North Chicago News

Great Lakes Credit Union has won first place in the state Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award competition, according to the Illinois Credit Union League.

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that "more than $4.7 million in federal stimulus aid so far has been funneled to schools in North Chicago, and state and federal officials say that money has saved the jobs of 473 teachers." Only one problem - according to Lauri Hakanen, superintendent of North Chicago Community Unit Schools District 187...the ...

A Waukegan woman was charged Thursday by North Chicago police in the Kemble Avenue hit-and-run death of 24-year-old Ernesto Ortiz.

Three countywide office holders will face competition in the November 2010 general election.

River North Chicago Dance Company 20th anniversary fall engagement Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park Saturday, Nov.

Five community programs get recognition from AT&T October 29, 2009 NEWS-SUN STAFF REPORT WAUKEGAN -- Five community programs have earned special recognition and money for service to the community as recipients of AT&T Illinois Beyond the Call Community Awards.

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.

Dunning Read Conservation Area is a little corner of natural beauty in the middle of a North Chicago neighborhood.

A North Chicago drug dealer who sold heroin to a sailor who later died in an overdose was sentenced Monday to five years in prison.

The Waukegan Police Department is partnering with the Christian Outreach of Lutherans Food Pantry to sponsor a food Drive to benefit local senior citizens in need.

A bipartisan bill to merge the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes awaits President Obama's signature.

Youngsters and their families can get into the Halloween spirit a bit early at the Trick-or-Treat Trails event at North Chicago's Greenbelt Cultural Center.

WAUKEGAN GOP: The Waukegan Township Republican Organization will hold its annual Spaghetti Dinner from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

20, 2009, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Nov.

The U.S. Navy and its private development partner have canceled three-year-old plans to build 118 new three- and four-bedroom units in Glenview for military personnel assigned to Naval Station Great Lakes, Glenview officials acknowledged Monday.

A before-school math tutorial is the subject of some controversy in North Chicago Community Unit School District where lack of achievement in the subject has been documented by the state's school Report Card.

Overtime, maintenance and consolidating school buildings are among the areas the North Chicago School Board is evaluating to reduce the district's deficit.

Actress JoMarie Payton will help raise funds for Daisy's Resource and Developmental Center in North Chicago during the center's fifth annual telethon Saturday.

Physician assistants aren't glamorized in TV shows like "ER" or "House." That may be one reason PAs are one of the lesser-known professionals in the health-care industry.

The German dessert shop Lutz Caf in Chicago has been in the family business of creating sugar-laden, mouth-watering temptations since the 1770s.