McHenry County
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‘Really incredible’: Zoo’s new Gorilla Conservation Center brings students and animals togetherJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago has unveiled a prominent new home for the King Conservation Leadership Academy. And it has “one of the best views, I think, any classroom anywhere ever will have,” a zoo leader said.
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Whose downtown is it? Mayors wary transit board will control development near stationsJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Legislation proposes creating a transit authority to oversee Metra, Pace and the CTA and allow transit-oriented development, alarming some suburban mayors concerned about local control.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Who are the area’s top Class of 2027 football recruits?Jul 20, 2025 12:05 pm - Prep football recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran breaks down the area’s top recruits from the Class of 2027.
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Cary zoning panel delays vote on controversial mixed-use projectJul 20, 2025 8:17 am - Zoning commissioners have asked builders of a proposed luxury mixed-use development in Cary to come back with clearer details on traffic and property value impacts after a vote on the project was delayed until August.
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Abughazaleh, Biss hold fundraising lead in crowded race to replace Schakowsky in CongressJul 19, 2025 12:15 pm - The race to succeed retiring Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the largely suburban 9th District may a crowded one — but front-runners are emerging.
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Motorcyclist injured in hit-and-run crashJul 19, 2025 10:12 am - A motorcycle driver was injured seriously early Saturday in a hit-and-run crash in Lake County.
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Neighbors hope voluntary annexation to Antioch will provide an ally in solar farm oppositionJul 18, 2025 5:21 pm - In a calculated move, neighbors on a quiet lakefront street near Antioch want to voluntarily annex into the village in hopes of gaining an ally in their fight against a proposed solar energy farm on their doorsteps.
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2 teens injured in e-scooter crash in Lake in the HillsJul 18, 2025 5:16 pm - A 17-year-old Lake in the Hills girl and a 19-year-old male from Carpentersville were injured – one severely – in an incident involving stand-up electric scooters Thursday evening, officials said.
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Lambs Farm annual car showJul 18, 2025 5:13 pm - Lambs Farm is hosting its annual car show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27.
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Then and Now lakefront nature tourJul 18, 2025 4:19 pm - Then and Now Lakefront and Nature Tour will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Waukegan Municipal beach, 201 E. Seahorse Drive.