Volo News

One of two Chicago men with an apparent taste for machines from the golden age of American autos pleaded not guilty Thursday to attempted theft and forgery charges.

LuEllen Giera, curator for the new art exhibit at the LaGrange Park Public Library, started a postcard collage exchange in 2006.

Like weeds after a wet spring, road construction projects have begun to multiply in Lake County.

VOLO – Standing by his 1965 GT 350, careful not to let anyone touch it, Charles McArty proudly told those walking by about his baby Sunday during the second annual Shelby/Cobra/Mustang Car Show in Volo.

On June 12th 2009 three individuals were arrested at the Volo Auto Museum for trying to purchase nearly half a million dollars o f the museums inventory using fraudulent United States Treasury Money Orders.

Members of the Volo Homemakers Group are donating hours of their free time to clip thousands of dollars in coupons, which are sent to military bases all over the world.

If you're not a Hollywood car buff , you've probably never heard of Volo, Illinois, much less visited it.

Is it still possible to buy a new home in the Chicago area for less than $200,000? It sure is, says recent buyer David Smith , especially if you are willing to make compromises and forgo some luxuries.

The man who fought Island Lake's plans to build a well by starting a pig farm is inviting village officials over for dinner.

Area village board meetings could benefit from a little pork. At least, that's the idea behind Bob Wargaski's Pigapalooza, which he hopes will bring elected officials and residents together in a more casual setting than village hall.

Volo is burning brighter - and greener - these days now that the village is a "Bright Future" award winner.

Sales are approaching closeout and several town homes are available for immediate delivery at Water's Edge, a Cambridge Homes development on Gages Lake in Grayslake.

So you want the ultimate Fast & Furious movie souvenir and head over to eBay to find it.

Krystal Lesniak and her fiance, Franklin Vazquez, both of Waukegan, stand with the 1970 Camaro used in the movie “Fast & Furious.” Lesniak won a chance to drive the car and shared the prize with Vazquez.

For the second time in five months, the village of Fox Lake is losing a car dealership on Route 12, and the sales tax revenue that comes with it.

Consumers Credit Union recently opened its newest branch in Volo. The member-owned credit union's new office is at the intersection of North Ellis Drive and Route 120.

Local officials from the Illinois Route 120 Corridor Planning Council got their first look this week at possible alignments for a proposed four-lane Route 120 bypass of Grayslake.

Anyone who has diabetes or knows someone who does, understands this condition is not usually a laughing matter.

Illinois officials have purchased 32 acres in northwest Lake County that they say contain one the state's natural wonders: a bog.

The severed head of a tiger is back in the custody of its owner after being found along Route 12 near Volo last week.