Waukegan aldermen override mayor’s veto to hire their own lawyer; ‘I … thought it was a highly political thing’
The council voted 6-2, with one member absent, Monday at City Hall overriding Taylor’s veto and setting the stage for adding a legislative counsel to aid the alders in their effort to craft laws.
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Waukegan man charged with murder after allegedly fatally shooting 24-year-old in Beach Park
Detectives have arrested and charged a Waukegan man with first-degree murder after he allegedly fatally shot a 24-year-old ...
3 years after son was struck and killed, Waukegan, Illinois family says ambulance safety law isn't followed
Satrese Stallworth has fought tooth and nail to get the justice she feels her son, Donald "DJ" Stallworth III, deserves. But ...
Waukegan schools have had 11 student expulsions this year; ‘We give them consequences depending on the entire situation’
The state’s expulsion law resulted in 11 Board of Education discussions and votes between the Aug. 27 and Feb. 11 board meetings in Waukegan, where disciplinary suggestions of Superinendent ...
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Waukegan couple charged after 2 young children hospitalized, found severely malnourished
A Waukegan couple is facing serious charges after prosecutors say two young children, who were sometimes locked in their room, suffered a “year-long slow torture” that led to them being severely ...