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Business-nonprofit collaboration sparks new social work grad student scholarship

March 19, 2025 0

Sweet Peach Tree Marketplace funds iCARE4 Adoption Competency Scholarship LAKE FOREST — Social work graduate students interested in specializing in supporting the mental health needs…

Waukegan Public Library After Hours Annual Fundraiser

March 5, 2025 0

On April 12, 2025, we invite you to celebrate the Waukegan Public Library’s past and ensure our future at our Library After Hours Annual Fundraiser!…

McHenry Outdoor Theater set to open March 21

March 4, 2025 0

Blockbusters galore, special events and value options on tap for visitors in 2025 LAKEMOOR — A bounty of blockbusters. Special star, genre and director tribute…

Baby Sitter Charged With Stealing From Lake County Homeowners

February 14, 2025 0

According to reports, Darissa A. Chavarria has been charged with multiple felonies in connection with alleged theft from residences throughout Lake County. Chavarria is a…

Lake County Board Members To Stand Up For Our Community in DC

February 11, 2025 0

In a few short weeks, some of us county board members and staff will be going to Washington. We will be going there to represent…

Nonprofit readies connection kits for March distribution to Illinois schools

February 11, 2025 0

This March, in conjunction with National Social Work Month, iCARE4 Adoptive And Foster Families will distribute iCARE Schools Connection Kits to public schools across Illinois.…

Is Love in the Air… or Just a Winning Ticket?

February 11, 2025 0

Forget cliché chocolates and overpriced roses—Illinoisans are swapping the usual for something more thrilling this Valentine’s Day: scratch-off tickets. According to a new survey from…

Esiah Campos Denounces ICE Enforcement Targeting Undocumented Immigrants in Lake County

January 31, 2025 0

Waukegan, IL – Esiah Campos, Lake County Board member for District 16 and the first elected Latino member of the County Board, condemns the recent…

Politics

Ann Taylor Is Behind Waukegan Residents For Public Safety

March 30, 2025 0

In another instance of Ann Taylor deceiving voters, our team has determined the mailers labeled “Waukegan Residents For Public Safety” are actually coming from Ann…

Letters

School Resource Officers (SROs)

October 14, 2024 0

To the Editor of Lake County News Dispatch: RE: “Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor Faces Criticism Over Lack of School Resource Officers in Waukegan High Schools”…