Highland Park Police investigators have announced that a juvenile student sent threatening text messages to high school students last week. The incident was brought to light in a press release by the Highland Park Police Department on September 29.
Waukegan City Council will vote on Oct. 2 to match a federal grant for a feasibility study aimed at revitalizing the Sheridan/IL-137 Corridor. The project aims to improve the functionality and connectivity of the six-mile-long corridor for commuters.
The resolution that gave the Waukegan Chamber of Commerce a six-month lease for office space in City Hall will be reconsidered at the City Council's Oct. 2 meeting. The lease was previously shortened to expire on Feb. 29, 2024.
Grayslake Community High School District 127 welcomed 2,597 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
In Grant Community High School District 124, 1,018 white students were enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Fall has arrived in Illinois, and with it comes the abundance of pumpkins. According to a Facebook post by Rep. Tom Weber on Sept. 28, there's a good chance that the pumpkin you're enjoying in your pumpkin pie or carving into a jack-o-lantern came from Illinois. Weber marked the change of seasons by sharing the state's status as a pumpkin grower and providing a link to a caucus blog about the topic.
Sen. Dan McConchie met with members of Citizens for Conservation to discuss the group’s plans to restore Hill’n’Dale Farms, a massive horse farm once owned by Dick Duchossois, he announced in a Sept. 22 Facebook post. The group purchased the property in 2022.
Rep. Martin McLaughlin celebrated National VFW Day in a Sept. 29 Facebook post where he shared a little bit of the history of the day, including that the VFW as we know it goes back to 1899. He also wished veterans and VFW chapters a happy VFW Day in the post.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program application period begins Oct. 2, 2023. This period is for specific groups – individuals 60 and older, disabled Illinois residents, and families with kids under 6 years of age; Other applications will open in the next few months, according to a Sept. 25 news release from Senator Craig Wilcox.
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 welcomed 2,610 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) plans to request $85,000 in grant funds from the Highland Park Housing Commission to purchase a property located at 1269 Cavell Avenue. The request will be made on Sept. 4. CPAH has already entered into a contract to buy the single-family attached home from the Affordable Housing Corporation of Lake County.