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In the 2023-24 school year, 46.4% of the students in Big Hollow School District 38 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Family Access limits features for grading period

A few features of Family Access will be temporarily unavailable from Wednesday, May 21, at 3:30 p.m. until Friday, June 6, for end-of-year grading.

Highwood welcomes new businesses with joint ribbon-cutting ceremony

On Saturday, May 17, the City of Highwood and the Highwood Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of two new businesses: Tattoo Art Collective and Electric Collective Hair Lab.

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Which former Lake County Gazette area high school standouts will be in action on Friday, May 23?

These former Lake County Gazette area high school standouts will be in action on Friday, May 23.

46.4% of Emmons School District 33 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

In the 2023-24 school year, 46.4% of the students in Emmons School District 33 passed the Math portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

In 2023-24 school year, 73.8% of Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 students failed math portion of IAR

In the 2023-24 school year, 73.8% of Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 students failed the math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Wauconda celebrates National Public Works Week with APWA

Village of Wauconda Public Works Department is celebrating the American Public Works Association's (APWA) National Public Works Week from May 18-24, 2025.

Highland Park police investigate crash linked to Wisconsin ATM robbery

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at approximately 5:26 PM, the City of Highland Park Police Department responded to the vicinity of Clavey Rd. & Skokie Valley Rd. following a report of a car crash.

Lake Forest highlights e-bike regulations amid rise in young riders

In Lake Forest, there has been a noticeable rise in young riders using powerful electric dirt bikes, many of which do not comply with Illinois' legal definition of a low-speed electric bicycle.

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Which former Lake County Gazette area high school standouts will be in action on Thursday, May 22?

These former Lake County Gazette area high school standouts will be in action on Thursday, May 22.

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Former Barrington High School standout Emma Kavanagh played on Sunday, May 18 in hopes of reaching the NCAA Division I Softball Championship

They enter the tournament as a number 13 seed.

Former Barrington High School standout Emma Kavanagh played on Sunday, May 18 in hopes of reaching the NCAA Division I Softball Championship

The game took place in Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium.

47.2% of Grass Lake School District 36 students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

In the 2023-24 school year, 47.2% of the students in Grass Lake School District 36 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Lake County Sheriff's detectives charge Gurnee-area teacher with child pornography

Lake County Sheriff's detectives arrested a Gurnee-area teacher on May 15 for allegedly disseminating child pornography.

Mundelein Elementary School District 75: How many students failed math test in 2023-24 school year?

In the 2023-24 school year, 76.9% of Mundelein Elementary School District 75 students failed the math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation industry an employer submit 1 H-1B petition across Lake County Gazette publication area in 2024