Lake in the Hills

An Illinois bakery has accused its local government of discriminating against it by banning events at the space after it was vandalized and had to cancel a planned drag show, but the village disputes the bakery's version of events.

An Illinois bakery owner states that she and her business are facing discrimination from her local government after being targeted with what she considers a hate crime.

UpRising Bakery and Cafe had been getting online and in-person threats since the announcement of the July 23 drag show, police said. Lake in the Hills police said they had looked into the matter, and into claims on social media that children would be targeted sexually, and found “no nudity or sexually explicit content is planned to be part of the event.”

Large signs saying "Pray for Ukraine" lined the sidewalks Thursday as dozens of parishioners marched for peace.

A former suburban Chicago substitute teacher has been sentenced to more prison time after pleading guilty to repeatedly sexually assaulting a student.

Two Lake County men have been charged with supplying Fentanyl to a victim who died as a result of ingesting it back in March.

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A northwest suburban 7-year-old boy is having to hit the brakes on his Go Kart racing career because thieves stole his expensive gear.

A child is in critical condition after being pulled from a pond in Lake in the Hills Friday afternoon.

The Community School District 300 donated three school buses to firefighters at the Algonquin lake to help with a unique training opportunity.

A man was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday in suburban Lake in the Hills.

A northwest suburban sex offender has been charged with possessing child pornography in violation of his parole.

A northwest suburban middle school teacher and former wrestling coach has been accused of possessing and distributing child pornography.