Lake County News Briefs
September 6, 2017Lake County Buffalo Grove raises age to 21 for tobacco products The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center reported that that the Buffalo Grove Village Board…
Lake County Buffalo Grove raises age to 21 for tobacco products The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center reported that that the Buffalo Grove Village Board…
THROUGH SEPT. 23 American Buffalo Riverfront Playhouse 11-13 Water Street Mall, Aurora Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m. In a Chicago junk shop, three small-time crooks plot to rob…
A group of students from Trinidad and Tobago performed in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on Aug. 30, at the Woodstock OperaHouse. The 60-piece band included students from 6 years…
SEPT. 7 Light the Night in Uptown Normal Thursday, 5-8 p.m. 11 Uptown Circle Free Light the Night features safety-checks, giveaways, and free bike lights for everyone. Any bike…
Tens of thousands of books are needed in support of a Guinness World Record attempt to create the “Longest line of books” at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. In conjunction…
SEPT. 7 Celebrate International Dot Day at the Library Thursday, all day Fondulac District Library, 400 Richland, E. Peoria Free Youth can visit the library and decorate a dot….
SEPT. 7 Children’s Anthropology Classes at the Museum Thursday, 10-11 a.m. and 11 a.m.-noon Peoria Riverfront Museum, 222 SW Washington St. $35 Kathryn Driscoll will lead…
Sept. 6 Anime Club 6:30-8:00 p.m. Oswego Public Library, 32 Jefferson St., Oswego Free Grades 6-12. Love anime or just want to learn more about it? Join us in watching &…
SPRINGFIELD — A year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to be far less…
Follow these tips to help keep you and farmers safe throughout the harvest season and again in spring when planting starts. Most importantly, slow down and be patient. Slow down…
Two thieves created a scam they managed to keep going for more than a decade before finally being caught. Keeping it going that long doesn’t make them smart; it makes them long-term…
Medical marijuana patients can purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, Illinois’ top cannabis regulator said, but smaller, newly licensed cannabis…
An Illinois law intended to help people with mental illness avoid confrontations with police had been on the books for three years when Sonya Massey was shot in Sangamon County. The…
SPRINGFIELD – Overall participation in labor unions has declined in recent years in Illinois, although the state has seen an increase in successful unionization efforts for the second…