Round Lake Beach News

JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com Edgar Pena of Palatine carries a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe after visiting the at the Shrine at Maryville in Des Plaines.

More gold coins have been discovered in Salvation Army kettles in Lake County, the charitable group announced Wednesday.

Twelve-year-old Monika Siedler of Round Lake Beach cuts out pictures of leaves as kids grades 4-6 participated in an art program Monday called Artful Inspirations at the Lake Villa District Library.

The holiday season in Naperville has gotten a little brighter - and more shiny - thanks to an anonymous donor who dropped a 1-ounce gold South African Krugerrand into a Salvation Army kettle outside a grocery store.

Verl Edward Masters, 90, of Pekin, Ill., passed away at 4:10 a.m. Friday, December 6, 2013, at Marigold Rehab & Healthcare in Galesburg.

The Illinois Brass Band will play holiday classics at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center, off Hook Drive west of Route 83. The program will feature 30 of the area's finest brass players playing a mix of traditional carols, holiday classics and jazzy updates of favorites.

Five more gold coins have been discovered in Salvation Army kettles in Lake County, the organization announced Friday.

Walmart and The Salvation Army host a "Fill the Truck" toy drive in Lake County on Saturday, Dec. 7. Walmart customers can drop off new, unwrapped toys to the truck that will be parked in Walmart parking lots from noon to 7 p.m. Lake County's Fill the Truck toy drive is part of a nationwide effort on weekends through Dec. 15 in 1,600 Walmart ... (more)

These incidents were among the official reports of the Libertyville Police Department.

Third-grader William Scholz picks out a new coat with help from Pastor Choice Harris on Tuesday at Raymond Ellis Elementary School in Round Lake Beach.

The parishioners at Prince of Peace in Lake Villa were in a generous holiday giving spirit Sunday as hundreds brought gifts to the needy.

A holiday wine tasting and radio drama will be presented Saturday, Dec. 7, by the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center Foundation at the center on Hook Drive, just west of Route 83 in Round Lake Beach.

The village of Round Lake Beach kicked off the holiday season with its annual tree-lighting event on Friday at the village hall at 1937 N. Municipal Way.

Arlington Heights holiday lights: 4:30-5:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, North School Park, Eastman Street and Arlington Heights Road.

A Round Lake Park man will decide during the next month whether to accept a plea agreement and testify that a fellow gang member killed a Zion man outside of a liquor store in March.

The trial for a Mundelein man charged with killing a Round Lake Beach mother during a traffic crash last Thanksgiving has been delayed again.

JOHNSBURG – A 17-year-old man provided the heroin that a 19-year-old Johnsburg woman overdosed on last week, Johnsburg police said.

Marius Mannix, 23, of Chicago was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence, possession of cannabis and one headlight illuminated after being stopped by police near the intersection of Green Bay Road and Chicago Avenue, according to Highland Park Police reports .

A Round Lake Beach man was charged with robbing a home after a police dog led officers to the suspect just minutes after the break-in.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 22-year-old Round Lake Beach man for a burglary that happened in Spring Grove last week.