Phil Rockrohr

Fire crews at the scene of a small electrical fire at May Whitney Elementary, 100 Church St. in Lake Zurich, on Nov. 18, 2019.

No injuries in small fire before classes start at May Whitney Elementary School in Lake Zurich

November 18, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

Classes were canceled for both Monday and Tuesday at May Whitney School in Lake Zurich after a fan motor malfunction caused an electrical fire early Monday morning, officials said. Only...

Shout Out: Jodie Hartman

November 18, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.

Lake Zurich Village President Tom Poynton called Jodie Hartman the "best finance manager to ever manage the business of the village." Hartman recently resigned to become director of finance in...

Shout Out: Rachel Shulman, head of youth and school services at library

November 17, 2019 at 10:44 p.m.

Rachel Shulman heads the youth and school services department, a staff of 15, at the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire. Youth and school services at the library include facilitating...

Michael Duebner, innovation director with the village of Lake Zurich, assessed the damage at Paulus Park Barn on Nov. 3 in Lake Zurich, after a fire there.

Volunteers and agencies pitch in to keep Lake Zurich park programs going after barn fire

November 11, 2019 at 1:31 p.m.

More than 100 people and more than 40 agencies have stepped up to keep Lake Zurich park programs running after a fire gutted the Paulus Park Barn on Nov. 2....

Libertyville School District 70 selects Grayslake administrator as next finance director

November 8, 2019 at 1:43 p.m.

Officials at Libertyville School District 70 recently selected the chief business administrator at a Grayslake school district as their new finance director. District 70 board members approved late last month...

Buffalo Grove increases water costs to residents, imposes motor fuel tax to pay for road repairs

November 7, 2019 at 4:59 p.m.

Buffalo Grove trustees approved increases in water and sewer fees and a 2 percent gasoline tax on Monday to fund much-needed infrastructure repairs they said are no longer covered by...

Bob Sarasin, a graduate of Niles West High School, donated 130 copies of "State: a Team, a Triumph, a Transformation," the story of Niles West winning the first-ever Illinois girls basketball championship in 1979, to Niles Township High School District 219.

130 copies of book that tracks Niles West’s 1979 girls basketball state title team donated to District 219: ‘You need to read this’

November 8, 2019 at 2:17 p.m.

Bob Sarasin said he doesn't read much, but when he picked up fellow Niles West High School alumnus Melissa Isaacson's latest book, he couldn't put it down. "I read it...

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