Angela Sykora is a former Patch Local Editor for Lake County. She is currently a freelance writer.
The Golden Apple Foundation has announced the names of 32 Chicagoland area teachers who are finalists for the prestigious award, including Deerfield High School chemistry teacher Eugene Chung.
A former Vernon Hills woman was killed at the hands of her ex-boyfriend in Antioch Township Friday morning.
The Golden Apple Foundation has announced the names of 32 Chicagoland area teachers who are finalists for the prestigious award, including Highland Park High School language teacher Weifang Wang.
Police say Cicero officer John Savage had sexual activity with a woman without letting her know of his HIV positive status.
The Libertyville-Vernon Hills-based CATS youth swim program will hold tryouts for its spring/summer long-course season at Vernon Hills High School Monday, March 18.
Sandra Lopez, who beat charges of stabbing her husband to death at his Highwood restaurant in 1995, then skipped bail after being arrested for a home invasion four years later, is now in Lake County's custody.
The College of Lake County has begun a $60 million bonding process for a campus master plan.
Whether you're 100 percent Irish or Irish for a day, here are some great places around our area to get your green on this St. Patrick's Day weekend.
In recognition of March 14 being National Pi Day, Patch wants to know where to get the best slice in Niles and Morton Grove—and yes, pizza counts!
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In recognition of March 14 being National Pi Day, Patch wants to know where to get the best slice in Libertyville—and yes, pizza counts!
In recognition of March 14 being National Pi Day, Patch wants to know where to get the best slice in Barrington—and yes, pizza counts!
In recognition of March 14 being National Pi Day, Patch wants to know where to get the best slice in Vernon Hills—and yes, pizza counts!
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In recognition of March 14 being National Pi Day, Patch wants to know where to get the best slice in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff—and yes, pizza counts!
In recognition of March 14 being National Pi Day, Patch wants to know where to get the best slice in Deerfield—and yes, pizza counts!