Lake County
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Transit tax hike backers have legislative clout, but maybe not enoughOct 31, 2021 6:49 pm - Supporters of a sales tax hike for transit showed off their broad clout Tuesday in a rally that included politicians ranging from Batavia's mayor to House Speaker Michae...
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Blagojevich's relationship with Mell not swellOct 31, 2021 6:55 pm - Despite coming together during a family death in December, the state's first family remains fractured, said Chicago Ald. Dick Mell on Tuesday. Mell revealed that he has...
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New law prevents sex offenders from voting at schoolsOct 31, 2021 6:54 pm - People convicted of sex crimes against children are now prohibited from entering and voting at schools. The legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich me...
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Madigan: Suit a waste of resourcesOct 31, 2021 6:56 pm - House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday labeled the governor's lawsuit against him an unnecessary distraction as pressing budgetary problems remain unresolved. "It is ...
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Mundelein High to begin search for new leaderOct 31, 2021 6:55 pm - Mundelein High School board members today said they hope to have a new, full-time superintendent aboard by the time the 2008-09 school year begins. The school started th...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenOct 31, 2021 6:42 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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Immigration push ongoing in the suburbs, official saysOct 31, 2021 6:44 pm - An immigration crackdown is under way in the far northern suburbs, federal officials said today. The enforcement push targets specific individuals who "pose a threat to ...
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Comment sought on Wauconda Superfund site accordOct 31, 2021 6:46 pm - Four years after a routine water sample changed daily life for hundreds of homeowners near Wauconda, a blueprint of how the supply will be protected in the future is ava...
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Chain O' Lakes should begin recedingOct 31, 2021 6:44 pm - The Chain O' Lakes seems to have crested and should begin dropping, barring any further rain, officials said today. Officials said the Chain rose to 7 feet above normal...
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Gurnee man found not guilty of shooting catOct 31, 2021 6:44 pm - A Gurnee man accused of shooting a neighborhood cat more than two years ago was found not guilty Tuesday at the end of the state's case against him. Circuit Judge Victor...