In celebration of Black History Month, ShadowBoxX Gallery is proud to present ESSENCE, a group exhibition featuring eight contemporary black visual artists: seven men, one woman, seven Nigerian, one American.

The Waukegan Historical Society, in partnership with the Waukegan Park District, is honoring Black History Month with a special monthlong exhibition and guest lecture at the Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie.

The Waukegan Concert Chorus presents “Songs from the Heart” from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Dr. Lynn Schornick Theatre in Jack Benny Center for the Arts, located at 39 Jack Benny Drive in Bowen Park.

Kinter, a leading manufacturer and supplier of retail display hardware, merchandising solutions and niche fasteners, has expanded its Illinois campus with a fourth facility.

A storm with accumulating snow blanketing Northern Illinois started early Saturday morning and is expected to continue through the evening with peak snowfalls in the late afternoon.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

This October, dozens of women across Lake and McHenry counties are coming together with a shared mission: to build safe, affordable homes for local women-led families.

Save-A-Pet is pleased to announce its upcoming Comedy Night on Oct. 18 at American Place Casino in Waukegan.

A McHenry man who was sentenced to 24 months of probation in January for choking a woman has been sent to prison for battering the same victim. He also has a pending case in Lake County.

Six inmates who were traveling in a McHenry County Sheriff’s Office bus during a collision have sued the county, the driver and the other motorist involved, claiming negligence and carelessness.

A Waukegan man was killed Sept. 10 in a Spring Grove motorcycle crash. He was identified Sept. 17.

Wauconda is among several communities in the Chicago area that have canceled events related to Latino heritage.

The Waukegan Park District will host the 25th annual Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 16 at Bowen Park, located at 1800 N. Sheridan Road in Waukegan.

The 19th Judicial Circuit has issued a statement in the wake of threats against a judge over the SAFE-T Act.

Two people were arrested after they were involved in a police chase and traffic crash before being arrested, police said.

A felon from Lake County, convicted of attempted murder for shooting at a car decorated with Batman decals, was sentenced Wednesday to 44 years in prison.

A total of 27 men were arrested during an operation aimed at stopping human trafficking in the area, police said; men from Lake and McHenry counties were among those charged.

A fledgling Elmhurst-based company that distributes vending machines offering electronic cigarettes and vaping products is facing pushback from some suburbs.

Lake County invites the entire community to come together for the 2025 Juneteenth Parade and Festival, a powerful celebration of Black freedom, culture, and resilience, taking place June 21 in Waukegan.

Nicasa Behavioral Health Service is being joined by community stakeholders, recovery advocates and allies, and more to celebrate its 35th annual golf outing – Long Drives Save Lives – on June 23 at Glen Flora Country Club, 2200 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan.

A McHenry County judge ruled that a convicted felon from Waukegan intended to kill a McHenry man when he shot at his “Batman” car three times.

A former McHenry man accused of threatening to shoot two Marengo police officers with their own guns has been sentenced to one day conditional discharge and jail time served.

The Waukegan Park District is hosting the 2025 Plant & Flower Days from 4 to 6:30 p.m. May 9 and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 10 at the Urban Ag Lab at Bowen Greenhouse, located at 1800 N. Sheridan Road in Bowen Park.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center and its partners are hosting free community events to educate about sexually transmitted infections; encourage routine screening, preventative care and treatment; and emphasize vulnerable populations.

Beginning May 27, the Lake County Jail will implement a new digital mail delivery system for all inmate personal mail.  

A McHenry man was running errands and “minding his own business” when a Waukegan man threw a bottle at his vehicle and then shot at the car with a gun, a prosecutor said at the man’s trial.

A second man has pleaded guilty in the beating and armed robbery of a teenager who thought he was going to a Wonder Lake location to buy $500 of marijuana.

Arden Shore Child & Family Services has announced the upcoming retirement of president and CEO Dora Maya on May 2.

Over 200 people gathered outside the McHenry Veterans Affairs Clinic with signs and flags Sunday afternoon to protest against potential nationwide staff cuts to the Department of Veteran Affairs.

The Lake County Clerk’s Office is proud to partner with A Safe Place for a Community Donation Drive running through April 30.

Robert Crimo III will get a life sentence for killing seven people at a Highland Park parade, but victims are testifying at his sentencing hearing, to which he did not show Wednesday.

The victim of a Waukegan homicide has been identified as a 22-year-old Gurnee man, authorities said.

State Sen. Adriane Johnson recently highlighted the exceptional people who work, serve and live in the 30th District with the “30 Wonders of the 30th District: People Edition.”

More than 2 1/2 years after a gunman fired into a crowd during Highland Park’s annual Independence Day parade, jury selection begins Monday in the trial of the man charged with killing seven people and injuring nearly 50 others that day.

Two Lake County patients were honored at the fourth annual Hoops & Hearts game Feb. 12 at the United Center.

Due to winter weather and blood drive cancelations, Vitalant has lost 1,000 donations across the country, causing a shortage and immediate ramping up to make up to help fulfill their promises to local hospitals.

The City of Waukegan, Vernon Hills Park District and Mundelein Park and Recreation District have all received a $600,000 Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant to help continue their ongoing improvements, thanks to strong support from state Sen. Adriane Johnson.

Arden Shore Child & Family Services proudly announces that Dr. Dora Maya, president and CEO, has been recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of its 2024 Notable Latino Leaders.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has issued warrants for two Waukegan men who are charged with stealing “hundreds” of vases from gravestones in September in McHenry and Lake counties, officials report.

The Lake County Jail passed its most recent inspection and audit conducted by the Illinois Department of Corrections, Sheriff John D. Idleburg announced.

Local officials are celebrating the acquisition of a commercial building that will be transformed into a permanent shelter to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis in Lake County.

Pace buses every 20 minutes? Pace buses in every town? Or a hybrid system? It’s in your hands, officials say.

Man who robbed teen during would-be drug buy pleaded guilty in McHenry County and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

A woman who Crystal Lake police said committed identity theft and attempted to cash a bad check for $4,480 pleaded guilty and was sentence to five years in prison.

Before The Salvation Army Red Kettle season even kicked off, the first gold coins of the Christmas season have been donated.

A man whose arrest near Wonder Lake was posted on TikTok and viewed millions of times has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver heroin and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Arden Shore Child & Family Services is thrilled to commemorate 125 years of dedicated service with an extraordinary fundraising achievement and community celebration event.

A Lake County judge on Oct. 18 sentenced a man to 32 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the 2021 Gurnee fatal shooting of a man.

A man stole hundreds of vases from cemeteries in McHenry and Lake counties, authorities say, and was selling them for scrap.

Colleagues, friends, and family gathered to congratulate Judge Theodore S. Potkonjak on his 22 years of dedicated service to the people of Lake County from the bench.