Volo News

With all the negative news out there about how people seem inherently bad, I still believe that the human condition includes a proclivity for doing the right thing.

Soto was the lone mayor on the Route 120 Corridor Planning Council last month to vote against what was called a "unified vision" for the often-congested east-west thoroughfare.

Lake County Board Chairman Suzi Schmidt and county transportation leaders are making a direct appeal to Gov.

SEWER RATE HIKE: Residents in Misty Hill Farms, Deer Point Trails, The Sanctuary and The Settlement subdivisions will see their sewer service bills increase due rate hikes from the Lake County Public Works Department.

The Route 120 Corridor Planning Council Governance Board has approved a plan for the future of the Route 120 transportation corridor.

Sunday was all about toys and classic cars, at least for the 2,000 people who attended the Toys for Tots Classic Car Cruise.

Now that a group of Lake County politicians has agree how Route 120 should be improved from Volo to Waukegan, it'll be up to the state to decide if the idea proceeds.

On many weekends over the past 25 years, Tom Smith has led volunteers in never ending efforts to improve the forest preserves in Lake County.

One person was seriously injured after their vehicle collided with a semi-truck on Route 120 on Friday.

The green light was given to purchasing four new parcels for the Lake County Forest Preserve system, including a new preserve near Lake Villa and additions to the Millennium Trail near Volo, and a new preserve next to Van Patten Woods in Wadsworth.

A Volo man faces up to seven years in prison after admitting Tuesday he took part in a drug deal that led to the death of a 19-year-old Lake Zurich woman.

Businesses at all four corners of Routes 12 and 120 could be wiped off the map if Lake County officials move ahead with a plan to change traffic patterns at the intersection.

Photos courtesy of Volo Auto Museum The car from the movie "Speed Racer" is on display at the Volo Auto Museum.

LAKEMOOR – It's unclear when developers will break ground on a proposed shopping center near the Lakemoor-Volo border.

LAKEMOOR – It's unclear when developers will break ground on a proposed shopping center near the Lakemoor-Volo border.

Marlon Cowart of Ingleside was the perfect age to be captivated by the events of July 20, 1969.

Amy Acker of Round Lake won a 2009 Pontiac Vibe in Consumers Credit Union's car giveaway, held in conjunction with the opening of its Volo branch.

Any parent who sticks their two young children and their own parents in a car and drives more than an hour to check out an attraction can't help but have at least one question in the back of their mind: Will the drive and admission price be worth it? My answer from a trip to the Volo Auto Museum, which is located northwest of Chicago in Volo, ...

Paul Ivers has taken "the road less traveled." Unlike most of his colleagues in the home-building business, the division president of DRH Cambridge Homes came to the industry via the technology field.

One of two Chicago men with an apparent taste for machines from the golden age of American autos pleaded not guilty Thursday to attempted theft and forgery charges.