Beach Park News

Wheelchairs decked out in crepe paper. Poster-size renderings of the American Flag.

A McHenry County judge refused to lower bail for a woman seeking political asylum because she fears being deported to Mexico, where she said she witnessed a murder years ago.

An autopsy determined a 4-year-old girl drowned after being struck by a wave at Calumet Beach Park Tuesday.

Three area beaches have reopened after being closed because of high bacteria levels.

Sofia Nino had a habit of striking her three-year-old son, when the child wet himself, the Beach Park woman's boyfriend testified Wednesday.

Sofia Nino, the Beach Park woman accused of beating her child to death, has been acquitted on all charges.

After sitting vacant and overgrown for years, Golf-A-Rama is open for business again, this time under new management.

"Bring Back the '70s" is this year's theme for the 23rd annual Nostalgia Days, which takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of a Beach Park woman accused of beating her child to death.

Thursday, 11 June 2009, 2:30 pm Column: Catherine Austin Fitts Financial Ecosystems, Part I Chicago's 49th Ward I thought I would create a space where readers could post links or other information on governmental resources related to Chicago's 49th Ward.

Three teens charged with an early evening shooting and chase in a Round Lake Park neighborhood, denied the counts Wednesday.

Four northeast Lake County men face felony drug charges after a Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group investigation uncovered a large amount of highly potent heroin.

It was a sweet day for the celebration of life. Cancer Treatment Centers of America celebrated 104 patients who have been cancer free for five years by planting the same number of trees.

The ladies were from out of town. They were visiting from the sales-tax-happy suburbs, and they liked what they were seeing, and tasting, in downtown Waukegan.

Friends and family turned out in large numbers Monday night to support John Kavanagh's promotion to the rank of deputy fire chief.

The village is gearing up for a new public works facility to be constructed in mid-summer, officials said.

A 7th Degree Black Belt who coached two-time Olympic medalist Juan Moreno and is a champion in his own right wants to open a new martial arts studio in Gurnee with training and programs for all ages.

Golfers will have to wait substantially longer for a tee time at a new Lake County Forest Preserve District course proposed for Fort Sheridan - if any are ever made available.

Louis Van Treeck and Steve Willett have a connection that not even members of their family can understand.

Jeff Penich, of Kenosha, and his son, Hunter, 2, attend the 2nd Annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Service held at Willow Lake Veterans Memorial Park on the campus of the College of Lake County in Grayslake.