Gurnee News

Students in Gregg Thompson's sixth grade social studies class at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee asked, 'Why can't we fly?' People would have to pump a whole lot of iron to be fit for flight.

Running from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, the market will open its 2012 season June 8 at Esper Petersen Park, Grand Avenue and Kilbourne Road.

The latest scream enhancer? One of the first wing coasters in the U.S. It debuted this month at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill., north of Chicago.

A pile of milfoil and curly leaf pond weed is prepared for transport from Bangs Lake following a harvest by Bob Garrod of the Wauconda Public Works department.

Ruben Alpizar never met the American collector who fell in love with his painting of a plummeting Icarus against a starry background, hanging on the wall of a Spanish colonial-era fortress across the bay from Havana.

Gurnee trustees have approved another contract with a red-light camera company, which won't cost the village more than it receives in fines.

The Buffalo Grove Police Department has participated in the annual Special Olympics Torch Run for more than 30 years, and this year the tradition continues.

A Get ready to splash, slide and surf at A Hurricane Harbor water park at Six Flags Great America, which opens for the 2012 season thisA Memorial Day weekend.

PAUL VALADE/pvalade@dailyherald.com, 2010 A POW-MIA table was set for members of the five branches of service at the 2010 Lake Zurich Memorial Day ceremony.

Every year roller coaster enthusiasts look forward with glee to the newest offerings of thrill rides.A Each year, amusement and theme parks vie for bigger crowds by building bigger, faster and more thrilling rides in a fierce competition known as the 'coaster wars.'A After a mediocre 2011, amusement parks across the continent have been working hard ... (more)

Village of Gurnee certified arborist Karl Davis of Kenosha injects an ash tree with emamectin benzoate to help against the emerald ash borer.

The recent departure of golf pro Tim Govern has Waukegan Park District officials exploring whether to hire a new individual manager of golf operations or go in a different direction and contract with an outside management firm, similar to the arrangement at courses like HeatherRidge in Gurnee.

Spaulding School students Claribelle Gabriel , 7, of Beach Park and Ileana King, 7, of Gurnee work together as they learn how to use a Lenovo tablet during training at the school in Gurnee.

PRNewswire VERNON HILLS - High Sierra Sport Co. said it will move its headquarters to a new corporate LEED certified building in Gurnee on May 21.

Criminal charges have been lodged against a man who Gurnee police say performed a lewd act in front of four teenage girls in a business parking lot.

" Six Flags Great America " unveiled the new X Flight wing coaster to media and radio contest winners on Thursday, May 10, 2012.

Three of their four kids are the same age. They often saw one another at the same school events.

Get ready Chicago land because you're in for one wild ride when you board X-Flight at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee! X-Flight is the theme park's brand-new roller coaster opening to the public on May 16.

Police set up a seat-belt enforcement zone. The new law now in effect makes seat belts mandatory for all passengers in vehicles and allows police to stop any car with an unbelted rider.

UPDATE -- Aurora Police have confirmed that Timmothy Pitzen's child car seat that was thought to have been missing from the vehicle driven by his mother, has been in the possession of Amy Fry-Pitzen's mother since before the two went missing.