All Stories from August 5, 2025 (Change date)
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Order bulbs now for fall planting, spring flowersAug 05, 2025 1:30 pm - August is a good time to plan for and order spring-flowering bulbs for your garden.
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Drive-up drug disposal offered in Campton HillsAug 05, 2025 1:05 pm - 65th District State Rep. Dan Ugaste and the Campton Hills Police Department are having a drive-up prescription drug drop-off from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 14 at the police department, 40W270 La Fox Road, Campton Hills.
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Jim Slusher to speak on ‘News Media, Truth and Trust’ at Gail Borden LibraryAug 05, 2025 12:53 pm - Jim Slusher, the Daily Herald’s managing editor for opinion, will present “News Media, Truth and Trust” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Gail Borden Public Library.
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Hoffman Estates hosts recycling event Aug. 23Aug 05, 2025 12:27 pm - Hoffman Estates is teaming with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County for its free annual recycling drop-off and document destruction event on Saturday, Aug. 23.
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Gurnee police warn of scammers impersonating officersAug 05, 2025 12:27 pm - Gurnee police are warning of a phone scam involving people impersonating village police officers and threatening residents with arrest unless they pay fake fines.
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Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego to install traffic safety measures after boy killed in crashAug 05, 2025 12:26 pm - The Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego plans to install bollards in front of its entrance after a 2-year-old boy was killed on July 30 when a car crashed into the restaurant.
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GOP’s Ufodike to again run for 51st state House seatAug 05, 2025 11:50 am - A former township trustee from Lake County will take another run at the state House in 2026.
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Lady Gaga leads 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Bruno Mars and Kendrick LamarAug 05, 2025 11:47 am - Abracadabra, feel the beat under your feet — Lady Gaga is back on top. The “Mayhem” musician tops the 2025 MTV Video Music Award nominations with 12, ending Taylor Swift’s two-year run in the top spot.
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Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillatorAug 05, 2025 11:46 am - Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect.
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Things to do Aug. 8-14: Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Gurnee Days, Taste of Glen Ellyn and moreAug 05, 2025 11:07 am - Mark your calendar for Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Smoke and Irons Music Fest, Burr Ridge Art Fair, Gurnee Days, Taste of Glen Ellyn, Midwest Classic Supershow and more happening this week.