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Peter Gripper helps Harper Burton of Arlington Heights use the firefighters hose during a practice round before the Frontier Days Water Fights on Sunday in Arlington Heights.

It was a blast: Water fights help close out Frontier Days

It wasn’t just the rain that passed through the area Sunday afternoon that brought Arlington Heights Frontier Days its wet finale.

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Sheriff: Deputies investigating reported gunfire find drug stash

A 34-year-old Gurnee-area man faces felony drug charges after Lake County sheriff's deputies responded to reports of gunfire at his home early Saturday morning, authorities said.

Buffalo Grove trustees this month are expected to vote on a proposal allowing an HVAC trade school at 727 Hastings Lane.

Buffalo Grove to consider HVAC trade school

Buffalo Grove trustees will consider allowing an HVAC business to operate a trade school out if its facility on the east side of the village.

Fremd High School quarterback Johnny O’Brien, middle, committed to Northwestern University and recruited friends Owen Jakubczak, left, and Owen Fors, both offensive linemen, to also commit to NU and block for him in the future. They meet at Chipotle in Schaumburg several times a week.

Pitch man: How Fremd QB and NU commit Johnny O’Brien helped recruit his protection to Evanston

Fremd quarterback Johnny O’Brien decided last summer to play college football down the road at Northwestern University. In June he helped convince two local offensive linemen to join him with the Wildcats after they graduate from high school.

Aurora man killed while walking along I-55

A 30-year-old Aurora man has been identified as the person killing when struck by a vehicle while along I-55 in Bolingbrook. The Will County coroner said Bosimbek Khazrat...

Mount Prospect Public Works Director Sean Dorsey discussed flooding issues on the village’s northeast side during a previous meeting with residents at the Burning Bush Community Center. The center will be the site of the village board’s “COW on the Road” meeting Tuesday.

Mount Prospect trustees take meetings on the road

The Mount Prospect Village Board will hold its July 8 special village board and committee of the whole (COW) meeting on the road at 6 p.m. at Burning Bush Community Center, 1313 N. Burning Bush Lane.

One killed, five injured in Lake County crash

One person was killed and five others injured in a three-vehicle crash late Saturday in northern Lake County that authorities are blaming on alcohol and speeding.

Nicholas Laureys, 15, was killed July 2 when struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bicycle near Crystal Lake.

‘A hole in our family’: Hit-and-run victim remembered as polite and outgoing

Nicholas Laureys, the 15-year-old killed in a hit-and-run crash last week near Crystal Lake, is being remembered as an outgoing and polite young man who liked to play video games and ride ATVs.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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