Round Lake News

A 56-year-old Round Lake man is in Lake County jail after police raided his home and seized nine pounds of "Kush," a highly potent cultivated form of cannabis, officials said Thursday.

A Round Lake man accused of driving with cocaine, marijuana and alcohol in his system before causing a crash that broke another driver's neck was sentenced Tuesday to two years court supervision.

With his top political supporter ousted in the April election, it didn't take long for Round Lake Police Chief Cliffton Metaxa to follow out the door.

Lori Anne LeGrand and Todd Serpico were married March 28, 2009, at Old St. Patrick's Church in Chicago.

For more information, call 847-546-8558. • The village of Antioch's Fourth of July Celebration kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 4, with a parade down Main Stree.

Round Lake High School will offer students participating in varsity athletics or marching band the option to be exempt from physical education classes beginning this fall.

One woman was injured when her Nissan minivan flipped over just after midnight on Hainesville Road in Round Lake Park.

Isolated Senior Citizens in Antioch, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, the Round Lake area and Grayslake are the focus of a new outreach program to improve their access to health services called Access to Care.

A stormy Friday morning shut down the Lake Bluff Farmers Market early but didn't deter "garagers" from hitting a number of sales in Lake Bluff and neighboring Lake Forest.

Leslie Stahl and his son Gregg have always been close. Whether it was watching Gregg play baseball or trumpet for the school band, Leslie has been there.

With its seemingly endless choices of locally-grown produce, baked goods, meats and cheeses, and prepared foods like barbecue pork sandwiches, funnel cakes and kettle corn, the sprawling Grayslake Farmers Market is a feast for the eyes, nose and stomach.

Denise Rickard of Round Lake does not like the idea of the government getting into the health insurance business, even though her family recently forked over $10,000 for medical bills not covered by a private insurer's PPO.

The search is on for Eeyore's missing tail in "A Winnie the Pooh Birthday Tail," presented by the Round Lake Area Park District's Neighborhood Players, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake.

With his vessel literally sinking under him, Q Schmidt, 11, discarded his paddle and used his arms to finish the cardboard regatta.

A small explosion triggered by a gas leak caused a shed fire in an unincorporated area of northwest suburban Round Lake Saturday, authorities said.

Meet authors Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip as they discuss and sign copies of their latest book, "The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu," at 7 p.m. Friday, June 12, at Centuries and Sleuths bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park.

Andre Logan, a graduate of Round Lake High School, talks about his journey from homelessness to graduation at John's Iron Horse Grill in Round Lake.

Stefanie Fuentes is among 17 Round Lake High School seniors who made school history last week when they accepted diplomas as Schuler Family Foundation Scholars.

Round Lake Police are looking for a suspect in the attempted abduction Thursday evening of a child in a park located in the Lakewood Grove subdivision.

New Avon Township Supervisor Sam Yingling says he's trying to recoup about $3,000 in taxpayer money the previous town board agreed to spend so the outgoing assessor and an assistant could attend a Miami convention.