From dealing with an aging population to lake dredging, candidates running to represent Lake County Board District 5 differ on what's needed for the area that includes Fox Lake, Lakemoor and Volo and parts of Round Lake, Wauconda, Antioch and Lake V...

In the Lake County Board District 5 Republican race, the choice comes down to well-established credentials in county government vs. newcomers who also have a lot to bring to the table. The candidates are Judy Martini, 63, of Fox Lake, a county board...

Editor's note: To clarify a Feb. 6 story about the Lake County Board District 5 Republican primary race, information about candidate Denise Rotheimer of Ingleside should have included that she is the founder of Mothers on a Mission to Stop Viole...

Hoping to move along a court case involving a dispute over the fate of the old Midlothian Manor property in Ela Township, a unit of Lake County government has paid an outstanding $6,000 cost for a public hearing transcript and is looking to resident...

Residents from the suburbs and beyond are coming together to help those affected by the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Cases upon cases of bottled water are stacking up at seven fire departments serving as regional drop-off points for the effort s...

Lake County Housing Authority has been awarded a $222,561 federal grant for the Family Self-Sufficiency Program. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials announced about 20 Illinois agencies will receive roughly $2.5 million in gra...

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Winter storms expected today in suburbs The National Weather Service has issued warnings for winter storms heading for the suburbs starting this morning. Freezing rain and sleet are expected to begin at 6 a.m. in several counties. Icy precipita...

Lake County Housing Authority's five-month-old court battle to overturn a decision rejecting its plan to move chronically homeless people with mental illness into a building near Lake Zurich is at a temporary standstill over a technical dispute invo...

There were plenty of reasons 2015 was a memorable year for towns up and down the Fox Valley, from a major renovation kicking off at Spring Hill Mall to political battles in Kane County and a video of an Elgin cop seen by millions. Here's a recap of ...