Fox Lake
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No two are alike: The intricate science of snow crystalsFeb 07, 2024 8:42 am - Imagine you’re floating at the top of a cloud and you’re made of a dust particle. It’s 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Water vapor freezes onto you, making an icy, three-dimensional prism. You’re now a snow crystal, commonly known as a snowflake.
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Along for the ride: Trail volunteers keep forest preserves safeFeb 05, 2024 11:22 am - If boosting your fitness, altruism or connection with nature is your 2024 resolution, you’re in luck. Trail volunteers biking in Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties, can nail all three.
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Big improvements for parks throughout Lake County funded by $4.6 million in grantsFeb 02, 2024 7:26 pm - Lake Zurich, Mundelein and Lake Villa Township among those receiving matching grants to create or improve parks
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Lake County boys basketball notes: Bishop putting up big numbers at MundeleinFeb 01, 2024 7:56 am - Mundelein junior guard Derek Bishop is having himself quite the offensive season. Bishop is averaging 22 points per game for the Mustangs and went over the 1,000 career-p...
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Rep. Schneider collecting cards for military veteransJan 31, 2024 6:59 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, a Highland Park Democrat, is collecting Valentine’s Day cards to be sent to local military veterans. To participate, drop completed cards in the...
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‘Fox Lake in her heart’: Former Mayor Nancy Koske diesJan 29, 2024 2:42 pm - Nancy E. Koske, a longtime Fox Lake resident who served as the town’s first female mayor and as a village trustee, has died. She was 72. Koske died Wednesday at home, sur...
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‘We think it’s a big deal’: Rare dual emergence of cicadas has some people buzzingJan 28, 2024 6:00 am - The main event is a few months away, but ecologists, educators and others in northern Illinois are busy preparing for their own big game of sorts — the pending emergence of billions of 17-year periodical cicadas.
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Images: IHSA Competitive Dance State FinalsJan 27, 2024 5:56 pm - Images from the IHSA Competitive Dance State Finals Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. ...
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‘A huge relief’: Fundraising effort saves St. Bede SchoolJan 23, 2024 9:57 pm - St. Bede School in Ingleside will remain open after this year, thanks to a campaign launched by a former student that raised more than $400,000 to save the school. Parish...
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Round Lake man convicted in killing of 77-year-old Fox Lake residentJan 23, 2024 1:24 pm - A 38-year-old Round Lake man faces a minimum 45 years in prison after a Lake County jury convicted him Monday of first-degree murder in the 2022 slaying of a Fox Lake man...