Lake County (Michigan)

Rainstorms move through Chicagoland

Looks like Chicagoland is going to get some rain today, but the worst parts of it look like they'll only affect the northern reaches of the metropolitan area. The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings for McHenry County, Lake...

Tags: McHenry, Weather Warnings, Chicago Air and Water Show, Weather

Body of Valparaiso student found in Lake Michigan

The body of a 23-year-old Valparaiso University student was found today in Lake Michigan one day after he was last seen swimming in high waves at Porter Beach, Indiana officials said. The body of Rayan Sami A Bochari was found at 4:30 p.m. after U.S....

Tags: Indiana, U.S. Coast Guard, Lake County (Indiana), Porter County, Porter

Bail set for teen charged in death of Mount Carmel student

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A Chicago teenager who police believed accidentally killed another teen from Chicago during a fight at an Indiana beach turned himself in this afternoon to authorities in Laporte County, officials said. Kevin Kennelly, 17, was pronounced dead just before...

Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Murder, Lake County (Indiana), LaPorte County, Crimes

Superintendent merry-go-round yields fat severances

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Stanley Fields resigned after just a year as superintendent of a suburban Cook County school district where he was put on leave, faced with firing and ultimately required to apologize to the community. Still, he walked away with a $100,000 severance...

Tags: Corporate Crime, Mundelein, Lawyers, Missouri, Health Insurance

Power outages, damaged police cars in wake of storm

About 20,000 homes and businesses served by Commonwealth Edison Co. were without power  this afternoon in the wake of severe thunderstorms that pelted the Chicago area with golf ball-size hailstones, disrupted Metra service for hours in the far northern...

Tags: Natural Resources, Natural Disasters, Lake County (Indiana), Metra, Weather

Stormy weather for Chicagoland

Rip current warnings for Lake, Cook counties

Lake County communities consider Lake Michigan water sources

Michigan City man charged in I-80 shooting incident

A 25-year-old Michigan City man has been charged with three counts each of attempted murder, attempted aggravated battery and criminal recklessness with a firearm. An Indiana State Police news release issued Monday outlined a Feb. 17, 2011, incident...

Tags: Assault, Michigan, Michigan City, Crime, Law and Justice, Lake County (Indiana)

Rules let educators cross state lines to get pensions along with salaries

Hank Bangser collects a $261,681 state pension after retiring as superintendent of New Trier Township High School District. Now, he's a full-time superintendent in Southern California, earning $170,000 at a job he'd be barred from in Illinois if he wanted...

Tags: Palatine, Judges, West Chicago, Teachers, Lake County (California)

High cost of 1-school districts

Just 11 students make up the entire 7th grade in Lake County's Rondout School District 72, where the lone school has but 161 students. The cost to taxpayers: $23,449 per child, the highest of all elementary districts in Illinois, the most recent data...

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