Savings help balance the proposed 2027 city budget, but officials warn the pace cannot last. Here’s what would remain and how residents can weigh in.

Paula Scott, 71, of Kenosha, died Oct. 7, 2026. She was born July 17, 1955, in Waukegan, Illinois, to James and Lola Scott. Service details at.

Read the top 5 Racine County Eye stories for the week of Oct. 10, 2026, covering public safety, Medicaid funding, sump-pump rules and health care.

Valerie Kay Kinney, 84, of Somers, died Oct. 8, 2026. She retired from Froedtert South Clinic. Memorial gathering Oct. 17 at Proko Funeral Home.

Pamela Lu Galati, 74, of Racine, died Oct. 9, 2026. She was a minister with the Assemblies of God for 45 years. Funeral service Oct. 15 at Racine Assembly of God Church.

CALEDONIA, Wis. — Marci Bruley doesn’t have too much on her plate. Yet. Sign up for daily newsletters from Racine County Eye. Wisco Spotlight Things to do, arts, culture and entertainment news.

Jacob Schuster, 26, is charged with 10 felonies for photographing women and girls in Racine Target fitting rooms. Police believe other stores are involved.

Racine Unified budgeted $1.13 million for rising fuel in 2026-27, a 34% increase over actual spending in 2025-26 as fuel costs pressure transportation.

Mary graduated from St. Joseph’s Grade School and then St. Catherine’s High School “Class of 1964”. On May 7, 1977 she was united in marriage to the love of her life Thomas Alan Simonsen and they were ...

Lonny Raymond Hoover, 86, of Pleasant Prairie, died Oct. 7, 2026. He founded Illinois Geothermal Engineering. Visitation and funeral Oct. 13 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

She and the rest of her large family eventually moved to Oak Creek, where her father had found work and a home large enough for 6 sisters. She graduated from Oak Creek High School. Sign up for daily ...