Susan Kuczka

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $187,386 to Lake County for distribution to local emergency food and shelter programs, officials say. "This is a continuing commitment on the part...

A new survey of Lake County Farm Bureau members shows a majority of those polled would oppose a Forest Preserve District bond-issue referendum measure to buy more land, citing opposition...

The Lake County Board passed a resolution Thursday endorsing efforts by U.S. Rep. John Porter (R-Ill.) to have the Coast Guard open a search and rescue helicopter station in Waukegan...

The city of Lake Forest and the local branch of the Illinois League of Women Voters are scheduled to hold a forum on Wednesday to discuss home-rule authority and its...

The League of Women Voters of Libertyville/Mundelein is poised to shut down in spring because it cannot find enough volunteers for its leadership team, officials said Monday. Local league official...

Lake County's political candidates will be fanning out across the far northern suburbs this weekend for their final push to get their supporters to the voting booth for Tuesday's general...

Democratic secretary of state candidate Jesse White is accused of being "X-rated on pornography" in a commercial that is being aired statewide on Christian radio stations by a conservative pro-family...

U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.) was all smiles Friday while addressing some 600 supporters and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at a women's issues rally at the Drake Hotel. Clinton...

Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Mark Beaubien (R-Barrington Hills) to give county officials more power to shut down adult-entertainment ventures has been signed into law by Gov. Jim Edgar. Beaubien...

The Shields Township Board of Trustees is helping to organize business people, government leaders, senior citizens and other residents interested in taking part in a new mentoring program at Lake...