Wauconda News

Mild winter weather has allowed the Lake County Forest Preserve to get a jump on restoration work at Lyons Woods north of Waukegan that includes cleaning up damage from heavy winds last summer on either side of North Avenue.

At a Village Board meeting this week, trustees will consider adding another full-time officer and several part-time police officers.

Gurnee resident Tom Washburn, left, talks about his '72 Polaris Colt snowmobile with Jerry Coia of Lake Villa during the 4th Annual Vintage Snowmobile Ride & Show sponsored by the Wauconda Snowmobile Club Sunday at Cook Park in Wauconda.

The jazz ensemble White Ghost Shivers performs at the Elgin Community College's SecondSpace Theatre in Elgin on Sunday, Feb.

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

This week's food poll centered on chili. We did have a winner, but we didn't get many votes.A The lack of votes leads us to believe that either Lake Zurich and Barrington residents don't care much for chili or that their favorite bowl of chili is home-cooked.A When all the votes in our contest were tallied, the winner was Dock's in Wauconda.

JOHNSBURG – The same day that the Petersen family reported their snowmobile and equipment trailer stolen from a lot in Wauconda, the $20,000 vehicle was spotted about 20 miles northeast of the village in Wadsworth.

Late last week, Lake County Sheriff's detectives were able to crack the case on a jewelry heist in Deer Park that occurred in mid-January. Felony burglary warrants have been issued for Christie Partipilo, 35 and Jeffrey S. Levin, 53, both of 144 Slocum Lake Road in Wauconda, according to a press release from Lt.

Did you feel the earth move? Did your cabinets or china rattle? Did your pet act a little funny? A small earthquake hit the northern suburbs last night and was centered near McHenry.

An earthquake centered just south of the Wisconsin border was reported Monday night and felt throughout the North and Northwest suburbs.

Photo courtesy of Dave Wagner A mother and daughter take a look at the moon using a "Dobbie," a kid-powered telescope, during the Lake County Astronomy Club's "Moon Over Deerfield" event last spring at the Deerfield Public Library.

Steve Furnett, left, and Justin Collins review the layout for the gallery for the exhibit 'The Blues: From the Heart & Soul' at the Lake County Discovery Museum in the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda.

An Illinois Environmental Protection Agency contractor has begun to finish cleanup of a dump site that has plagued the Wauconda area for decades.

Alex Rothacker cruised through an eating challenge Thursday at Bulldogs Grill in Grayslake.

A 39-year-old Volo man who died in a snowmobile accident Friday night had a blood-alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit, authorities announced Tuesday.

In an effort to improve customer service and operate more efficiently, the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center is consolidating its immunizations program.

Liz Molli, Karen Niziolek and Kim Becker, the 'Fun Trio' at MBX Systems, make up a group tasked with keeping the culture of their business.

Lake County Coroner Artis Yancey said Sunday that preliminary findings suggest that neither drugs nor alcohol played a role in the snowmobile crash Friday night in Wauconda that killed a 39-year-old Volo man.

A 39-year-old Volo man died Friday when the snowmobile he was driving struck a cable gate at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda, authorities said.

Thanks to solar lighting, the Lake County Forest Preserve in Illinois was able to answer requests for more nighttime winter activities.