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Waukegan Public Library After Hours Annual Fundraiser
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
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
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
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
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?
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
Waukegan, IL – Esiah Campos, Lake County Board member for District 16 and the first elected Latino member of the County Board, condemns the recent…
The Secret is Out Mentalist Joe Diamond launches The Secret Show in Woodstock
Mentalist Joe Diamond launches The Secret Show in Woodstock; first night sold out to thrilled audience, more added in February, March WOODSTOCK — Imagine if…
Politics
Ann Taylor’s Budget Is NOT BALANCED
Waukegan – As we reported in April of last year when the official budget numbers were released, the Waukegan FY25 budget under mayor Ann Taylor…
Letters
School Resource Officers (SROs)
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”…