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Gurnee may increase its home rule sales tax to recoup revenue lost when Illinois officially ends its grocery tax at the start of 2026. When food is taxed at a grocery store, that excess revenue goes back to local municipalities, but that will no longer be the case starting on …

As Joliet races to meet state requirements to be eligible to tap into Lake Michigan water before the region​’s groundwater​ is depleted, a handful of neighboring towns are holding off on making plans to identify alternative sources.

The Gurnee Village Board on Monday adopted guidelines and decorum standards for anyone speaking at public meetings. The board approved an ordinance that codified those procedures for public comment in a 5-1 vote, with Trustee Jeanne Balmes the only one voting against the measure. For the most part, the ordinance …

Gurnee Mayor Tom Hood appeared headed for a second term in office after his opponent, Trustee Quin O’Brien, conceded the election Tuesday night. Hood was leading 69.99% to 30.01%, or 2,533 to 1,086 votes, according to unofficial results posted Wednesday morning by the Lake County Clerk’s Office. Hood ran for …

Client: Project Management Advisors, Inc. New tariffs on steel and aluminum could force Chicago apartment developers, already affected by elevated interest rates and soaring labor costs, to further delay breaking ground on new projects. The White House began implementing tariffs of 25% on global steel and aluminum imports March 12, …

While many political races can be contentious, the two candidates running to be the mayor of Gurnee are both determined to not run a negative campaign against one another leading up to the April 1 election. Gurnee Mayor Tom Hood is running for his second term in office against Village …

After the federal government stepped up enforcement of immigration regulations in recent weeks, administrators at Warren Township High School District 121 turned their attention to the district’s related policies at a meeting Tuesday and answered questions raised by the residents. “We are experiencing a high level of questions in the …

The Doomsday Clock, which warns humanity about how close it is to destroying the world, ticked one second closer to midnight at 89 seconds, the closest it’s been since its inception.

Danny Gustafson sits quietly at the counter, sipping a milky coffee. He stares at the wall and twiddles an unlit cigarette in his fingers. It’s 3:58 a.m. His mind wanders. He remembers his late father, who brought him to Chicago in 1965. He thinks about his work as a repairman, …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s method of detecting methane leaks at landfills is flawed, and emissions of this powerful heat-trapping gas are likely much higher than what is being reported, according to a new study analyzing landfills in Illinois and seven other states.Released Thursday by the environmental nonprofit Industrious Labs, …

As Landon Diaz has sharpened his skills during his four varsity seasons, Waukegan has improved year over year but still lost more often than won. Throughout it all, Diaz’s love for the sport and his team didn’t waver. “I’m really grateful to play for Waukegan,” he said. “I’m really fortunate …

When Potawatomi Chief Shab-eh-nay left his home in present-day DeKalb County to visit family in Kansas, he returned just weeks later to seized lands. The U.S. government had illegally auctioned off the 1,280-acre reservation.“They said he abandoned his land and sold it,” said Joseph Rupnick, the chairman of Prairie Band …

That junior outside hitter Ben Boron is a volleyball star for Grayslake Central might not seem surprising. After all, his father, Grzegorz Boron, played the sport for Opole University of Technology in Poland, and his family watched it on TV when he was growing up, according to his mother, Gosia …

After weeks of area college students protesting the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as part of a nationwide movement, leaders of Chicago’s Jewish community responded Wednesday by demanding action against hate speech as a group of Northwestern students filed suit against their school for allowing protests there to become “increasingly hostile …

Hydrologist Stephen McCracken has dedicated his career to conserving river ecosystems. But no project would consume more of his life than the historic Graue Mill dam. In 2007, he surveyed the murky waters surrounding the Oak Brook structure. Within a few years, he was certain that the dam — adjacent …

Jackson Kern’s freshman season for Libertyville was an auspicious one. The 6-foot Kern made the varsity team as libero, joining a large group of seniors a year after the Wildcats played in the state semifinals. “He stood out as somebody who could handle himself on the court,” Libertyville coach Jenny …

Vernon Hills’ Ben Miller gave volleyball a try with a group of friends at Hawthorn Middle School North when he was 12. He discovered it’s much different from the other sports he had played, like soccer and baseball. “I just thought it’s a sport that not many people are into,” …

The worried father stood watch throughout the night Monday as his 5-year-old suffered through a strong fever. He put rags on her forehead, forced her to drink sips of water and tried to calm her down. The Venezuelan man said he had pleaded for help from staff that night at …

The sun beat down as Liz Ricketts peered over a wooden bridge on Rosewood Beach in Highland Park. Below her, a narrow stream carved through the sand, flowing from a grove of barren trees into Lake Michigan.Through the murky water, littered with leaves, she spotted two rainbow trout lingering along …

Vicenta Buitrago stood in line for three hours at the Sheridan Market food pantry on a recent afternoon. The small waiting room was packed, and guests spilled out the front door onto the sidewalk. Despite the wait, the Colombian migrant left beaming, pushing a grocery cart piled high with an …

Most weekends at the Randolph Street Market, Helena Kim can be found with her head inside the lining of a vintage Coach purse. After finding and restoring more than 30, she knows a good piece of leather by touch.

As flu season continues in Chicago, some hospitals are reinstating mask mandates.

CTA employees discovered a woman unresponsive with apparent lacerations and trauma to her face on a train car overnight, Chicago police said.

The slaying of two young mothers shot in a Cicero home Tuesday night, followed by the apparent suicide of the gunman, took a turn Wednesday morning when a baby first reported to be unharmed in the shooting was admitted to a Chicago hospital with serious wounds.

In 2019, Chicago software company ActiveCampaign decided to open an office in Europe to be closer to international clients. The fast-growing startup did more than half its business internationally, and a new satellite office in Sydney, Australia, was proving to be too far from European markets.

When Alfonso Arroyo sat down at a bus stop in March 2018, he had no idea he was about to meet his future wife.

Three people were shot in a home in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood early Monday, one critically and one fatally, after several shots were fired through their window.

Lincoln Park Zoo vaccination program in Tanzania helps lead global fight against rabies.