3+ hour, 37+ min ago  (597+ words) Waukegan School District 60 has fired an employee, who grew up in Waukegan, after her DACA status expired due to federal processing delays, with her union saying the district is deploying "hateful, divisive, and illegal tactics." A Waukegan Community Unit School…...

12+ hour, 46+ min ago  (321+ words) A woman reportedly riding a bicycle died after she was struck by a freight train along the Metra North Central Service line in downtown Grayslake Tuesday evening. The Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Department responded around 8: 12 p. m. Tuesday to the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1129+ words) Nicor Gas is rebuffing a lawsuit filed against them, saying they were not responsible for a gas-fueled explosion and fire that killed a woman and seriously injured two others in Wonder Lake. Wonder Lake resident Dean L. Patnaude filed a three-count…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (375+ words) A firefighter and a resident were injured and multiple pets were rescued after a fire broke out at a house in Round Lake Beach, leaving five occupants displaced Wednesday evening. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Round Lake Beach…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (306+ words) Police arrested a 61-year-old man who allegedly tried soliciting two children, whom he did not know, for sex while they were walking in Mc Henry, authorities said. Michael A. Novak, 61, of Mc Henry, was charged with one count of indecent solicitation…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (211+ words) A worker was flown to the hospital after falling 40 feet to the ground from a tree and suffering serious injuries at a residence in Bull Valley Thursday morning. The Woodstock'Fire/Rescue District responded around 10: 12 a. m. Thursday to the 200 block of Cold…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (382+ words) Firefighters rescued three pets from a fire that injured one resident and heavily engulfed a house in Round Lake, causing significant damage late Wednesday evening. The Grayslake Fire Protection District, Round Lake Police Department and several automatic aid fire departments…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (31+ words) Two teenage drivers were able to escape without injury after a two-vehicle crash caused one of the cars to quickly become fully engulfed in flames in Hawthorn Woods, police said....

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1320+ words) A mother is suing Algonquin-based School District 300 after they allegedly socially transitioned her high school son's gender and executed a "gender support" plan without her consent and despite her objections after she became aware of it. The federal lawsuit was…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (327+ words) A pig was found dead, two cats were rescued and a firefighter was hospitalized after a fire engulfed a house and left residents displaced in Antioch early Thursday morning. The Antioch Fire Department responded around 4: 35 a. m. Thursday to the 600 block of…...