We’re becoming a lonely outpost, persona non grata across the globe as other world citizens scorn us for Trump’s increasingly volatile actions.
Column: Lake County staycations may be the answer to plunging consumer confidence
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Law & Order column: Wonder Lake man charged in human trafficking case
A Wonder Lake man has been charged in connection with a human trafficking case that involved the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said this week.
Column: Mass transit going off the rails and over the cliff
From Chicago to Springfield they’re throwing around those scare words again when it comes to mass transit in the region: Doomsday, draconian, devastating.
Column: Statewide Democrats, Realtors enter Warren, Gurnee races
The Illinois Democratic Party and Realtors have injected themselves into what usually have been nonpartisan, micro-local contests.
Law & Order column: Dispatchers praised for tracking suspect
As a dispatcher stayed on the line to obtain more information, other dispatchers were alerting area police departments about the situation.
Column: Schumer, Johnson deserve praise for averting government shutdown
Ten Senate Democrats led by Schumer joined with Republicans to pass a stopgap spending bill on March 14 that averts a shutdown and guarantees that the U.S. government will continue to operate through the end of September.
Law & Order column: Wauconda K-9 helps capture fleeing suspect
Police said the man began kicking the dog as the K-9 tried to stop him.
Column: True intelligence work requires discretion, not grandstanding
A shakeup is called for. Intelligence work demands discretion, but in recent years public relations has been the order of the day.
Column: Waukegan lighthouse a beacon for lake’s sailors
While many think of the city’s lakefront as reserved for sport fishing and pleasure boats, Waukegan Harbor is a multifaceted Lake Michigan maritime port, supporting its own robust economy and employing hundreds.
Law & Order column: Victim of ‘hoarder house’ fire identified
She was found dead on March 2 after a fire at her home in the 1200 block of Huntington Drive.