Lake Forest

It's a big, seven-figure boost for the campaign war chest of Republican State Sen. Darren Bailey, now a candidate for governor in the June primary election.

Fifteen Illinois sites were added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) during 2021, including five in Cook County. 

Two North Shore brothers who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection each pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges connected with the breach.

People have been yelling, "Fire Nagy" at Bears games and even at Nagy's son's football game this past weekend.

Another Illinois man has been charged for taking part in the US Capitol riot.

Lake Forest High School District 115 is moving board meetings online, because parents refused to wear masks for meetings.

The schools that are honored fit into two categories: schools that are among the state's highest performing, and schools that among the best at closing achievement gaps.

In Chicago and the suburbs, at least 15 hospitals were packed with patients and reporting more than 90% of the beds were taken. One hospital, Silver Cross in New Lenox, was at 100% capacity.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two bodies were pulled from Lake Michigan.

Metra will close the Lake Forest and Villa Park ticket offices at the end of business on July 26 due to declining on-site ticket sales.

The superintendent of Lake Forest School District 67 and District 115 is calling on the governor to let local school districts decide COVID restrictions for themselves.

The former mansion of Mr. T in north surburban Lake Forest has been sold for $5 million.