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A Round Lake Park man charged with possessing and delivering heroin and Ecstasy with a nearly $12,500 street value is due in bond court Saturday, authorities said.

The preferred design for widening and improving more than five miles of Route 45 - mainly through Vernon Hills - is expected to be complete this summer but motorists shouldn't expect any relief soon.

The state plans to spend $73 million to expand a roadway that, according to its estimates, will see virtually no increase in traffic between now and 2040 - while major thoroughfares at opposite ends of the project are expected to see significant traffic increases, and no expansions.

Four members of a Mundelein family had their heads shaved Saturday to raise money for research to find cures for childhood cancer.

St. Viator competes in the medium team category at IHSA cheerleading state finals at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday, February 4th.

Feb. 2A The Final Score: A 1. Carmel 153.225, 2. Deerfield 134.275, 3. Vernon Hills 129.275, 4. Maine West 120.025, 5. Highland Park 110.875.A Warriors Star Performer: A A A Christine Stitcher finished fifth in the all around competition with a combined score of 36.

Debit Card Stolen from Vehicle A patron at X-Sport Fitness, 1163 S. Milwaukee Ave., told police that her front passenger-side window was shattered and her purse was removed from the passenger-side floorboard on Jan.

Hundreds of people turned out at funeral services Wednesday for Lyvita Gomes, a native of India who died after a hunger strike in Lake County Jail.

Major reconstruction could come to US Route 45 in a few years, and the Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing next week to discuss it with residents.

Shoppers crowd the aisles as they check out the new Mariano's Fresh Market Tuesday in Palatine.

Lake County Circuit Judge David Hall's trial on DUI and resisting arrest charges is scheduled to begin May 7, more than four years after his arrest by Vernon Hills police.

A countywide sting targeting stores and restaurants selling alcohol to underage customers in Lake County over the holidays found 12 violations.

John Starks Volleyball coach Chas Kennedy works one-on-one with Ally Vasquez, 14, a Cary Junior High School student, at Sky High Volleyball in Crystal Lake.

Told there was no way to stop his kidney cancer, Eric Riedesel spent his last months at home in Antioch with his wife and three kids.

Grandwood Park Park District's policy, enacted through a board vote Jan. 11, applies to all property and vehicles.

People in the northern suburbs will be gathering in public places as well as their living rooms at 8 p.m. tonight to listen to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address.

After several days of frigid temperatures, outdoor ice skating rinks in Vernon Hills, Mundelein and Libertyville finally opened for the season on Friday, Jan.

On a roadway that already is home to five grocery stores in a span of about two miles, a new one is being proposed along LaGrange Road in Frankfort.

Family and friends of a 52-year-old woman are questioning how the woman with mental health problems died in the Lake County Jail after declaring she was on a hunger strike.