The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday issued a strong warning against e-cigarette use by young people, called it unsafe in any form and termed vaping an epidemic. Two years after my predecessor sounded the alarm bells, youth e-cigarette use has skyrocketed — so much so today that I am officially declaring e-cigarette use among youth […]

After more than a year of work, the extensive $6 million renovation to Gurnee Mills is almost complete.

The Great Train Show comes to The Lake County Fairgrounds on Dec. 29-30.

Three open trustee seats on the Gurnee Village Board have drawn eight candidates for the April 2 consolidated election, including three incumbent board members and five challengers.

A series of storms are slamming the West Coast with heavy rain, huge waves, strong winds and snow at higher elevations. In central and northern California on Monday waves were as high as 30 feet, with 40- to 50-foot breaks. Coastal flooding and erosion were reported.

Police are investigating the deaths of two Chicago officers fatally struck by a train Monday while responding to a shots-fired call, city officials said. Eduardo Marmolejo, 37, and Conrad Gary, 31, were chasing a suspected gunman around 6 p.m. when they were hit by a train that may have been traveling 70 mph, Chicago Police […]

A severe thunderstorm or a gustnado tore through Wildwood and Grayslake in 2004 or 2005 = details

The Illinois House of Representatives has passed a bill that paves the way for a pilot program in Lake and McHenry counties to eliminate townships and consolidate local governments.

Coach Matt Nagy is saving the big celebrations for later. He opted instead to spend “quality time” at home with his four sons, ate sushi, consumed “one beverage” and kept his eyes on the prizes still out there after the Chicago Bears clinched the NFC North.

Risk of having a heart attack spikes nearly 40 percent on Christmas Eve.

A federal judge in Texas rules the ACA is unconstitutional. What does this mean for American healthcare, and who will be affected?

Just shy of 7 percent of Waukegan High School students weighed in on who should represent them on the Waukegan District 60 school board.

Luis Zacarias-Ahumada was charged with two counts of promoting prostitution for allegedly running a brothel out of an apartment on West Lawrence Ave.

Utah is getting ready to implement the strictest blood-alcohol driving limits in the country. The law, which was passed in March 2017 by Gov. Gary Herbert, will define driving under the influence as having a “blood or breath alcohol concentration of .05 grams or greater,” making it lower than the nation’s standard of .08. STOCK […]

As area residents set their sights on 2019, the College of Lake County has created a convenient way to quick-start your future.