The Lake County Folk will present folk troubadour Mark Dvorak at a special 5th Sunday night spontaneous folk ensemble concert event at 7 p.m. Sunday at El Barrio Restaurant & Lounge, 1122 Diamond Lake Road, Mundelein.

It is not hard to find businesses struggling in Lake County. But some shops are surviving and even thriving.

TOP CHIEF: Mundelein Fire Chief Timothy Sashko is the 58th president of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association and will serve through October 2010.

Every 16 minutes someone in the United States commits suicide. Every 17 minutes someone is left to make sense of it.

Four-year-old Tyler Allison of Mundelein held his thumb and index finger less than an inch apart Friday afternoon, indicating how much the H1N1 vaccine he had just received hurt.

Applications for summer employment with the Mundelein Park and Recreation District will be accepted beginning Dec.

People with hearing difficulties will soon be benefiting from the latest technology in hearing assistance in Lake County courtrooms.

MILWAUKEE a ' The La Crosse, Wis., bishop has been named the 11th archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by Pope Benedict XVI.

Highland Park resident Julie Marcus was glad she didn't have to wait in line to get her H1N1 flu shot at the Highland Park Recreation Center Friday afternoon.

A Mundelein man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Thursday after he admitted he lied about his name to a police officer.

Parents hold up maroon and gold squares to announce the school colors. Named for an Italian who devoted his life to serving the poor, the school will be called the Frassati Catholic Academy.

Everyone loves to see live bands and Lake County hosts an abundance of live music venues.

For the past 21 years, a blue spruce has withstood the elements on the front lawn of Barbara and Fred Ekins' house.

Overwhelmed by huge demand at their five H1N1 swine vaccine sites, the Lake County Health Department has cancelled flu shot clinics that were scheduled for Saturday and Sunday because of depleted vaccine supplies.

Serious Eats Chicago contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene.

The housing crisis has left scads of boarded-up buildings and weed-choked lawns in many stretches of urban America .

Mundelein's yearlong centennial celebration is drawing to a close, but a local author's book about the village's history is about to hit shelves.

Daniel Lopez was 10 when his family emigrated from Colombia. Now 16, he said he is trying to take advantage of educational opportunities available to him.

The Lake County Health Department is making the H1N1 vaccine available at clinics in Mundelein, Round Lake Beach, North Chicago, Waukegan and Gurnee through Sunday.

If you planned to get an H1N1 flu vaccine at a Lake County Health Department clinic today, don't bother.