The state’s attorney announced his office is creating a new Financial Crimes Unit to target various types of financial crimes, such as identity theft and credit card fraud, in Lake County. The new county budget recently approved by the Lake County Board will “significantly reinforce” public safety initiatives, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s […]
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Lake County officials, board members publicly condemn ‘horrific terrorist attacks’ on Israeli citizens
Lake County Board members and other officials in Lake County say they unequivocally condemn the “horrific terrorist attacks” on Israel as a Deerfield High School graduate remains held hostage. The officials issued a public statement Monday, just over a week after the Hamas militant group launched an attack on Israel. “Murdering innocent civilians is never […]
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Lake County begins to spend multi-million dollar portion of nationwide settlement to combat opioid crisis
County officials say they have begun authorizing the spending of millions of dollars of funding to combat the opioid epidemic in Lake County after drug company lawsuit settlements are distributed. The Lake County Board during a board meeting earlier this month authorized the spending of more than $1.5 million the county has received so far. […]
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Construction begins on new 911 dispatch facility in Libertyville that aims to improve emergency response time
Crews have begun construction on a 37,000-square-foot 911 dispatch facility in Libertyville that will consolidate services and allow Lake County first responders to respond quicker. The 37,426 square-foot facility, termed the Regional Operations and Communications (ROC), will be built next to the Lake County Central Permit Facility off Winchester Road west of Milwaukee Avenue in […]
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Lake County Board votes to support statewide, federal ban on ‘assault rifles’
The Lake County Board on Tuesday voted in favor of supporting state and federal legislation to ban the sale and possession of “assault rifles.” The Tuesday morning vote was 16-5 in favor of the resolution. Lake County cannot enact its own high-powered weapon ban because it is not a home rule municipality. The resolution urges […]
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‘We are a city experiencing grief’: Highland Park mayor addresses Lake County Board month after mass shooting
Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering again called for a ban on “weapons of war” during a Lake County Board meeting Friday as Highland Park recovers one month after the mass shooting. Rotering began her speech by saying that the Fourth of July shooting “shook the community to its core.” “Like so many American cities and […]
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State’s attorney launches ‘violence interrupters’ to target gun violence in Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion
The Lake County state’s attorney announced a new initiative that aims to reduce gun violence in the Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion areas by hiring at least 10 “violence interrupters” that will provide services to the three Lake County communities. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart, along with other local and state officials, announced the […]
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Open burning restrictions to go into effect next month in unincorporated areas of Lake County
New open burning restrictions for unincorporated Lake County and new consolidated waste services in certain areas will go into effect starting June 1, county officials said. The Lake County Board approved new burning restrictions in January. The restrictions aim to reduce the health impacts of smoke exposure from open burning, county officials said. The permanent […]
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‘No greater gift’: Former Lake County board member receives kidney donation following cancer battle
Former Lake County board member Bonnie Thomson Carter, who desperately needed a new kidney due to a cancer battle, recently received a new kidney thanks to a DeKalb County man. Carter, a former Lake County board member and Lake County Forest Preserve president, received a kidney on March 11 from living donor Rob Kesler, 33, […]