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Missouri-based pet food maker issues another recall

The Associated Press reports: Illinois is among the states from where Meta, Mo.-based Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling another type of dog food because … Read more ›

An Antioch rescue worker checks an Antioch Upper Grade School student after fumes sickened several students and faculty, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Several people were transported from the scene. (Joe Shuman, for the Tribune / May 17, 2012)

Twenty-two students sickened at Antioch school

Twenty-two students were taken to hospitals when they were sickened by fumes from an earlier fire at the grade school in north suburban Antioch this … Read more ›

Sketch of bronze statue to be unveiled --Photos courtesy of Wayne Maczko, chairman of the CLC Veterans Memorial Task Force

Soldier statue drawing to be unveiled during Memorial Day ceremony at CLC campus

A rendering of a bronze statue of a soldier will be unveiled at the fifth annual College of Lake County Memorial Day ceremony on May … Read more ›

Thunderstorms hit Chicago area

Strong thunderstorms expected to pack winds of up to 50 mph were hitting the Chicago area this evening, but are expected to blow through quickly. … Read more ›

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Lake County announces new arrests in killings of Laura Hobbs and Krystal Tobias, as well as Fred Reckling, all once linked to other men

Lake County prosecutors this afternoon announced new murder charges in two notorious slayings that had been attributed to other men until DNA pointed away from … Read more ›

Officials warn homeowners of deed scams

Lake County officials are warning homeowners to be on the lookout for what some say are deed scams. Mary Ellen Vanderventer, Lake County Recorder of … Read more ›

Lake County Forest Preserve board approves budget

The Lake County Forest Preserve board this week approved a $114 million balanced budget, which is $31.2 million more than last year’s budget, officials said. … Read more ›

Vignetto del Bino vineyard owner Debra Trombino (left) and  her attorney, Julie Jelenik, present their case for a proposed winery at the May 10 meeting of the Antioch Planning Commission and Zoning Board. (Andrea L. Brown)

Antioch OKs zoning change, clears way for winery

Despite neighbors’ objections, the Antioch Planning Commission and Zoning Board has recommended a change to the zoning code to include wineries on agriculturally zoned property … Read more ›

Metra riders, many with backpacks and rolling bags, exit trains Friday downtown. Metra is advising passengers on all its lines that they will be subject to screening and restrictions on what they can carry on trains during the NATO summit. (Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune / May 11, 2012)

Metra: Customers will face screenings, searches during NATO summit

Forget that cup of coffee or water bottle. And leave your backpack at home. Those are among the messages Metra is sending to riders who … Read more ›

Quinn gets bill that would raise insurance costs for retirees

The state Senate approved legislation that would require retired state workers to pick up more of the costs of their health insurance. The measure, which … Read more ›