Crowd packs Deerfield school board meeting amid transgender locker room dispute
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A large crowd packed a Deerfield middle school and spilled onto the sidewalk Thursday night as tensions flared over an alleged locker room incident involving a transgender student.

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan transforms music into opera
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Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan is transforming his ?Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness? album into an opera airing in Chicago for a limited time. The rocker joined Fox Chicago?s Paris Schutz to discuss the show premiering at the Lyric Opera in November 2025. ?A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness? tickets go on sale April 11.

Carmel Catholic HS robotics team to compete in global championship
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Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein is about to send off a group of its best and brightest students to a global championship robotics event. They go by Not Your Average Nerds.

Wild turkey takes a trot through suburban Menards: 'Talk about a first!'

An unusual customer made its way into a suburban Menards store on Saturday, causing quite a stir among shoppers and staff – a wild turkey.

2 Chicago men had 2 kg of cocaine, loaded gun in car, police say

Two Chicago men were arrested in suburban Lake County on Friday and accused of drug trafficking and one for unlawful gun possession, according to police.

Woman killed in Gurnee crash

A 33-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle Wednesday night in Gurnee, authorities said.

Waukegan woman identified in fatal Gurnee crash

A 74-year-old Waukegan woman has been identified as the driver killed in a two-vehicle crash in Gurnee.

Tuberculosis case confirmed at Waukegan High School

A case of tuberculosis has been confirmed at Waukegan High School. Here’s what health officials are saying.

Mundelein man faces multiple charges after Route 83 arrest

A convicted felon is back in custody after a dramatic traffic stop in Chicago's north suburbs. What officers reportedly found in his waistband and pockets: