Phil Rockrohr

Niles North High School, 9800 Lawler Ave., Skokie.

Niles Township 219 approves $24.9 million in construction projects focused on Niles North, new Bridges home

September 23, 2019 at 11:19 a.m.

Niles Township High Schools District 219 has approved more than $24.9 million in construction work for the next two fiscal years. The Board of Education voted unanimously this month to...

In this 2019 file photo, an employee at a recreational marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts completes a sale.

Lake Zurich decides to ban recreational marijuana sales within the village’s limits

September 20, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

On Jan. 1, Lake Zurich residents legally will be able to use cannabis for recreational purposes, but they'll have to travel outside of the village to purchase marijuana, THC-infused edibles...

Three state road construction projects recently started up in Mundelein.

Mundelein drivers can expect delays with work starting on 3 IDOT projects

September 19, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

Mundelein residents can expect to encounter some traffic delays for awhile after three state construction projects recently began in the village. The projects include work to improve curb and sidewalk...

Shout Out: Marcia Babler, a professional artist from Libertyville

September 18, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

The work of Marcia Babler, a professional artist from Libertyville, is being featured alongside artist Steve Sherrell in an upcoming exhibit at the Tall Grass Gallery in Park Forest. Marcia...

Lake Zurich police are reminding residents to take steps to secure their cars.

Lake Zurich police warn residents to secure their vehicles following rash of unlocked car burglaries

September 13, 2019 at 10:13 a.m.

Lake Zurich police are reminding residents to take preventive steps to secure their cars after 10 unlocked cars on the village's southeast side recently were burglarized in nearly a 12-hour...

Shout Out: Juanita Wagner, who celebrated her 100th birthday with former colleagues from Lake Zurich High School

September 11, 2019 at 4:14 p.m.

Juanita Wagner worked as the secretary to the principal of Lake Zurich High School from 1958 to 1988 and started her job when the school was called Ela Vernon High...

In this 2019 file photo, marijuana plants grow in a flowering room at a cannabis cultivation center in Delavan, Ill.

A Mundelein dispensary received one of Illinois’ first licenses to sell recreational marijuana. But undecided village officials still have to vote.

September 11, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

Mundelein officials still are weighing whether they should allow or ban recreational marijuana sales within the village, even after the state recently granted a medical marijuana dispensary in the village...

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