As the temperature rose to match record levels Tuesday, people around the suburbs tried to stay cool while still enjoying what officials predicted could be one of the last hot days of the year. The high temperature at O'Hare International Airport re...

Fans eager to watch Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and other big-name golfers in Lake Forest next week will first need to veer to neighboring Mettawa if they are driving to the BMW Championship. Grainger will be the place for all general, handicapped, ...

With the start of a new high school football season, teams will be battling each other for bragging rights, playoff spots, and conference titles. But participating high schools and football teams, along with Lake County law enforcement, are all wor...

‘She’s our angel,’ Addison family says of defibrillator-armed officer Addison resident Ed Sullivan feels lucky to be alive after having a heart attack while behind the wheel of his truck. His wife believed he was dead until a police officer arm...

Visitors who had been aware of the bomb threat to a private event that kept the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville closed for three days last week had no qualms about coming back Monday as full activities continued. An investigatio...

Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville reopened Saturday after officials determined a bomb threat risk had passed and pronounced the area safe for public use. The beach, marina, picnic areas and trails reopened at 6:30 a.m., and regul...

Lake County officials remain mum on the status of closed Independence Grove Forest Preserve, raising questions about whether it will reopen this weekend amid the investigation of a “credible” bomb threat. The forest preserve on Route 137 near Libert...

Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville is expected to remain closed Friday as the investigation continues into a bomb threat that has shut down activities this week, authorities said. Julie Kenney, a public information representative f...

Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville will remain closed until further notice following a bomb threat that shut down activities Tuesday night, officials said. One of the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s largest and most popular f...

Inverness home destroyed, damage more than $1 million More than 100 firefighters from at least two dozen suburban departments battled a three-alarm blaze at a mansion in Inverness yesterday afternoon that caused at least $1 million in damages. ...