Beach Park News

More than 3,000 members of the Illinois National Guard will soon be serving overseas.

Back in the early 1950s, the families that lived along 17th Street and Circle Drive pulled together to transform the four vacant center lots, which were covered in weeds and three-foot tall grass, into a park ...

If you have a special pet you'd like featured Tuesdays in the Lake County News-Sun and on its Web site, send your pet photos to: Thomas Delany Jr., The Lake County News-Sun, 2383 N. Delany Road, Waukegan, Ill.

For years, Scott NeSmith let his friend James Keys farm a portion of his property with the resulting vegetables primarily being given to Keys' church for distribution to the needy.

Cab riders are now paying slightly more for trips within city limits, but they're saving some change on rides to neighboring towns.

David and Amanda Winston were getting decent grades while attending Beach Park Middle School.

The Lake County Community Pageant 2009 will be held 3 p.m. Saturday in Wixom Auditorium at Waukegan High School East Campus, Glen Rock Avenue and Jackson Street, Waukegan.

A day after losing his seat on the bench, Lake County's lone black circuit judge said he's not certain what the future holds for him.

First Lieutenant David L. Giaimo's mother Julie Derrig of Beach Park, holding her granddaughter Alana Giaimo, and David's stepfather Frank Derrig look at a portrait of their son by Cameron Schilling during the ...

Beach Park Mayor Milton Jensen didn't mean to broadcast to his entire town his wife thought he was an "idiot." An ill-timed joke, a flippant remark by his wife, Ina, all added up to an embarrassing moment when ...

As the bar is raised for students each year under the federal mandate No Child Left Behind, fewer Illinois school are meeting targets on state standardized tests, according to the 2008 State Report Card ...

Three new hires to the current staff of water safety officers and lifeguards were honored along with four promotions in a ceremony at the Lihu'e Civic Center, Friday morning.

The election of judges in judicial subcircuits becomes a reality in Lake County on next Tuesday's ballot.

Chapter 2202 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees met at noon Oct.

The Army has ruled the death of a Beach Park solider was due to friendly fire. Though details of the incident have not been released, Department of Defense spokeswoman Shari Lawrence confirmed Friday that John ...

Salon owner Berni Crouthers is fighting cancer the best way she knows how, by raising both awareness and money -- and highlighting hair.

The Batavia Park District expects it will cost about $2.4 million a year to run a fitness center with indoor and outdoor pools, which it is asking voters to approve in a November referendum.

One of the largest puppy mills in the nation, Puppy Haven, was recently purchased by the Wisconsin Humane Society and shut down, leaving more than a 1,000 dogs in need of a home -- and medical care.

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