Lake Villa News

Santa Claus will make his 31st visit to light the Lindenhurst Christmas tree Dec.

Four bridges here need repairs. The city admits it needs to completely replace one of them.

The annual holiday gathering of the Lake Villa Historical Society is scheduled 6:30 p.m. Dec.

Lake County Sheriff's investigators have charged 33-year-old April L. Jackson of 21930 W. 7th Street in Lake Villa, with one count of disorderly conduct following incidents that occurred over the course of the last week and a half.

An Illinois man was charged Tuesday with felony battery for allegedly delivering a blind side blow to a former UW basketball player that left him in critical condition.

Downtown businesses will join in the annual festivities Nov. 28 that kick off the Christmas season.

1956: Lindenhurst incorporates as a village. 1958: B.J. Hooper School is the first school built in Lindenhurst.

Burglaries were on the rise here over the last several weeks, but recent arrests may have ended them and solved cases in Gurnee, Zion and unincorporated areas.

Larry Godson, president of Save the Prairie Society, examines cordgrass as he walks the concrete sidewalks around the Wolf Road Prairie in Westchester.

The Lake Villa Police Department is starting its own Shop with a Cop program. Officers will take kids shopping at the new Round Lake Beach Wal-Mart on Dec.

Filing for the Feb. 2 Primary Election ended Monday. Candidates have filed to seek their political party's nomination for the 31st Senate District, 61st and 62nd Representative districts and Lake County Board District 7. COUNTY Lake County Board member Steve Carlson, R-7th, of Gurnee, filed for re-election to a third term, while David S. Weinstein, ...

Lake County sheriff's Deputy John Van Dien will sponsor the second annual "Feed the Hungry" benefit to raise funds for Open Arms Mission Food Pantry in Antioch.

Details of a plan to extend Lake Michigan water to eight communities will hit the road next week.

Three teenagers denied burglary charges after being accused of stealing several GPS units from vehicles last month.

Seventh-grade students at Palombi Middle School got a first-hand account of life as a soldier in Iraq when Tyler Morris shared his experiences, and dozens of candid photos taken during his first tour of duty there.

With lawmakers in Springfield squabbling over just about everything, it might seem like an odd time for a county official to request a multimillion-dollar handout.

Drug paraphernalia possession: Jason Kinkelaar, 21, Antioch was arrested and charged Oct.

Waukegan attorney Michael Perillo has announced his candidacy for circuit judge in the Democratic primary in the 6th Judicial Subcircuit.

For those at "Pumpkin Tales" on Wednesday at the Lake County Discovery Museum, the run-up to Halloween wasn't spooky at all.

Can you find Main Street in a big box? Wal-Mart is giving it a try with its new Round Lake Beach store, set to open today at 2680 Route 83.