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Lake County business officials hope to build on strong 2025: ‘One of the most dynamic economic transformations in Chicagoland’
49+ min ago (639+ words) Walking into a retail store in Lake County, customers are not likely to find products made by Libertyville and Round Lake Park-based Belle Aire Creations, but there is a good chance that there is already something in their home with…...
Illinois attorney general ends year filled with lawsuits against the Trump administration with one more challenge
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (786+ words) When Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul last week sued the U.S Department of Health and Human Services over its push to curtail gender-affirming care for young people, it put a bow on a year of legal actions against the Trump…...
Chicago weather: How our 2025-26 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (186+ words) A pedestrian walks through heavy snow in Chicago's Loop during the morning rush on Nov. 10, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) In Chicago, snow seasons are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches, according to the…...
Lake County News-Sun’s Top Stories of 2025: Deerfield district becomes part of national transgender rights fight
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (767+ words) After a district parent went on national television accusing the Shepard Middle School staff of forcing her daughter to change with a transgender student in a locker room, Deerfield Public Schools District 109 found itself caught up in a broader fight…...
Stocks slip on Wall Street as 2025 winds down
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (266+ words) NEW YORK " Stocks slipped in morning trading on Wall Street Monday to kick off another holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. With just three trading days left in 2025, the benchmark index is still up more than 17%for the yearand it…...
Oswego extends agreements with federal and state lobbying firms
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (466+ words) The Oswego Village Board recently approved extending agreements with federal and state lobbyists to help secure funds for the ongoing efforts to bring Lake Michigan water to the village through a connection with the DuPage Water Commission and a Metra…...
Tiger Woods turns 50. It’s the one time golf’s greats can relate to him.
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (1075+ words) Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain it could not be hit by them or anyone else. He was just…...
Cat comes up to Dave Savini's back door after going missing for weeks
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (127+ words) December 29, 2025 / 7:04 AM CST / CBS Chicago A neighborhood cat came up to CBS News Chicago Investigator Dave Savini's back door last week after going missing for weeks. The cat, named Manni, had been missing for weeks in Naperville, and was not…...
Dealing with unexpected stress
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (37+ words) We all run into unexpected stressors that we cannot plan for. Melissa Schleicher, a well-being support advisor from Endeavor Health, joins Marie Saavedra with some advice on how to deal with them. Dealing with unexpected stress...
Chicago police squad car wrecked in Wrigleyville crash
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (117+ words) December 29, 2025 / 5:45 AM CST / CBS Chicago A Chicago police squad car was wrecked early Monday in a crash in Wrigleyville. The crash happened at Waveland and Racine avenues, about a block west of Wrigley Field. The squad car ended up on…...