District 12 includes Bannockburn, Deerfield, and portions of Highland Park and Lake Forest.
Lake County Board candidates trade accusations in District 12 race
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30-year-old woman discovered critically wounded on sidewalk Monday night in Grand Crossing
A 30-year-old woman was found lying on the sidewalk shot Monday night in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said. Shortly after 9:15 p.m., a woman was discovered outside in the 7700 block of South Dobson Avenue with a gunshot wound to the left leg. She was taken to UChicago Medicine where she was listed in critical condition, police said. No one was in custody, and detectives were investigating.
Lake County official says recycling myth ‘needs to be debunked’; ‘It’s real, and that material has value’
Of the roughly 1 million tons of municipal waste generated in the county every year, about 40% is recycled or composted, they said.
Residents concerned over discontinuation of ShotSpotter: ‘How will the police know where all the shootings are?’
Claudia Rodriguez said shootings are so frequent in her Chicago Lawn neighborhood that the sound of gunshots doesn’t surprise her. Despite the constant fear she and her children live in every day, she found some security in knowing that technology helped police respond to shootings fast, she said. But on Monday morning, for the first time in years, a shooting near the hair salon where she works wasn’t picked up by the gunshot detection system known as ShotSpotter, a controversial mechanism Mayor Brandon Johnson has criticized as inaccurate and too expensive. It was taken offline at 12:01 a.m. Monday, according […]
Mars Wrigley selects developer for its historic candy factory on Northwest Side
Mars Wrigley has chosen a commercial developer to reconstruct its historic factory site on the Northwest Side, the nearly century-old birthplace of the Snickers and Three Musketeers candy bars.
Football and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.
Right from the jump, Elizabeth King brings Hampshire back to contender status. ‘Only scratching the surface.’
Junior outside hitter Elizabeth King adds a dynamite jump serve to her arsenal, powering the Whip-Purs to 20 wins in 23 matches.
From front or back row, Green Bay recruit Kayla Birmingham bolsters St. Laurence. ‘It’s not always about hitting.’
Kayla Birmingham had 13 kills, five digs and three aces in a 25-23, 25-14 win over Lincoln-Way West for the tournament title.
Tony Baranek’s Daily Southtown girls volleyball rankings and player of the week
Homewood-Flossmoor jumps up while Lincoln-Way West enters rankings topped by Mother McAuley.
Man seriously wounded in Streeterville shooting, police say
An unknown shooter seriously wounded a man early Monday afternoon about two blocks east of the Magnificent Mile, according to police. A 26-year old man was on the sidewalk in the 300 block of East North Water Street around 1 p.m. when he was shot in the head, police said. Police said they didn’t know who had opened fire. The man was taken in serious condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. No one was in custody and area detectives were investigating the shooting.