• Former Waukegan teacher pleads guilty to sexually assauting student

  By Lee Filas A Mundelein woman who worked as a music teacher at a Waukegan middle school pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a student during school hours and in the school building.
  Last Updated Sep 28, 2016 3:20 PM

• Lake County schools score national blue ribbon awards

  Updated Sep 28, 2016 4:57 PM

  Lake County schools have been honored with a top blue ribbon award from the U.S. Department of Education.

• Carmel to honor first responders

  Updated Sep 28, 2016 5:02 PM

  Carmel Catholic High School will honor first responders at Carmel Catholic for Community on Friday, Sept. 30, at 6:30 p.m. at Baker Stadium, 1 Carmel Parkway, Mundelein.

• Steven High School cheerleading, pom teams to help flood victims

  Posted Sep 28, 2016 1:00 AM

  Stevenson High School’s cheerleading and pom teams will hold a supply drive Wednesday and Thursday to help flood victims in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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• Elgin man charged with growing pot after tenant’s social media post

  Updated Sep 27, 2016 3:47 PM

  A 52-year-old Elgin man was charged with possessing and growing marijuana in his backyard after authorities were called to his home after one of his tenants posted suicidal statements on social media.

• CPA takes on 2-term incumbent for Round Lake-area county board seat

  Updated Sep 26, 2016 4:59 PM

  Candidates for the Lake County Board’s 16th district seat agree taxes are on voters’ minds, but they suggest different approaches to deal with them.

• Community colleges say they’re forced to rely more on federal grants

  Updated Sep 26, 2016 4:27 PM

  Elgin Community College President David Sam says with state funding for higher education in a flux, community colleges are relying more on federal grants than ever before.

• Cook County clerk leads voter registration drive Tuesday

  Updated Sep 26, 2016 1:37 PM

  Cook County Clerk David Orr and his staff will take part in a number of voter registration events throughout Chicago and the suburbs Tuesday as part of National Voter Registration Day.

• Dold slams Iran nuke deal, Schneider says enforce it

  Posted Sep 26, 2016 5:30 AM

  Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold calls the United States’ nuclear agreement with Iran “a historic mistake.” His Democratic challenger, Brad Schneider, doesn’t like the deal either but says it must be enforced.

• Lake County celebrates its rural roots at festival
• Birdwatch, volunteer and do yoga at Camp Reinberg party
• Grand Avenue to close in Lake Villa
• Libertyville mosque open house will answer your questions
• Report: Cook County should eliminate unincorporated areas
• Girls golf: Libertyville pulls together for NSC title
• Girls volleyball: Libertyville sets up road block against Stevenson
• Northwest suburban police blotter
• Boys golf: Lake Forest claims NSC title
• Girls volleyball: Wheeling, Hersey set for MSL East showdown
• Boys soccer: Lake County roundup
• Girls volleyball: Lake County roundup
• Girls golf: Winds of fate favor Barrington
• Football: Wheeler set to join Augustana's Hall of Fame
• Boys basketball: Stevenson’s Smith commits to Indiana
• Girls volleyball: St. Viator tops Elk Grove in two sets
• Girls volleyball: Terrell’s focus leads to future at Arkansas State
• 10th annual solar tour
• Free concerts at Stevenson High
• Chief judge guest at fireside chat
• Bomb threats made against Long Grove schools
• Girls tennis: Stevenson’s winning tradition continues at Prospect’s Fall Classic
• Newcomer faces veteran in Lake County Board race
• Rolling Meadows passes up Wheeling
• St. Viator clips Carmel
• Stevenson hangs on despite Zion-Benton’s big effort
• One very colorful victory for Prospect
• Images: Carmel falls to St. Viator, 17-10 in football
• Stevenson High recycling drive
• Lake County project lists online
• Northwest suburban police blotter

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