Community updates, redevelopment news, and stories from Downtown Mundelein and Lake County, Illinois.
The Lake County Coroner's Office has identified the teenager fatally struck by a freight train on Park Street as 15-year-old Sylvia Bond, a Mundelein High School student. Officials say crossing signals were working, and the investigation continues.
The family of 37-year-old Mary Alice Love, who was shot and killed by Mundelein police on May 11, is demanding immediate termination and suspensions, the release of body-camera footage, and a public meeting with village leaders.
A pedestrian died Saturday afternoon after being struck by a Canadian National freight train near Park Street. The crash blocked crossings at Route 176, Park Street, Morris Avenue, and Hawley Street, snarling traffic across town.
Four-year-old Christopher Alfaro-Rodriguez was found dead in the basement of a burning home on Dalton Avenue. More than 50 firefighters responded, and the community gathered days later for a candlelight vigil.
Officer Anastasios Koumantos raced to a local UPS Store and the victim's bank to halt a $196,000 money order before it reached scammers posing as a bank fraud department.
Fremont District 79 and Mundelein High School District 120 say the village's fees for the Walnut Ridge subdivision don't cover the true cost of educating incoming students.
After nearly 50 years in business, Mundelein's beloved Royal Cantonese restaurant has permanently closed following the sudden death of co-owner John Lew.
A Lake County restaurateur is planning to transform the longtime Teddy O'Brian's bar at 320 E. Hawley St. into Hatricks Irish Pub, bringing upgraded food and a fresh look to downtown Mundelein.
From the 800-acre Ivanhoe Village to new apartments near Metra, here's a quick guide to every major project reshaping Mundelein.
