Lake County
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Home & garden calendar July 7-18Jul 07, 2026 2:25 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like resilient landscapes, native pollinators, warblers and more.
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Fatal crash in Mundelein remains under investigationJul 07, 2026 11:44 am - Police on Tuesday continued investigating a two-vehicle crash in Mundelein that left a motorcycle rider dead.
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Motorcyclist killed in Monday night Mettawa crashJul 07, 2026 8:10 am - A 43-year-old motorcyclist from Mundelein was killed when he collided with a vehicle Monday night in Mettawa.
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Theater spotlight: Shakespeare’s ‘Dream’ marks return of Morton Arboretum walking playsJul 07, 2026 6:36 am - The Morton Arboretum resumes its summer walking plays series with Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Marriott Theatre stages the family-friendly “A Year With Frog and Toad,” and Raven Theatre remounts “Octet” at Goodman Theatre.
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Farmers markets in the suburbs July 8-14Jul 07, 2026 5:30 am - Farmers market season brings fresh produce, handmade goods and more to local downtowns and parks.
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Vitalant issues call for donors as Type O blood supply reaches two-year lowJul 06, 2026 11:32 pm - Vitalant reports a critical shortage of type O blood, which has dropped to a two-year low since May. Type O blood is essential for emergency transfusions when there's no time to determine a patient's blood type.
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Officials: Motorcyclist killed in Mundelein Monday eveningJul 06, 2026 8:35 pm - A motorcycle driver was killed in a crash in Mundelein Monday evening, officials said.
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Allstate Corp. building in Wheeling facing demolitionJul 06, 2026 7:26 pm - Real estate developers want to construct an industrial building where an Allstate Corp. facility now stands in Wheeling.
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Lake Zurich seeks public input as officials consider $20.3 million fire station referendumJul 06, 2026 6:46 pm - Lake Zurich will hold three upcoming open houses at Fire Station 1 as village officials consider putting a tax-hike referendum on the November ballot to fund a new firehouse
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Illinois baseball adds former Libertyville star Quinn Schambow. Will he be ‘the best catcher in the Big Ten’?Jul 06, 2026 4:14 pm - Former Libertyville star Quinn Schambow’s introduction to college baseball was bound to be different. But after winning a Class 4A championship at the end of a highly dec...