Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, IL|News|
Lake In The Hills Bans Masks At Rockin' Ribfest
Village officials say people should be fine to wear masks for health-related reasons but want to keep other types of masks out.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
- Crystal Lake-Cary, IL
Amie is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of professional writing and editing experience. She has been an editor with Patch since the company launched in 2010, and she started Lake in the Hills Patch. Currently, she manages several news websites in the Chicago area, including Crystal Lake-Cary Patch, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Patch, Grayslake Patch and Libertyville Patch and works for the national breaking news team.
Before her time with Patch.com, she worked for daily newspapers, specializing in crime and court coverage as well as politics and local government.
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Grayslake, IL|News|
Near Drowning At Apartment Pool | Daycare Death | Hit-And-Run
Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
Grayslake Craft Beer Festival 2024: What You Need To Know If You Go
The festival will run from 12 to 5 p.m. at 33 S. Whitney Street in downtown Grayslake.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
Libertyville Days 2024: What You Need To Know If You Go
The four-day summer festival returned Thursday and will run through Sunday. Here's what you need to know if you go.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, IL|News|
Woman Convicted In Daycare Death To Get Clemency Hearing
Melissa Calusinski, 37, of Carpentersville is serving a 31-year prison sentence.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
$1 Movies Return To Crystal Lake Regal Theaters This Summer
Discounted family movies will be offered at the Regal Cinemas theater in Crystal Lake on Tuesdays and Thursdays this summer.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Crystal Lake Man Convicted In Federal Court In $8M Ponzi Scheme
Alan John Hanke persuaded numerous investors to invest in IOLO or related Hanke-run companies.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
Police Training Exercise Leads To College Lockdown
Authorities learned that a report of a man with a gun in Grayslake was related to a law enforcement K9 training exercise.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
6 Hurt In Antioch Collision
The two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Route 45 and Miller Road on Tuesday.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
Proposed 'Greenway' Takes Shape In Lake County
State officials approved $1 million in funds to help pay for plans to convert a stretch of open space in Lake County into a greenway.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
Motorcyclist Dies 2 Weeks After Gurnee Collision
The collision happened on May 23. Frank Rodriguez, 57, of Round Lake Beach, died Sunday.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Man Gets Prison For 3rd Battery Against Same Woman: Prosecutors
John Karavakis, 54, formerly of Crystal Lake, has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
Lunch In The Park Entertainment Lineup Released
Lunch in the Park will return to downtown Libertyville next Friday.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
Armed Man Arrested After Threatening Neighbors: Police
Luis Maganda-Chino, 40, was taken into custody in the 26200 block of North Route 83 near Mundelein Tuesday morning.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
Your Guide To Libertyville Days Festival 2024
The four-day summer festival will return Thursday and run through Sunday. Here's what you need to know if you go.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
Grayslake Craft Beer Festival Returns This Weekend
The festival will run from 12 to 5 p.m. at 33 S. Whitney Street in downtown Grayslake.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
New Microbrewery Plans To Move Into Tool Library
Fenton's Brewing Company will be the fourth microbrewery to open in Mundelein.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
Lake Co. Police Dog Finds Girl Who Ran Away From Camp
Lake County Sheriff's Office K9 Odin and his handler, Deputy Savage, found the girl in a wooded area at the camp in Ingleside.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, IL|News|
1 Seriously Injured In McHenry Co. Crash
The single-vehicle rollover collision happened at about 5:50 p.m. Sunday in the 18600 block of Harmony Road in Marengo.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
Round Lake Man Convicted Of DUI In Double Fatality Crash
A Lake County jury found Jose S. Aguirre, 30, guilty on nine counts of aggravated driving while under the influence.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
