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Officials trying to return Japanese skull found in Lake Villa: ‘It’s the ethical and moral thing to do’Oct 24, 2026 12:44 pm - In a case with more questions than answers, a decades-old skull of a Japanese woman with the word “Okinawa” written on the forehead was found in the footlocker of a deceased Vietnam War veteran in a small Lake County community, authorities say.
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CLC’s Urban Farm Center opens its doors: ‘It’s an indoor farmers market all year-round’Oct 24, 2026 12:23 pm - Abundant produce is now growing and being harvested indoors in downtown Waukegan at the College of Lake County’s Urban Farm Center.
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‘Coming full circle’: Shopping center pro returns to area as general manager of Hawthorn mall in Vernon HillsOct 24, 2026 11:34 am - Sarah Williams, who has worked with more than 100 shopping centers during a 30-year career in real estate, is the new general manager at Hawthorn mall in Vernon Hills.
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In suburban congressional races, GOP fundraising continues to lag behind DemsOct 24, 2026 10:29 am - Democratic candidates for suburban congressional seats continue outraising and outspending their Republican opponents.
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‘So many things you can’t control’: Farmers face cost increases amid fall harvestOct 24, 2026 10:07 am - Harvest season was delayed a bit this year due a slow start planting crops but at about the half way mark, farmers this past week have been making hay, so to speak, under near ideal conditions.
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Cook County appoints new animal control administratorOct 23, 2026 11:03 am - The appointment of Dr. Megan Carolan as administrator of Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control was approved Thursday by the county’s board of commissioners.
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Candidates for Cook County Board District 15 discuss key needs, financial improvementOct 23, 2026 11:01 am - The race to succeed Democrat Kevin Morrison as the Cook County Board’s District 15 commissioner pits Morrison’s own chief of staff against a suburban business consultant.
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Lake County treasurer race pits anti-Trump Republican, Democratic political veteranOct 23, 2026 7:06 am - Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart is running for county treasurer against political newcomer David Peñaherrera, with the former pitching her lengthy political resume and the latter his conservative values, but also his opposition to President Donald Trump.
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Endorsement: Idleburg for Lake County sheriffOct 23, 2026 4:00 am - Incumbent Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg, a Democrat from Zion, is facing a challenge from GOP candidate Roman Buchburger, also from Zion, on Nov. 3. Both candidate...
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Clearbrook expands in Libertyville with services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesOct 22, 2026 10:49 am - Clearbrook, a nonprofit servicing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently opened a new community center adjacent to its mental health center in Libertyville.