When more than half of Illinois state s attorneys go to court in Kankakee County next month in a last-ditch effort to block the controversial SAFE-T Act, the proceedings will have a distinctly suburban flavor.
The Lake County State's Attorney's Office announced they have selected a coalition to manage the new gun violence interrupter program, which aims to reduce violence in Waukegan, Zion and North Chicago.
Spending most of her adult working life looking out for the community, Waukegan Township Supervisor Patricia Jones has retired less than two months before her current term expires.
Hundreds gathered virtually for the 19th annual Waukegan Township’s Dreamers’ event Monday and hundreds more the night before watching a socially distanced crowd at the North Shore Baptist Ministers Alliance’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration.