Derek Franzen had multiple tours of duty overseas as a U.S. Marine from 2017-2021. His experiences eventually led him to coaching. He's in his second season as an under-level football coach at McHenry Community High School.

At the Lake County Retired Teachers meeting and luncheon held on June 10, the two latest scholarship winners were in attendance along with their parents.

Celia Palamalayil, Isabel Ward and Emma Aleckson are the 2023 Friends of Lake Villa District Library Scholarship winners.

Antioch has gone 33-1 in Northern Lake County Conference play since the league started in 2016, but Grayslake North and Wauconda showed they are closing the gap during the six-game spring season.