Project Answers A Question of Balance From the Perspective of Eleven Artists

     
  • Libertyville Elementary District 70 administrators won two Distinguished Service Awards from the Illinois chapter of the National School Public Relations Association for outreach into the community and for a special Social Media project for the community.

    Libertyville Administrators Honored With State AwardsMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    Libertyville Elementary District 70 Supt. Dr. Guy Schumacher and Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kathy Dinger, along with school administrators, were honored at a 2013 Distinguished Service Award luncheon of the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association this month.

     
  • District 70 Board President Maryann Ovassapian, far left, swears in a new board, including, from left to right, incumbents Julie Damenti and Tom Vickers, along with new comers Luke Stowe and Wendy Schilling.

    D70 Swears In New Board MembersMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    Political newcomers Wendy Schilling and Luke Stowe were sworn into office, along with incumbents Julie Damenti and Tom Vickers, during a special meeting on May 6 for the Libertyville School District 70.

     

  • Self-defense class for Vernon Hills women May 12, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Vernon Hills Police Department will hold a women's self-defense class from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, May 21 at the department headquarters, 740 Lakeview Parkway. The class is free and open to women residents of Vernon Hills, age 8 and up (children under 14 must be accompanied by a parent).

     
  • The Vernon Hills Park District will proceed with a $2.5 million maintenance building in Century Park.

    Vernon Hills board overrules plan commission, gives go ahed for maintenance building May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Vernon Hills Park District will proceed with plans for a $2.5 million maintenance facility on village-owned property on the north end of Century Park, the largest in its system. The village board gave its informal approval but directed that neighbors be consulted on landscaping and screening details before a final vote is taken.

     

  • Vernon Hills wins Cougar Classic May 11, 2013 12:00 AM

     
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