Round Lake Beach News

One man was injured and another is in custody after a Monday night shooting on the 1200 block of Sunset Drive in Round Lake Beach, authorities said.

Justin T. Hurt, of Round Lake Beach, pleaded guilty last week to a charge of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.

Two suburban men have been snared in a statewide initiative seeking those who download and trade child pornography online, authorities said Thursday.

Round Lake 14-year-old Ashly Frazier found herself walking straight into a cake-decorating demonstration hosted by the professionals from the Lovin' Oven Cakery in Round Lake Beach.

A Waukegan man is being held in Lake County jail on $100,000 bail on weapons charges after he was accused of shooting at a Round Lake Beach house just after midnight Saturday, authorities said.

Round Lake Beach officials gave preliminary approval for a Meijer superstore and other uses at the Mallard Creek shopping center on Rollins Road near Route 83. Round Lake Beach officials have taken a key step in the process to rejuvenate a moribund shopping center with the approval of plans for a Meijer supercenter.

The 86th annual Lake County Fair will offer five days of entertainment beginning Wednesday, July 23, through Sunday, July 27, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake.

A free senior fair will run from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, at the Village of Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center, off Hook Drive west of Route 83. The fair, sponsored by state Sen. Melinda Bush, is designed to give seniors access to services and an understanding of available resources.

A Grayslake gang member was charged with firing a gun Sunday night that sent a bullet flying through a van and into a vacant Round Lake Beach business, officials said.

"Proper preparation can make a big difference when selling a home in today's market," said Sean M. Rathjen, CCU President/CEO.

A Round Lake Beach Police Department K-9 officer is accused of charging more than $3,700 in gas to a department account between February and May, according to the Daily Herald.

Lake County Board members will decide in coming weeks how to address a new, higher price tag on a planned project featuring construction of a nine-story court building in downtown Waukegan.