Deerfield
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Lake County forest preserve creating ‘wildlife corridor’ with $1.5 million purchaseOct 10, 2026 12:43 pm - As roads, farms, and development often leave natural habitats in small, isolated patches, the Lake County Forest Preserve District is aiming to create corridors allowing animals to reach food, shelter, and mates, while plants spread unimpeded. To that end, the county is considering a pending acquisition of 37 acres that will connect the east and west sides of the Raven Glen Forest Preserve near Antioch.
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Get smart about AI and cybersecurity with CLCOct 09, 2026 9:56 am - The College of Lake County is offering a series of free cybersecurity workshops during Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
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Preckwinkle proposes stop-gap fixes, shrinking budget to address Cook County’s $550M shortfallOct 08, 2026 11:57 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will propose “sweeping the cupboards bare” to close a projected $550 million budget gap for next year, she told reporters Wednesday.
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Free Kohl Children’s Museum pop-up coming to Schreiber Center in Round LakeOct 07, 2026 3:04 pm - Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is partnering with Kohl Children's Museum to host a free pop-up museum experience from Oct. 14 through Dec. 23 at the John and Kathy Schreiber Center for Human Services, 101 N. Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake.
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Early voting begins Wednesday in suburban CookOct 06, 2026 11:16 am - Early voting election in suburban Cook County begins Wednesday at six locations before expanding to 56 sites on Oct. 19.
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Northern Illinois and Wisconsin food banks compete in End Zone to End Hunger ChallengeOct 05, 2026 11:23 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank and Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin are competing in the End Zone to End Hunger Challenge from Oct. 5-11, with the losing CEO having to eat the rival city's signature food and admit it's better than their own.
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Lake County Board District 1 candidates square off for open seatOct 05, 2026 2:38 pm - Republican John Muellner and Democrat Jose Martinez are facing off for the seat of outgoing Lake County Board member Linda Pedersen, with Muellner pledging to check “egregious government overreach” and Martinez pointing to his blue-collar background and political experience.
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 5-17Oct 05, 2026 10:20 am - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like growing dahlias, home composting, and more. Also listings of garden shows, nature walks and workshops.
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Bar associations release judicial candidate recommendations ahead of Nov. 3 electionOct 04, 2026 10:31 am - The Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association released recommendations for judicial candidates running in the Nov. 3 election.
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As family of Mundelein woman fatally shot by police calls for action, prosecutors weighing chargesOct 03, 2026 10:04 am - Lake County prosecutors say they haven’t yet decided if charges will be filed in the May 11 fatal shooting of a Mundelein woman by police.