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Johnson Paving crews stripped the road surface on Almond Road at Dada Drive on Tuesday in Gurnee, starting a construction project to improve roads and traffic flow issues.

After much debate, a divided Lake County Board Tuesday voted to ask Gov. Bruce Rauner to alter legislation that could change how the county's chief assessment officer is chosen.

Sixty percent of former college students who are currently repaying student loans are concerned their student loan repayments will cause them to work extra jobs to make ends meet, according to a survey commissioned by Discover Student Loans.

A Cook County Forest Preserves police officer has been assigned to desk duty after he was seen on video allowing a man to harass a woman who was wearing a shirt that featured the Puerto Rican flag, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

Two teenagers from Aurora accused of stealing loose change from vehicles at the Fox Valley Mall last week have been charged with felony burglary.

An Algonquin man will spend more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to charges he sexually abused three girls, McHenry County authorities said Tuesday.

No injuries were reported early Tuesday after fire broke out on the wooden clubhouse deck at a Palatine apartment complex, authorities said.

Dean Foods in Huntley is closing in September, resulting in about 131 people to lose their jobs, the Northwest Herald is reporting on its website.

Most suburban festivals pitch themselves as family-friendly events with something for all ages. But a growing number of events cater to a distinctly older crowd and center on adult beverages. If you're looking for a place to wet your whistle in the coming weeks, here are nine fests to visit ...

With the United States not even included, and major stars such as Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar eliminated, interest in the World Cup is down. But not at Fermilab in Batavia, where an international collection of scientists is pumped about today's France-Belgium game and Wednesday's England vs. Croatia match.