County officials say they have begun authorizing the spending of millions of dollars of funding to combat the opioid epidemic in Lake County after drug company lawsuit settlements are distributed.
A late legal challenge from the Lake County State's Attorney's Office may prevent Clyde McLemore, the founder of the Lake County Black Lives Matter chapter, from taking the seat he won on the Regional Board of Schools. McLemore said he still intends to take office, and is examining his legal options.
A proposed state law named after a Medinah man who died of a heroin overdose in 2012 and encouraged by his mother would provide an optional K-12 drug education curriculum for schools across Illinois.
Daphne Gil of Shepard Middle School in Deerfield decided to go all-in on spelling once she won her classroom bee earlier this school year. On Thursday night, she bested some of Lake County's top spellers to book a trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the Washington D.C. area in late May.