Gregory Harutunian

Antioch plans busy summer to bring people downtown: ‘Everything is back in full force’

May 20, 2021 at 4:08 p.m.

Antioch is looking to move past the doldrums and cancellations that marked last year due to the pandemic with an aggressive schedule of summer events, including a centerpiece, 30-minute Independence...

Floodwaters in 2017 overwhelmed an Algonquin neighborhood beside the Fox River. A new study will identify areas prone to flooding and offer possible solutions.

Fox Waterway Agency officials eye flood mitigation in preparing for summer boating season

May 13, 2021 at 2:48 p.m.

The Memorial Day weekend is unofficially considered to be the start of the summer boating season on the Chain O' Lakes and Fox River water systems. It is also brings...

Fox Lake adopts annual budget; ‘We projected for the worst, but hope for the best’

April 30, 2021 at 7:34 a.m.

The Fox Lake Village Board adopted its 2021-22 budget Tuesday. The 4-0 vote, with two members absent, paves the way for a road construction effort along Route 12 and maintaining...

Emmeline Poduska practices her back handsprings on the beach during the re-opening of Phil's Beach on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in Wauconda.

Wauconda’s landmark Phil’s Beach prepares for 2021 opening with COVID-19 restrictions in place

April 23, 2021 at 11:21 a.m.

Phil's Beach in Wauconda is ready for a Memorial Day weekend opening, although COVID restrictions and capacity numbers will be maintained for the summer. The good thing is that any...

Former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd, seen on his way to bond court in February 2017.

Gov. Pritzker rejects former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd’s pardon request

April 14, 2021 at 6:54 a.m.

An executive clemency petition submitted on behalf of former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd has been denied by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. A letter from Illinois Prisoner Review Board Chairman...

Lake County group fights youth drinking

August 21, 2021 at 12:34 p.m.

A Lake County coalition plans to send its recommendations on curbing underage drinking to a governor's task force by midsummer, officials said. The ad hoc group in the last month...

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