Schaumburg plan commissioners Wednesday will review a proposed adaptation of a single-family home on the west side of town to a group home to house up to six elderly and infirm residents.
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Waukegan revises public-comment rules in wake of cease-fire arguments; ‘We had to … so we could get to the business of the city’
The council voted 8-1 Monday at City Hall to allow no more than 45 minutes of public comments near the start of meetings, but allowed that additional public remarks will be heard after all other business is complete.
A hopping good time at the Lake County Fair
The Poultry Rabbit Barn was hopping Tuesday at the Lake County Fair, as 4-H kids showed some of the 196 bunnies in competition.
EPA pulls from the market a weed killer harmful to fetuses
In a move not seen for almost 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued an emergency order suspending all uses of a weed killer linked to serious health risks for unborn babies.
University Park residents oppose Aqua Illinois’ requested rate hike, say they’re not heard by Aqua officials
University Park residents expressed concerns about Aqua Illinois’ proposed rate hikes at an Illinois Commerce Commission hearing.
‘This goes both ways’: Luke’s of Mundelein joins Vienna Beef Hall of Fame, thanks community
There is more to Luke’s of Mundelein than a good hot dog or beef sandwich. Add a sense of community and the motto “freshness, friendliness and cleanliness,” and you have the latest Vienna Beef Hall of Fame inductee.
Murder trial starts for one of defendants in death of Hobart man by Portage Township pond
Porter County prosecutors said during opening statements Tuesday that the murder of a Hobart man near a Portage Township pond last year after a hookup on a dating app was “about sex, money, murder,” while the defense questioned evidence collection at the crime scene and asked jurors “to keep an open mind.”
Glencoe’s St. Paul AME Church celebrates 140 years
Rocki Hunter is a lifelong member of Glencoe’s St. Paul AME Church and the congregation’s 140th anniversary represents a massive accomplishment on many levels. “It is really a reflection of the power of community of coming together and resilience,” Hunter said. “Not many things exist for 140 years, let alone a small, historically Black church in a non-historically Black community.” On a warm August 3rd evening, a crowd of roughly 120 people arrived at the Glencoe Historical Society (GHS) commemorating the 140th birthday of the church located on Washington Avenue. Hunter referenced some of the hard times the congregation has endured including arsonists […]
Federal jury orders Naperville to pay $22.5 million in damages to estate of man wrongfully convicted for 1995 fire-related death
The city of Naperville must pay $22.5 million in damages for the wrongful conviction of a Naperville man who spent 22 years in prison for the 1995 murder of his mother-in-law, a crime he was later found not to have committed, a federal jury has ruled.
Expert: Biden’s Supreme Court reform proposal a good conversation to have
President Joe Biden’s proposal for the Supreme Court would take time to implement but a good start to the conversation about potential reform, experts say, while local officials fall along party lines in response to the proposed term limits and code of conduct.