Island Lake
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MCC welcomes Rashim Lettsome as head basketball coachJun 03, 2021 6:00 am - Rashim Lettsome has returned to McHenry County College as the Head Men's Basketball Coach. Lettsome, a Waukegan High School graduate, was part of a regional and sectiona...
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Opening weekend a success for Beer Garden at Independence Grove Forest PreserveJun 03, 2021 5:15 am - Swimming is history at Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville, but a new amenity in its place has been greeted with gusto by craft beer fans. The Beer Gard...
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McHenry County Board chairman postpones vote on new mapsJun 03, 2021 1:00 am - The McHenry County Board will not vote as planned later this month on new maps divvying up the board's membership, McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler announced T...
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Share your adventures in McHenry County Conservation District photo contestJun 02, 2021 11:00 pm - This summer McHenry County Conservation District wants to see your best shot. The 3rd annual Instagram photo contest begins Tuesday, June 15, which is also Nature Photog...
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Historic Stevenson Home likely to be spared by state legislature's $1.1 million offerJun 02, 2021 5:24 am - The historic Adlai E. Stevenson Home in Mettawa likely has been saved from demolition after last-minute action by Lake County's state legislators. The pending state budg...
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Longtime Lake County leader launches new campaign - for a kidneyJun 02, 2021 5:22 am - Even before the pandemic pushed most of the country into grim isolation, longtime Lake County leader and public servant Bonnie Thomson Carter felt hidden and sheltered. ...
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McHenry County health officials start in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for residents with limited mobilityJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - Jake Marcus, a 29-year-old Crystal Lake resident with a rare genetic condition called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, was given a tight hug from behind by his dad to help hi...
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What now with Route 53 extension land? State lawmakers create task force to decideJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - The Route 53 extension controversy appears now to be in the hands of an advisory group — only this time Lake County stakeholders won't be wrestling with how to build a r...
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How McHenry County Bicycle Club has stayed active for 40 yearsJun 01, 2021 6:00 am - I know what it takes for a marriage to flourish 40-plus years. What about a bike club? Organized in spring 1981, the McHenry County Bicycle Club celebrates its 40th anni...
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What suburban colleges plan to do with latest COVID-19 relief fundsJun 01, 2021 5:30 am - Suburban community colleges set to receive millions of dollars more in federal COVID-19 relief funding in the coming months are stepping up efforts to help students in n...