Lake County
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Schmit: The 2025-26 IHSA school year, by the numbersJun 11, 2026 6:32 pm - From state titles to scholarship offers, the 2025-26 IHSA school year was filled with mind-boggling numbers.
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Proposal calls for mix of apartments, retail on Pleviak school property in Lake VillaJun 11, 2026 6:04 pm - A concept proposed for the historic Pleviak Elementary School property on a busy corner in Lake Villa includes a mix of apartments in several buildings, ground-floor retail space and public gathering areas.
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From Chicago to the World Cup: Local fans embark on soccer pilgrimagesJun 11, 2026 5:21 pm - For soccer fans from suburban Chicago, World Cup 2026 will send them across North America in search of the human drama of athletic competition. And a good time.
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District 23 breaks ground on Eisenhower addition to facilitate all-day kindergarten mandateJun 11, 2026 4:55 pm - Prospect Heights District 23 officials broke ground Thursday on an addition to Eisenhower Elementary School, launching a construction project aimed at meeting a state mandate for full-day kindergarten by August 2027.
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Wheeling man convicted of running down former friend wins appeal, but could still lose in the endJun 11, 2026 2:01 pm - A Wheeling man serving a 50-year prison sentence for running over and killing a former friend in 2020 won his appeal this week, but it may not be enough to get him a new trial.
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Lambs Farm artists welcome guests for summer sale June 25Jun 11, 2026 7:55 am - LF Studios will host its inaugural summer sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 25, and Friday, June 26, at Lambs Farm, 14245 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville.
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Forest board expects no adverse impact from runway plan on Waukegan SavannaJun 10, 2026 6:43 pm - Lake County forest commissioners approved a finding that a runway replacement project at Waukegan National Airport will not adversely affect the adjoining Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve.
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‘Twenty years to grow and 20 minutes to cut down’: Barrington streetscape improvements irk someJun 10, 2026 1:49 pm - The owner and manager of a downtown Barrington building are upset that a mature tree was cut down during the village’s streetscape improvements around Cook Street Plaza.
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Northwest suburban minister charged in $2 million fraud schemeJun 10, 2026 12:28 pm - A Northwest suburban minister is charged with defrauding church members of at least $2 million.
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Bicyclist dead after being struck by freight train in GrayslakeJun 10, 2026 12:28 pm - A female bicyclist was struck and killed by a freight train in Grayslake Tuesday night.