Round Lake Park News

You won't have to worry about a suburban squad car stealthily sliding in next to you when you're driving 85 anytime soon, but police departments begin experimenting with hybrid cars for less speed-intensive tasks.

Concert: Modern Giants will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at William E. Brook Entertainment Center, 900 Skidmore Drive.

One woman was injured when her Nissan minivan flipped over just after midnight on Hainesville Road in Round Lake Park.

During the campaign for mayor in Round Lake Park, eventual winner Jean McCue and others on her ticket were surprised at a charge by opponents that a $112,000 state grant for downtown planning was allowed to lapse.

The second of three men charged in connection with a beating at a Fox Lake party pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lake County Circuit Court.

Like weeds after a wet spring, road construction projects have begun to multiply in Lake County.

The Round Lake Park Police Department has found a way to benefit from federal stimulus funding - going hybrid.

Faire: Antioch's Summer Arts and Crafts Faire will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday on Toft Street and in the adjoining parking lot.

Missing government papers, eight garbage bags stuffed with shredded documents, and a deletion of computer files are among the discoveries listed by new Avon Township Supervisor Sam Yingling in letters seeking an investigation of his predecessor by Lake County prosecutors.

Homeowners and homebuyers can get an in-depth look at the predominant tax rates throughout Lake County by using a new feature on the county clerk's Web site.

Two teenagers remain in the Lake County jail following a shooting near a busy Round Lake Park intersection that resulted in two stray bullets striking a resident's home, authorities said.

Deerfield High School: Class of 1969 is seeking classmates for its 40th class reunion to be held July 18 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Deerfield.

The stats for the Lady Hustlers bowling league in Round Lake were posted a little later than usual on Tuesday.

The blogging mayor of Round Lake, Bill Gentes, is not sure if he will keep up his popular village blog once he is no longer mayor.

Mano a Mano Family Resource Center in Round Lake Park will hold a Mascarada Gala on April 18 to raise money for its programs that assist new immigrants.

Mayor Jean McCue, who was appointed and then elected to complete the term of the late Mayor Ila Bauer, is challenged by village businessman Bill Baczek.

Interim College of Lake County President James Rock will retire next month to pursue a new career as an attorney.

Another felony charge has been leveled against a man accused in an ax attack at a Lake County trailer park last week, authorities say, because he lied and gave them his brother's name after his arrest.

Having cancer cost Sue Ann White her job. That is what the Round Lake Park woman claimed happened to her case last week, days after informing CenCom E 9-1-1 she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in February.

Don Mobley, who recently retired as fire chief of the Grayslake Fire Protection District, was honored by the Village Board on Tuesday night for his distinguished 29-year career with the district.