Island Lake
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Some Lake County homeowners to receive assessment notices this weekAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - Assessment notices will be mailed to property owners in Wauconda, Newport and West Deerfield townships in Lake County this week, officials announced. Assessments are use...
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Faith Leaders of McHenry County to offer more homeless camping gear distributionsAug 11, 2020 11:00 pm - The Faith Leaders of McHenry County and Compassion for Campers are continuing to distribute camping gear and supplies to the homeless. Three more offerings are schedule...
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Open burning ban relaxed in unincorporated Lake CountyAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - In an easing of restrictions enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic, open burning of landscape waste and woody materials will resume in unincorporated Lake County f...
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Lake County Forest Preserves offer virtual fishing programAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - A live virtual fishing program will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13, at Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville. Participants will learn the b...
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Some Lake County employees face pay cuts through unpaid holidaysAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - Three days that previously had been paid time off for Lake County government employees will be unpaid days this fall for about half the workforce under a controversial p...
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Suburbs averaging 769 new COVID-19 cases a day, up from 403 a month agoAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - As the state announced 1,549 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, Illinois Department of Public Health records show the suburbs are now averaging 769 new cases a day over the ...
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Lake County Board extends emergency declaration until Sept. 8Aug 11, 2020 1:00 am - A divided Lake County Board on Tuesday voted to extend the emergency declaration prompted by the COVID-19 crisis until Sept. 8 or until Gov. J.B. Pritzker cancels his em...
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Editorial: Endangered bee spotting a reminder how much they need our helpAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - In a spring and summer that's been pretty much a downer, a wee bit of good news was found recently on a large patch of bergamot in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North...
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Wauconda District 118 budget going up because of COVID-19 crisis, officials sayAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - Wauconda Unit School District 118's annual budget is set to increase from the 2020 school year's spending plan in part because of the COVID-19 crisis, officials said...
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Derecho topples Wheaton church steeple, causes other damage across suburbsAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - A rare derecho - described as an "inland hurricane" - swept through the suburbs Monday, causing widespread property damage and leaving tens of thousands without power. S...