High school and local college results and highlights from the area.
Category: Lake County News-Sun
Lake County leads multi-city 911 dispatch consolidation into next stages; Sheriff’s Office to remain separate due to logistical concerns
A multifaceted emergency services consolidation is underway in Lake County, joining a dozen municipalities’ dispatch centers with the goal to provide quicker response times and more effective emergency services.
Law & Order column: Upgrades to 911 system in Lake County give dispatchers more tools
Lake County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for the man who robbed a Beach Park convenience store at gunpoint.
Lake County high school students present their projects for the Mikva Challenge
After completing and presenting their Mikva Challenge project developed in their Waukegan High School civics class, four of the students received a homework assignment from a source other than their teacher.
Highland Park residents rally for liquor license amendment; ‘This is incredibly wrong’
More than 40 residents gathered in front of City Hall in support of amending the city’s liquor code, which some feel is “antiquated,” doesn’t serve a public interest and that by not amending it, the council is disenfranchising those who voted for Hoobler.
Zion-Benton Township D126 approves teachers union contract after strike threat; ‘Our membership is not jumping over the moon’
Teachers will receive a raise in the first year of between 3.2% and 10% — increasing salaries to between $44,993 and $114,145 — based on experience and education, according to the contract.
Wauconda’s Danny Newman was recruited as a pitcher. ‘Maybe I can hit too.’ Consider him both willing and able.
The Black Hawk commit has turned himself into a slugger for first-place Wauconda.
Baseball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
High school and local college results and highlights from the area.
Elementary school students’ art on display at Waukegan library; ‘It’s a moment of pride for them’
The exhibit continues through the end of April on the main floor of the library, the walls along the staircase to the ground floor and in the children’s department there.
Alleged Highland Park parade shooter granted limited phone calls from jail; trial still scheduled for next year
Crimo, who is accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens at the July 4, 2022 parade, is scheduled to stand trial next year on first-degree murder and dozens of other felony charges.