As Waukegan community members and city officials ponder ways to enhance safety including a smooth relationship between residents and police officers, accountability frequently enters the discussion.

Zion police are urging rideshare drivers to exercise caution after two Uber drivers were robbed at gunpoint within hours of one another recently.

Nearly 20 months after Full House Resorts received permission to begin work on a Waukegan casino and almost six months after opening The Temporary at American Place, a decision by the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on Friday created some uncertainty about the project.

Alan Alonso, who led Grayslake Central boys soccer to the Class 2A third-place trophy last year, experienced a slow recruiting process.

The parade featured a collection of school and community groups, elected officials, local businesses, six bands, four drill teams and drivers of vintage cars going up the traditional Western Avenue route before reaching West Park.

Some efforts to make Waukegan’s public schools safer for students, teachers, administrators and staff will be clearly visible when classes begin Aug. 14, while other enhancements may be less noticeable.

After Waukegan was named one of 13 locations across Illinois eligible for a $5 million grant as a CEJA Workforce Hub focusing on green energy jobs by Gov. J.B. Pritzker July 21, educators and community organizations in Lake County began taking a look at how to make the most of the opportunity.

Round Lake’s Oscar Martinez switched club programs and helped Libertyville-based FC 1974 win another US Youth Soccer national title.

The response to COVID-19 and a host of other activities led to the NAACP Lake County Branch finishing third in the Thalheimer Award competition Sunday at the organization’s 114th annual convention in Boston, given to branches for superior achievement.

Instead of standing and cheering as entrants go by, the sound between two competing groups sparring over sponsorship of Waukegan’s annual Fiestas Patrias parade may well be booing and jeering along the parade route.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker electronically signed the legislation Friday, charging DCFS with developing a plan in a timely fashion to assure youths in its care receive timely access to essential treatment.

As Morgan Hart approaches senior year — and the beginning of volleyball season — she is the heart and soul of Vernon Hills softball.

Here are five events scheduled from Aug. 4 to 10 in Lake County.

Gurnee Days is from 12 to 10:30 p.m. Aug. 12 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13 at Vikings Park in Gurnee.

Abby, Alexa and Macias, along with their families, were among the 2,700 people at the seventh-annual District 60 Back to School Resource Fair Saturday at the Washington Campus of Waukegan High School tending to their needs for the 2023-2024 school year.

Police said 18-year-old Grayslake woman was hit by a Ford F-350 truck about 10:12 a.m. Saturday as she stood near the intersection of Washington Street and Atkinson Drive.

The sheriff’s deputy was bringing an arrested subject to the Lake County jail, and was driving south on Sheridan Road near Washington Street. Karmash was headed the same direction in an inside lane of Sheridan, next to the squad car, when he suddenly turned right into a parking lot. His car struck the driver’s side of the squad car.

Co-working is cropping up everywhere from suburban shopping centers to swanky health clubs as traditional offices continue to see low occupancy.

The refreshed conditions at Staben House were on display at the onetime large single-family home built in 1930 during an open house Friday in Waukegan, courtesy of a portion of a grant from the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Residents, former town administrators, representatives from Lake County and other towns all came together to witness the beginning of a transformation of a blighted area.

The Eleanor Murkey Community Room has hosted 50 outside events in downtown Waukegan during its first six months of operation, ranging from an information session hosted by a federal agency to fundraisers for charitable organizations.

Jack A. Hazen, 41, of Wauconda, was charged with a misdemeanor and a felony count of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle following the July 22 incident, according to reports.

Manufacturing food products for each other an ocean apart is the essence of a merger agreement between Henry Brock and JDM as they create spices and sauces for name-brand companies in both nations.

Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega said he learned in late May of the collection of delinquent property taxes and money received from the foreclosure of properties where taxes were never paid over the past four years.

Before the first day of football practice, we checked in with some of the top recruits in the Chicago Tribune’s suburban coverage areas.