Volo News

Volo Bog State Natural Area will host an open house for International Bog Day from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 27.

If certain street signs in Lake County have seemed bigger and brighter lately, it's not an illusion.

Rick Levin & Associates is conducting an auction of four single-family residences in Chicago.

Consumers Credit Union hosted a ground-breaking ceremony recently for its seventh branch.

Monica Adriansen was hoping that the Batmobile, the Ghostbusters' ambulance and her 1968 Dodge Charger would make the lives of single parents easier down the road.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and the Lakemoor Police Department have scheduled a roadside safety check Friday.

Awesome Food! By lilwing88 from Roscoe Villiage, May 23, 2008 Overall rating: My wife and I love this place.

Construction could begin soon on another leg of the long-planned Millennium Trail through Lake County.

The four "Hs" of 4-H are "head, heart, hands and health," but with funding in jeopardy, it could be more like "help, help, help and help." Chris Rush of Antioch Township thinks the program has been exceptional ...

Round Lake officials must find a new buyer for land on the southwest corner of Route 120 and Wilson Road since Advocate Health Care has dropped the idea of building a hospital there.

Brian Murphy is vice president of operations for Town & Country Homes, the Lombard-based division of K. Hovnanian Builders.

“This event is a rare chance to own some movie history”

The Volo Auto Museum's Spring Auto Fair and Car Corral Memorial Weekend, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm, will feature for sale among other classic and vintage cars, the only vehicle EVER driven on Earth by ... via Automotive

Rosemont Public Safety personnel hit the streets last weekend, taking donations for the annual Fill the Boot campaign. via Journal & Topics Newspapers

“The rate we offer is below market”

Consumers Credit Union is opening a new branch in Volo, which will be its seventh, at the end of the year, said Sean Rathjen, president of chief executive officer of the 50,300-member credit union. via News Sun

“When I first got there last year, it was like 130 degrees. What kept me going and a lot of other soldiers going was the letters we got from the kids at schools”

Army Staff Sgt. James King said letters from school children helped see him through his first months in Iraq, so he was more than happy to be the guest of honor at a Robert Crown Elementary School assembly on ... via News Sun

The decorated model at X/O Condominiums recently won the gold award in design sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders' National Sales and Marketing Council. via Chicago Tribune

“Family buyers who purchase now can be moved into a new home this summer when the kids are out of school and both move-up and first-time buyers can take advantage of the recently-lowered, ultra-affordable interest rates.”

Buy now and get more at Ryland Home communities throughout the Chicagoland suburbs. via Daily Herald

“This community is in a phenomenal location carved by the glaciers with rolling hills and curved linear streets -- not farmland with gridded streets”

Townhouse living in downtown style attracts buyers to The Townes at Remington Pointe, a new community of maintenance-free townhouses in the quiet country town of Volo. via Daily Herald

The Richard Fonte era at College of Lake County is over, and not a moment too soon. via Daily Herald

A waste of time and money By ChgoDanielle from West Loop, February 20, 2008 Overall rating: My bf and I went here on Valentine's night. via Chicago Tribune