Green Oaks
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 26-Nov. 1Oct 21, 2025 2:58 pm - Upcoming gardening events, workshops, and club meetings in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like succulent propagation, putting gardens to bed for winter, houseplant care, and holiday decorations.
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Lake County bans use of its properties for staging areas and other immigration enforcement activitiesOct 20, 2025 4:03 pm - Lake County is among the latest public bodies saying its property can’t be used as a staging area, processing location or operations base for civil immigrant enforcement.
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GLMV/K Winter Coat Drive For Vets now underwayOct 20, 2025 2:47 pm - With winter around the corner, it’s time for the sixth annual Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Kildeer Winter Coat Drive for Vets, with over 40 collection locations.
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PHOTOS: The Week in Pictures photo galleryOct 19, 2025 8:39 pm -
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Out of grief, hope for others: Suicide prevention organizations work together to spur dialogue, reduce rates in schoolsOct 19, 2025 9:03 am - In 2023, suicide was the second-leading cause of death of those between ages 10 and 34 in America. Larry and Mary Jo Butz of Hawthorn Woods know personally the impact of that statistic. Now, through Megan Butz Legacy of Hope and Elyssa’s Mission, they are working with schools to educate and identify at-risk students.
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The Biz Week That Was: Illinois towns enact grocery tax, Stellantis to reopen plant, and recession warning signsOct 18, 2025 1:39 pm - More than half of Illinois communities have enacted a local grocery tax Illinois will stop levying a statewide grocery tax on Jan. 1, but millions of people througho...
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Carmel crushes Loyola behind Taylor’s 384 yards, 5 TDsOct 17, 2025 10:52 pm - Carmel Catholic football coach Jason McKie knows his team can compete with anyone in the state. After a one-point loss to Montini Catholic two weeks ago, McKie wanted the...
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Border Patrol agents step up enforcement efforts in Lake County with raids at car washes, nurseriesOct 17, 2025 5:31 pm - U.S. Border Patrol agents targeted several businesses in Lake County Friday, briefly detaining several individuals at nurseries and arresting others at a car wash.
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U.S. Rep. Bill Foster to donate salary during shutdownOct 17, 2025 3:06 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville on Friday announced he’ll donate the congressional pay he receives during the federal government shutdown to the Northern Illinois Food Bank.
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Stage frights: Halloween shows dominate Chicago-area stagesOct 17, 2025 9:35 am - This Halloween, suburban and Chicago theaters are serving up thrills, chills and chuckles, including tales of mad scientists, drunken vampires, terrorized wives, imperiled puppets and plucky farm animals.