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Officials at the Lake Barrington Municipal Center recently requested a flat property tax levy.

Lake Barrington approves flat property tax levy request

February 8, 2019 at 10:36 a.m.

For the fifth consecutive year, Lake Barrington officials have decided to keep their property tax levy request flat. Village officials recently said revenue from a new business development and a...

Shout Out: Stephanie Wonders, a Lake Zurich police officer who started a children’s reading program

May 23, 2019 at 6:06 p.m.

As a new police officer in Lake Zurich, Stephanie Wonders wanted to try and reach children to tell them about law enforcement and its role in the community. The idea...

Lake Zurich recently became the latest community in Lake County to join the "Tobacco 21" movement, which is trying to discourage teenagers from smoking and vaping.

Lake Zurich bans purchase, possession of tobacco products to under 21

May 23, 2019 at 6:06 p.m.

As part of a growing effort in Lake County to discourage tobacco use and vaping among teenagers, Lake Zurich officials recently banned the sale, purchase and possession of tobacco and...

Lincolnshire residents recently gathered at the Village Green Shopping Center for the annual Holiday Tree Lighting event in the village.

Tree lighting ceremony in Lincolnshire helps bring ‘community together’

December 11, 2018 at 4:32 p.m.

Residents of all ages recently celebrated the holiday season at the Village Green Shopping Center in Lincolnshire by watching a tree lighting and giving back to the community. A volunteer...

Residents of all ages recently gathered around to watch the annual Christmas tree lighting during the Barrington Holiday Festival.

Barrington residents celebrate holiday season during annual tree lighting, festival

May 22, 2019 at 3:57 a.m.

The annual Holiday Festival in Barrington provided family friendly activities throughout several parts of the village for residents of all ages over the past weekend. But the culminating event Dec....

Lincolnshire officials recently proposed a flat property tax levy for 2019.

Lincolnshire proposes flat property tax levy for 2019

May 23, 2019 at 8:06 p.m.

Homeowners in Lincolnshire can expect to pay around the same amount in village property taxes next year, officials said recently, after they proposed a flat property tax levy for 2019....

Culver's of Lake Zurich recently partnered with 13-year-old Max Lewis (right), of Barrington, to collect Lego sets for patients at Lurie Children's Hospital. Max recently attended an event at the restaurant with his mother, Lisa Lewis, and 10-year-old sister, Abby Lewis.

Barrington boy treated for rare condition returns to Lurie Children’s Hospital to support patients

May 22, 2019 at 3:57 a.m.

During his five-week stay last year at Lurie Children’s Hospital, 13-year-old Max Lewis relied on Lego sets to pass time as he recovered from a rare condition. The opportunity to...

Shout Out: Steven Hamburg, a first-time novelist from Buffalo Grove

May 14, 2019 at 3:48 a.m.

A Buffalo Grove resident for the past 22 years, Steven Hamburg recently published a young adult science fiction novel for the first time. Hamburg’s novel, “Introspection: Transformation,” focuses on a...

Barrington resident Dan Goitein and his two dogs, Mabel (right) and Millie (left), head out for an early morning walk along Cook Street in the village.

Cleanup ongoing after snowstorm blankets northwest suburbs

May 8, 2019 at 3:14 p.m.

A post-Thanksgiving blizzard that covered the Chicago area with as much as 13 inches of snow created messy road conditions, shuttered schools and knocked out power throughout the northwest suburbs....

Shout Out: Trisha Patel, founder and president of International Association of Youth’s Illinois Chapter

December 12, 2018 at 12:08 a.m.

As the founder and president of the International Association of Youth’s Illinois Chapter, Trisha Patel has been busy juggling schoolwork with her efforts to help the homeless in Lake County....

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