A tree planting program will enhance green infrastructure, designed to fight stormwater issues, rising temperatures and ...

Some may be unfamiliar with Weird Waukegan, which has had a large footprint across social media platforms for quite a few ...

New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann wants it both ways. On one hand, he said it’s “incredibly important” for the town to keep its charm and small-town feel.

Extremely warm water hasn't stopped salmon from a weird return to shore around Chicago; plus some notes on Illinois' stocking ...

Sandhill cranes on a suburban golf course and a question on the Chicago fishing advisory committee meeting are among the ...

Football Antioch 50, North Chicago 8 Batavia 41, Wheaton North 0 Mt. Carmel 48, Benet 13 Burlington Central 24, McHenry 14 ...

On Sept. 25, the Foss Park District unveiled a children-designed, community-built playground at Twin City Park at Washington ...

Carrie Leovy, a senior strategist with KABOOM!, a not-for-profit organization that builds playgrounds across the country in ...

A Waukegan man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to sexually assault a female employee at a ...

Police have completed their investigation and say that a 50-year-old car found submerged in a pond at a Waukegan park was a ...

A judge denied pre-trial release to a suspect extradited to Lake County on charges he gunned down two innocent victims ...

A 12-year-old girl who crossed into the country from the southern border as an unaccompanied minor was reunited with her ...