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Switch to new water source could cost up to $154 million In what was described as a historic moment, Lake Zurich this past week approved measures cementing the intent to bring Lake Michigan water...

A developer is considering whether to proceed with a townhouse proposal in Lake Zurich after the revised plan received a cool reception.

After clashing over its size, Lake Zurich leaders passed the villages 2022 budget, which calls for increased spending amid the economic recovery from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lake Zurich village board approved a plan to establish the towns first marijuana dispensary -- to be called Bloc Cannabis Dispensary -- at the old TGI Fridays restaurant on South Rand Road near Costco.

Lake Zurich board member Jonathan Sprawka blasted onetime trustee candidate Eric Dubiel for filing what Sprawka calls "frivolous suits against the village and trustees." Dubiel admitted to two legal actions related to village politics.

Embattled Lake Zurich Trustee Beaudoin wont be on April ballot Lake Zurich Trustee Jim Beaudoin   Updated 12/29/2020 6:15 PM Lake Zurich Trustee Jim Beaudoin, who was arrested this month on allegations he choked his girlfriend during an argument, will not be on the April ballot seeking another term on the village board. Beaudoin did not file candidacy paperwork to get his name on the ballot for the April 6 election, leaving a write-in campaign as his only option to seek a third ter...

Updated 12/22/2020 8:26 AM Editors note: Dawn Abernathy is running with a full slate composed of trustee candidates Willie Davismckennie, Ray Mullen and Angela Trillhaase, and clerk hopeful Heather Mullen-Gaschler. Mayoral candidates Robin Meier and Steve Lentz each are running solo. Also running independently are trustee candidates Sol Cabachuela, Edith Reese, Tim Wilson and Jenny Ross, as are clerk hopefuls Karen Walsh and Lisa Willems. Four-way mayoral races have materialized up in both Mund...

Candidate filing sets up potential for spirited local races in Lake County   Sean Gay of Libertyville was first at the Lake County clerks office in Waukegan to file Monday for the 2021 spring consolidated election. Gay is running for Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer   Candidates wait Monday at the Lake County clerks office in Waukegan to file paperwork for the 2021 spring election. Riverwoods resident Sari Montgome...