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Lake County officials are gradually moving into the 21st century when it comes to consolidating unnecessary units of government.

As Lake County Clerk Robin O’Connor reached out to people who served as election judges in the past in hopes they will work in the April 6 municipal elections, she found the coronavirus pandemic in her way.

Construction underway at CLCs $48 million Waukegan project This rendering shows the design of the Lakeshore Campus Student Center expansion project at 34 N. Sheridan Road in Waukegan. courtesy of College of Lake County   Updated 2/26/2021 7:37 PM Construction has begun on College of Lake Countys long-stalled $48 million project to build a new six-story building and renovate existing buildings on its Waukegan campus, the state announced Friday. The new 62,692-square-foot building ...

Waukegan’s $9 million renovation of its century-old water plant, which almost doubled its output capacity, was recognized as one of the top projects of 2020 by a multistate professional organization.

Reply Rendering of planned Student Services / Adult Education Building on College of Lake Countys (CLC) Lakeshore Campus in Waukegan. (College of Lake County) WAUKEGAN – The Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) today announced construction has begun on the new Student Services/Adult Education Building on the College of Lake County Lakeshore Campus in Waukegan, Illinois. The $48 million project is moving forward thanks to Governor Pritzkers bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan, the fir...

Former state Sen. Daniel Biss declared victory Tuesday in the election for Evanston mayor.

Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham claimed victory Tuesday night in the Democratic primary over challenger Miguel Rivera, and North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr. claimed victory over Anthony Coleman in his primary.

Cunningham and Rivera are competing for the Democratic nomination in the sole contested race in the Waukegan Democratic primary Tuesday for the right to face Ald. Ann Taylor, 9th Ward, an independent candidate, in the April 6 general election.

People’s Choice plans to open in its new building April 1 with nearly 20% more arcade games, a larger restaurant, more party rooms and space to expand after city officials got involved helping owner John Sarantakis find the new location.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A deep freeze is moving into the Chicago area following another round of snowfall that is sure to slicken streets and make for treacherous travel. Hard and fast snow started falling around 1 p.m. Thursday, and lasted until about 7 p.m. The heaviest snowfall is over, though flurries are expected to continue later into the night. Those flurries shouldnt add much accumulation, but there is still a lot of snow left over from last week. About 2 to 5 inches of snow was expected acros...