Lake County
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 26-Nov. 1Oct 21, 2025 2:58 pm - Upcoming gardening events, workshops, and club meetings in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like succulent propagation, putting gardens to bed for winter, houseplant care, and holiday decorations.
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Cary wants public input on downtown road extensionOct 21, 2025 1:31 pm - About three weeks remain for the public to provide input on a planned road extension project in Cary.
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Despite earlier assurances, Cinergy Entertainment rejects mural planned for Wheeling cinemaOct 21, 2025 12:54 pm - Much-anticipated plans for a public mural near Wheeling’s Metra train station have been scrapped by the company that was to partner with the village on the project.
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Lights, camera, construction: Cinergy Cinemas gets Wheeling grantOct 20, 2025 7:40 pm - Wheeling’s Cinergy Cinemas will receive a $91,300 grant from the village to help pay for building improvements.
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Palatine post office could be named after Ghost Army vetOct 20, 2025 5:09 pm - The Palatine post office could be renamed after Bernie Bluestein, a 102-year-old veteran of the “Ghost Army” in World War II.
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Lake County bans use of its properties for staging areas and other immigration enforcement activitiesOct 20, 2025 4:03 pm - Lake County is among the latest public bodies saying its property can’t be used as a staging area, processing location or operations base for civil immigrant enforcement.
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Waukegan Park District celebrating the Halloween season with Spooktacular programs and eventsOct 20, 2025 2:57 pm - The Waukegan Park District is celebrating the Halloween season with programs and events throughout October. The programming includes free and low-cost programs for children and adults.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 8?Oct 20, 2025 2:51 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances from Week 8.
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GLMV/K Winter Coat Drive For Vets now underwayOct 20, 2025 2:47 pm - With winter around the corner, it’s time for the sixth annual Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Kildeer Winter Coat Drive for Vets, with over 40 collection locations.
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Woodlands Academy to host fall 2025 open houseOct 20, 2025 1:45 pm - Girls in grades 6-10 and their families are invited to an open house from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, on Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s beautiful 41-acre campus in Lake Forest on Sunday, Nov. 2.