Antioch News

"Everybody comes to the Las Vegas. It's part of Antioch; part of the character here," said patron Lori Potoczek, who has been coming to the beloved neighborhood diner for the past 20 years.

Antioch-based Hannah's, a specialty craft superstore and gift shop, is holding a summer promotion, "Flip-Flop Fridays." Shoppers wearing flip flops on Fridays through July can receive 15 percent off one item of their choice.

The Antioch Garden Club's 14th annual garden walk July 17 and 18 features six privately owned gardens in addition to three village gardens maintained by the club.

This year, it wasn't just the town's annual Independence Day parade; it was a parade with a mission.

The so-called "doomsday" of state budget fame may have finally arrived. With the announcement Wednesday that the state Legislature is not scheduled to reconvene until July 14 -- two weeks into the new fiscal year -- massive cuts to social and human service agencies could become a reality in the immediate future.

Old Ralph was one waterlogged Labrador retriever after being the focus of one of the odder rescues by the Lake County Sheriff's Marine Patrol on Bluff Lake, where the old, blind dog was lost in the middle of the lake.

When Ralph was younger, he would jump into the water off the seawall in front of the Krutsches' house.

Mundelein Police arrested two Chicago men Monday after they reportedly passed a $100 counterfeit bill at the Burlington Coat Factory at U.S. Route 45 and Illinois Route 60.

Evanston City Council members have taken a step back on their move to adopt the city's first "green" building ordinance, responding to concerns from the business community that the proposal is unduly punitive and could hamper future development opportunities.

Police are crediting a CrimeStoppers tip with cracking a two-state robbery spree that ended early Thursday with a handful of arrests near Spring Grove.

The owner of KOZ Digital Photography and Imaging in Darien was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of child pornography.

Laurel Johnson acted like a kid in a candy store -- or a kid at a farmers market -- finding great deals on fresh produce.

Downtown will get a major facelift this summer with the remaining balance from the downtown TIF district that expired last year.

James Parks, 61, is Antioch's new management analyst. He was the central figure in a lawsuit filed against the village last year to stop the development of an auto body shop near Mystic Cove subdivision, where he lives and where he owns the 16 remaining undeveloped lots in the 42-lot subdivision.

A novel sprinkled with racist language and descriptions of masturbation will remain required summer reading for incoming freshmen at Antioch Community High School, district officials announced Monday.

A lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court Friday on behalf of two young girls who were killed in April when the vehicle their mother was driving -- allegedly under the influence -- collided head on with a van in Barrington Hills, also killing their mother.

Open Arms Mission Food Pantry will be grand marshal of Antioch's July 4 parade, just one of many activities and events planned for the village's annual Independence Day celebration.

A novel titled "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" has earned a National Book Award and was named one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly.

This could be the year that major road work gets done in the village. Improvements to North Avenue and to Route 83 from Petite Lake Road north to the state line won't start until fall, but other projects could start sooner.

A new farmers market featuring 14 local vendors opens June 25 from 3 to 7 p.m. downtown on Toft Avenue.