The award recognizes the city's excellence in financial reporting, budgeting, and making financial information easy to understand.
Dariana Fajardo, 23, over the phone, recalled her experience with Border Patrol agents — one in which the mayor stepped in to help.
As part of its plans for Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security requested limited logistical support at the naval base.
Citizen Advocacy Center Hosting Democracy Tour 2025 at Gorton Community Center
A letter from LWVLFLB Area President Carol Russ expressing concerns around recent Lake Forest City Council action.
Robert Melock spent 30 years behind bars after police and interrogators framed him for his grandmother’s brutal murder, a new suit alleges.
The LWV is urging President Biden to instruct the US Archivist to certify and publish ERA, making equal rights the law of the land.
“So much misleading and false information” was presented that it violated due process, a Lake County judge ruled in a scathing decision.
Spending is up $19 million in this year's budget, which includes funding for a new emergency management facility.
So far, sitting Democratic state representatives and Lake County officeholders have retained their posts in all contested races.
Local candidates from Lake Forest and Lake Bluff are among those vying for office on Election Day 2024.
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Democrat Sandy Hart corrected Republican newcomer Ben Grum's remarks about the gas tax and the county board's role in public safety.
Several candidates from Lake Forest and Lake Bluff are on the ballot ahead of the Nov. 5 general election.
Though he declined to say if he supports his party's nominee for president, Carris declared that the "Brad Schneider experiment" has failed.
Eric Rinehart (D) and Mary Cole (R) traded barbs over ties to Trump, a controversial Hawaii trip and differing approaches to public safety.
Mary Cole, a Republican attorney, Lake Bluff village trustee and former prosecutor, is challenging incumbent Democrat Eric Rinehart.
Republican Andrew Dalkin criticized Democrat Paras Parekh over a tax hike vote, and Parekh questioned Dalkin’s ties to a prominent donor.
Here are the locations and hours for early voting and grace period registration in Lake County.
Tom Swarthout’s work on a sewage storage basin earned him recognition from the Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies.
Created in response to Republican border governors' policy, the grants will go to housing, legal aid and health care for new arrivals.
The recently completed project to safeguard Illinois' last natural shoreline by combating erosion has earned national recognition.
For Voters in Lake County Board/Forest Preserve District 13 October 6 with Co-Sponsor Mano A Mano Family Resource Center a Valuable Partner
All 12 Chicago area Democrats opposed the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, while Budzinski and Sorensen sided with Republicans.
Ground was broken Friday on a new public school at Naval Station Great Lakes, which is expected to be finished by the 2026-27 school year.
Renee Grassi is set to depart Lake Bluff after 18 months, leaving behind facility upgrades, a new salary structure and additional funding.
In Celebration of National Voter Registration Day with the Support of Community Partners
A disciplinary board recommended a 9-month suspension for a former Lake County assistant state's attorney over a January 2020 incident.
A federal judge ruled in favor of four suburban men with concealed carry licenses, allowing them to bring guns on public transit.
Developer Charles Cui received a harsher sentence than corrupt longtime Chicago Ald. Ed Burke after they were both convicted last year.
The Vernon Township Republican officials vowed to "improve our procedures" after facing bipartisan backlash over a political cartoon.
Retailers could face $10,000 fines under the new Illinois law banning e-cigarettes that are likely to be mistaken for something else.
A partnership with Gift of Hope resulted in over 200 referrals and dozens of successful organ and tissue donations since it began last year.
Chief John Burke will preside over the Lake Forest Police Department as it prepares to relocate to a new headquarters in an office park.
Mary Cole argues lenient sentencing led to the death of 15-year-old Round Lake Beach girl — State's Attorney Eric Rinehart defends policies.
Janet Kilkelly's attorneys argue prosecutors botched the case and the official misconduct charges against her are bogus.
A new intergovernmental agreement puts the county in charge of handling the base's sand, gravel, stone and spoil removal services for a fee.
The city is set to buy a Conway Park office building for $3.5 million and pay $24-29 million to turn it into a new Lake Forest police HQ.
Following Don Tracy's resignation, Illinois GOP officials selected a new leader ahead of next week's Republican National Convention.
Family members of Eduardo Uvaldo and survivors allege the firearm manufacturer's negligent marketing contributed to the 2022 mass shooting.