A $3.5 million project to create proper drainage for Bangs Lake and reduce flooding to more than 70 properties and eight roads in Wauconda began in earnest Monday with tree removal, ditch clearing and ...

Two veterans organizations were the big winners of Saturday's LVVA 6th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. The Wounded Heroes Foundation and Veterans R&R are benefiting from money ...

WAUCONDA, Ill. (WLS) -- The body of a 9-year-old boy that went missing in Bangs Lake in Wauconda Friday night has been recovered. The boy has been identified as Geraldo Rodriguez Jr. The Wauconda Fire ...

WAUCONDA, Ill. (WLS) -- Divers and sonar technicians are looking for a 9-year-old boy in Bangs Lake in Wauconda Friday night. A large emergency crew presence is visible at the harbor. Wauconda police ...

After a rocky start earlier in the month, Phil’s Beach has become the “go to” spot in Wauconda and southwestern Lake County because of this week’s soaring temperatures. The historic Bangs Lake site ...

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CHICAGO (CBS)-- It was a close call for an ATV rider Thursday night in the Chain-O-Lakes region. At 10:18 p.m., Wauconda Fire District Battalion Chief Bill Hoover says 911 got a call that an ATV rider ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Phil's Beach is a fixture in Wauconda. It has been around for about 100 years and was featured in the film "The Blues Brothers." But just days after it reopened for the summer, at ...

Health officials have attributed reported cases of severe body rash on people who swam in Wauconda’s Bangs Lake late last week to a parasitic condition known as “swimmer’s itch.” The Lake County ...