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SWALCO Executive Director Walter Willis (standing, right) talks to guests at the organization’s 35th anniversary celebration Friday in Gurnee. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

SWALCO celebrates 35 years of helping Lake County communities find ways to manage their waste

June 15, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Tons of waste have never gone to landfills, as the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) has found ways to recycle materials ranging from electronics and batteries to paint,...

A group of dancers from Ballet Folklorico gets ready to perform at the Waukegan Public Library’s noontime summer concert on Friday. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Waukegan Public Library begins summer weekly concert series with performance from Ballet Folklorico

June 14, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

A troupe of dancers ranging in age from 4 to 50 from Waukegan’s Ballet Folklorico gave a lunchtime crowd a taste of culture from nine regions of Mexico both through...

Steering committee formed for the Northeast Lake County Healthcare Futures Initiative

June 12, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

A group of 14 organizations related to the healthcare industry, philanthropy and one from the business community recently formed the steering committee of the Northeast Lake County Healthcare Futures Initiative...

A standing-room-only crowd came to listen to Lake County Forest Preserves District commissioners debate a resolution impacting the construction of a new runway at Waukegan National Airport Wednesday in Libertyville. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Waukegan National Airport moves a step closer to getting a new 6,000-square-foot runway

June 11, 2026 at 2:37 p.m.

A new 6,000-foot runway at the Waukegan National Airport, replacing the current aging landing strip, took another step toward reality when part of the environmental analysis requirements imposed by the...

Guadalupe Ceja Hernandez (third from left) listens to the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 discuss her fate at a meeting Tuesday. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Waukegan woman loses job of six years under DACA with District 60 after her work status ends

June 10, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

A Waukegan woman, who arrived here at age three months and has worked as a secretary for Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 for six years under Deferred Action for...

Sylvia Johnson Jones (third from right) is retiring as the chair of the North Chicago School District 187 Independent Authority. (North Chicago School District 187)

North Chicago School District 187 preparing for new leadership in July

June 10, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

As interim superintendent Constance Rupert Collins replaces North Chicago School District 187 Superintendent John Price after nine years and a new chair of the district’s Independent Authority — Kevin Considine...

Nearly half of Lake County candidates running in November election face no opponent

June 9, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

Nearly half the people running for the Illinois General Assembly representing all or parts of Lake County, countywide offices, the Lake County Board or the North Shore Water Reclamation District...

Emma Yarger of Connections for the Homeless talks about the need for affordable housing in Lake County as Liz Nelson, an advocate for the homeless, listens. (Steve Sadin/For the Laie County News-Sun)

Housing costs outpacing incomes for many, affordable housing advocate says during Waukegan forum

June 8, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Helping people find affordable housing and motivating others to join the effort is a passion for Emma Yarger.

Waukegan alderman ‘reconsidering’ reelection bid after arrest: ‘We will see’

June 3, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

Waukegan Ald. Sylvia Sims Bolton, 1st Ward, expressed her doubts at a City Council meeting on Monday in her first public appearance since her indictment became public last week.

North Chicago School District 187 Superintendent John Price, left, talks to the 2026 Warhawk-Lancer Scholars who earned full rides to the College of Lake County. (North Chicago School District 187)

North Chicago High scholarships continue to aid CLC students: ‘They get to go there to begin their dream’

June 3, 2026 at 11:12 a.m.

A Warhawk-Lancer Scholarship recipient receives full tuition to CLC for as many as three years.

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