Vernon Hills
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Lake County Board unanimously supports Ethan's LawApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - The Lake County Board is lending its support for the proposed Ethan's Law that would require the safe storage of firearms. The board Tuesday voted 19-0 in support of Se...
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Contracts awarded for Miller Road and Darrell Road as construction season in Lake County beginsApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - Roadwork in Lake County will be heating up in coming weeks with the award Tuesday of about $8.37 million in contracts for the first two big projects of the season. Utili...
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District 73 marks 100 years since its formation from union of three country schoolsApr 10, 2023 5:30 am - About a century ago, long before there was a Vernon Hills, three one-room schools combined to create Hawthorn Elementary District 73. By late 1924, a new, four-room bric...
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Spring book saleApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Friends of the Library will be holding a spring book sale April 21 through 23 at the Aspen Drive Library, 701 Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills. On April 23, participants can fi...
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Lake County gets $2.4 million for Patriot PathApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation was awarded $2.4 million for work involved with the Patriot Path. The funding is part of $127.9 million through the Illinois T...
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Local leader making historic Honor FlightApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Paula Carballido, co-founder of Lake County Honor Flight, will serve as a leader with the first Honor Flight to commemorate U.S. military veterans from Puerto Rico. The ...
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CLC makes Gold on list of Military Friendly SchoolsApr 09, 2023 11:00 pm - College of Lake County (CLC) was among the top colleges and universities nationwide to be named an official Gold Military Friendly® school. Institutions earning the Mi...
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Do long prison sentences prevent crime? New study questions conventional wisdomApr 07, 2023 5:00 am - A new report from a bipartisan panel of criminal justice experts questions whether sending people to prison for 10 years or more is necessary or cost-effective. "How...
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Former governor candidate gets 4 years in prison for threatening Lake County judgesApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A man who ran for governor in 2018 was sentenced to four years in prison for threatening two Lake County judges. Grayson K. Jackson, also known as Kash Jackson and Benja...
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Lake County property transfers for March 6-7, 2023Apr 07, 2023 1:00 am - Antioch $406,000; 887 Red Hawk Drive, Antioch; Sold on March 7, 2023, by Nielsen Trust to Ronald W Baker $215,000; 26546 W Linden Road, Antioch; Sold on March 7, 2023, b...