All Stories from January 30, 2020 (Change date)
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Lake Zurich avoids upset, outlasts Grayslake North in OTJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - Lake Zurich's girls basketball team needed overtime to avoid an upset against host Grayslake North in nonconference action on Thursday night. The Bears prevailed 44-43 t...
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By day, he works on buses. Now, he's also a Grammy-winning opera singer.Jan 30, 2020 12:00 am - The surprise of discovering there's a Grammy winner in their midst still hasn't worn off for workers at the Motor Coach Industries Service Center in Des Plaines. Perhaps...
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How Jimmy Garoppolo went from Rolling Meadows High School to the Super BowlJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - There was very little fanfare or attention when Jimmy Garoppolo made one of the biggest decisions of his life 10 years ago. There was no made-for-TV event with a grand e...
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Illinois ethics laws among the weakest in the nation, legislators toldJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Government reform advocates told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday that Illinois has some of the weakest governmental ethics rules in the country and tha...
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Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threatJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump had plenty to talk about during his latest big campaign rally, regaling a friendly crowd in New Jersey with his thoughts about impeac...
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Vernon Hills' McCarty savors career win No. 200Jan 30, 2020 12:00 am - It wasn't easy, but Win No. 200 sure was exhilarating. Vernon Hills boys basketball coach Matt McCarty, now in his 17th year, got his 200th career coaching win at the sc...
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Jury finds Waukegan man guilty of murder in 24-year-old woman's slayingJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - A Lake County jury deliberated just over an hour Thursday before finding a 51-year-old Waukegan man guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old ...
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Berkompas keeps shooting, and Waubonsie Valley wins againJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - Mykah Berkompas rarely loses confidence, even when her shot is not falling. The Waubonsie Valley junior guard is her team's main shooter, which is why she never hesitate...
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Zion woman killed in hit-and-run crash in WaukeganJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - Waukegan police are searching for the driver of a vehicle they believe struck and killed a pedestrian Wednesday afternoon then drive away from the scene. Officers discov...
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Arlington Heights defends efforts to diversify police department, village workforceJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - After facing criticism last year about a lack of diversity in its police ranks and other village departments, Arlington Heights leaders have added a person of color to t...