Gavin Good

Bridge Industrial has pulled its plans to annex the Baxter headquarters site into Deerfield and redevelop it into an industrial business park after massive opposition from residents of Deerfield, Riverwoods and Northbrook. A Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Thursday that was expected to draw hundreds was called off.

Bridge Industrial has approached Lake County about an unincorporated development proposal for the 101-acre Baxter headquarters property, county officials say, after Bridge withdrew its petition from consideration by the village of Deerfield on Wednesday.

Shortly after withdrawing a petition to annex the 101-acre Baxter International headquarters site into Deerfield to build an industrial business park with more than a million square feet of warehouse space, Bridge Industrial representatives submitted a request for a preliminary meeting with Lake County’s Planning, Building and Development Department, according to its director Eric Waggoner. ...

Longtime abatement board president Barbara Struthers, Susan Levy and Tony Bilotti reacted to the moves with disappointment, warning that new board members may be in favor of dissolving the district and leaving mosquito control up to municipalities, homeowners associations or individuals.

The Waukegan bomb squad believed the device could have seriously endangered anyone in its immediate proximity, according to Lake County sheriff’s office spokesman Chris Covelli.

A sharp object caught Lauren Intzekiotis’ eye as her son biked around their yard. It turned out to be an "active" anti-tank rocket, seemingly from the World War II era.

A series of somber events will take place Tuesday to balance the diverse needs of a community scarred — both physically and emotionally — by last year's July Fourth shooting.

Shane Selig often volunteered to provide security for the Highland Park Independence Day parade, a typically low-stress job where the biggest threat to public safety occurred when people carelessly walked in front of floats or children darted into the street to grab poorly tossed candy. These are the so-called dangers that weighed mostly heavily on his mind as he pedaled down the Central ...

Township High School District 113, which has gone through an emotionally draining year, discusses what is best for students.

One year after a horrific mass shooting shattered the notion of public safety in Highland Park, community leaders and citizens of all ages are still reckoning with what it takes to make safe space. “Public safety remains one of the city’s top priorities,” said City Manager Ghida Neukirch. As the city prepares to host a memorial walk Tuesday at a time it normally would hold its annual Fourth of ...