Lake County Business
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Gasoline-powered cars parked in EV spots in Mundelein now can be ticketed, towedAug 11, 2026 5:22 pm - Gasoline-fueled cars parked in spots reserved for electric vehicles in village-owned lots in Mundelein could be ticketed or towed under new rules.
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Illinois becomes first state in Great Lakes region to designate industrial plastic pellets as pollutionAug 11, 2026 9:20 am - Illinois is requiring polluters to begin reporting spills of industrial plastic pellets known as nurdles, a growing source of contamination in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Companies that manufacture, use or transport nurdles also must develop plans to limit them in storm runoff, making the state the first in either watershed to officially designate bits of wasted plastic as pollution.
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Route 59 in North Barrington to close for a monthAug 10, 2026 7:20 pm - Route 59 from Cuba Road to Route 22 in North Barrington will be closed to traffic for more than a month beginning Thursday, Aug. 13, through Sept. 15.
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Why a Barrington entrepreneur left the corporate world to help seniorsAug 10, 2026 5:24 pm - Chris Czachor spent more than 20 years in corporate marketing.Now the Barrington resident has stepped away from the corporate world and is flexing his entrepreneurial muscles by helping seniors aging in place stay in their homes.
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Fight catalytic converter theft with a free label at AAA eventAug 10, 2026 4:51 pm - Converter thefts have decreased in recent years, but it’s still expensive to replace one.
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Lake Michigan water project officially underway in Lake ZurichAug 10, 2026 4:29 pm - The first phase of bringing Lake Michigan water to Lake Zurich is about to begin with construction of a pump station and a 1 million-gallon reservoir.
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Critics of Grayslake data center plan sue to stop constructionAug 07, 2026 1:42 pm - Opponents of a planned data center in Grayslake are suing to stop the project.
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Public hearing scheduled on proposed data center moratorium in Lake CountyAug 07, 2026 8:18 am - The Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, to gather public input on a proposed temporary moratorium on data centers i...
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Cinematic sprawl: Suburbs putting guardrails around filmmaking activitiesAug 06, 2026 4:22 pm - With filmmaking gaining a firm foothold in the state, suburbs like Naperville, Lisle and Long Grove have either put guardrails in place to protect their towns or are working toward that goal.
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Cook County-area business owners share their approach to PTOAug 05, 2026 12:30 pm - According to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, more than 80% of workers said that “paid leave” is either an extremely important or very important benefit they expect from their employer, ranking just below health insurance and retirement benefits.