Thanks To COVID-19 Vaccine, 2 Lake Zurich Girls Embrace Their Grandparents This Thanksgiving Holiday After A Long 2 Years

It has been a long wait, but there is joy like none other for one local family this holiday season.

• Nov 24, 2021

With New Information Obtained, Return Of Rev. David Ryan To Parish In Lake Zurich Delayed After He Was Cleared Of Sex Abuse Claim

The Rev. David Ryan was set to be reinstated as pastor of St Francis de Sales Parish in Lake Zurich, but questions have now arisen about his fate.

• Sep 16, 2021

Lake Zurich High School Placed On Hard Lockdown Due To Threat Of Violence; Student In Custody

Lake Zurich High School was first placed on soft lockdown Wednesday afternoon due to the discovery of a shell casing, but a hard lockdown followed after the school reported a student threatened violence.

• Sep 15, 2021

Chicago Weather: Rain Totals After Strong Storms, Tornado Hits Southwest Suburbs

Heavy rain overnight has left roadways flooded Monday morning afte severe weather in the southwest suburbs. 

• Jun 21, 2021

Having To Adapt Because Of COVID-19, Lake Zurich Church Turns Christmas Pageant Into Outdoor Hike

Christmas pageant directors at a church in the northern suburbs want both the coronavirus and the audience to take a hike – in different senses of the expression.

• Dec 4, 2020

Rev. David Ryan Removed From St. Francis De Sales Parish In Lake Zurich After Allegations Of Sexual Abuse When He Was At Maryville Academy

A northwest suburban priest has been removed from his ministry following accusations that he sexually abused children.

• Nov 28, 2020

Lake Zurich Man Receives Life-Saving Double Lung Transplant After Surviving COVID-19

COVID-19 can cause permanent lung damage. In the United States, seven people, including a Lake Zurich man, have received rare double lung transplants. 

• Sep 2, 2020

3 Lake Zurich Sports Camps On Hold After Student Athletes Test Positive For COVID-19

Three sports camps in the northwest suburbs are shutting down after multiple student athletes test positive for COVID-19. 

• Jul 7, 2020

Safety Measures In Place For Lake Zurich's First Youth Baseball Tournament Of The Season

Baseball is back, just not the big leagues.

• Jun 9, 2020

16-Year-Old Waits Hours In Heat, Rain To Get Drivers License; Long Lines Expected As DMVs Reopen

Lines were out the door at the DMV in Lake Zurich this week. One 16-year-old had to wait hours to get her drivers license. 

• Jun 5, 2020

College Board Won't Budge After Clerical Error Locks Out Lake Zurich Teen From Taking AP Exams

Junior Vince Petropoulos studied for months to take upcoming Advanced Placement exams. Now, thanks to a clerical error and the stringent new rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, he can't take the tests next week--or any time this year.

• May 8, 2020

Classroom Fire At May Whitney Elementary School In Lake Zurich; No Class Monday, Tuesday

• Nov 18, 2019

Lake Zurich Park Department Building Damaged In Fire

The fire started shortly after 8 p.m. at the Paulus Park Barn, at 200 S. Rand Rd.

• Nov 3, 2019

Hawthorn Woods Homeowners Left Shocked, Confused By Surprise Sewer Bills

Homeowners in a new development contacted the CBS 2 Morning Insiders after they assumed their monthly costs included sewer charges – and they did not.

• Oct 18, 2019

Boy Scouts Returning To Lake Zurich After Storms Damage Wisconsin Camp

• Jul 20, 2019

Lake Zurich To Turn Park Into Arboretum

The northwestern Chicago suburb of Lake Zurich is taking a barely used park and turning it into an arboretum.

• Mar 19, 2019

From Heartache To Action: A Mother's Fight Against Opioid Addiction

A suburban mother who lives in Lake Zurich, heartbroken from losing her son to opioid addiction, is taking extraordinary steps to save other lives. 

• Oct 26, 2018

Paramedics, Firefighters Help Hawthorn Woods Woman Deliver Baby At Home

It wasn't according to the birth plan, but Lake Zurich firefighters helped deliver a baby at a north suburban home Saturday night.

• Jan 22, 2018

Sexting Scandal Hits Lake Zurich High School

Some students at Lake Zurich High School are accused of taking sexting to a whole new level.

• Mar 20, 2017

Chicago Jewish Centers On Alert After Spate Of Bomb Threats Across U.S.

So far, at least 32 organizations have been threatened in 16 states, CBS 2's Sandra Torres reports.

• Feb 1, 2017

Teen Receives Scouting Honor After Saving His Mom From Drowning

Nate Courier's actions while the family was on vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains are something his mother, Laura, will not soon forget. WBBM's Michele Fiore reports.

• Jan 10, 2017

Suspect In Custody After Person Shot In Lake Zurich

Officers responded at 12:16 a.m. to the 200 block of Fairway Road, where a person was shot in the back, according to a statement from Lake Zurich police.

• Jan 10, 2017

Confrontation In Lake Zurich Left Four Cars Damaged

Police in far north suburban Lake Zurich are trying to determine what led to a confrontation early Wednesday that ended with four vehicles damaged, including two police squad cars.

• May 12, 2016

Suburban Firefighters To Get Special Training On Treating Dementia Patients

Dementia is estimated to affect about 5 million Americans and, next Wednesday, some members of the Lake Zurich Fire Department will be trained in some of the best ways to handle dementia patients.

• Aug 5, 2015