Highland Park
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Festivals June 14-20: Scottish Festival & Highland Games, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest and moreJun 11, 2024 8:48 am - Mark your calendars for the 38th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Taste of Des Plaines, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest, Downers Grove Rotary GroveFest and more happening this week.
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Will cicada chorus muddle the music? Outdoor concert organizers weigh inJun 09, 2024 8:48 pm - Short of turning amplifiers up to 11, there’s not much outdoor music and theater festival producers can do to combat cicada noise. But they may not have to, according to organizers who say the cicada chorus has not been a fact so far this summer.
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Highland Park man accused of murdering his older brothers, setting home on fireJun 07, 2024 6:53 pm - A Highland Park man is in custody and awaiting extradition from Missouri in the shooting deaths of his two brothers earlier in the week.
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How to enjoy classical music al frescoJun 06, 2024 4:48 pm - For classical-music veterans and novice newbs alike, the summer festival season represents a vacation in multiple senses, as rising temperatures flip the script on just about every stubborn social convention of the art form. With Ravinia Festival in Highland Park opening this weekend, here are some tips to keep in mind.
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Officials: Brothers found outside Highland Park fire died from gunshot woundsJun 05, 2024 8:36 am - Lake County authorities said two men found dead outside a burning home in Highland Park early Wednesday sustained “suspicious injuries.”
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Festivals June 7-13: Chicago Blues Fest, PrideFests, Libertyville Days and moreJun 04, 2024 12:42 pm - Mark your calendars for a special performance from blues legend Buddy Guy at Chicago Blues Fest, plus PrideFests in Woodstock and Round Lake Beach, Libertyville Days and more happening this week.
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Curbing chronic pain: Implant gives Highland Park shooting survivor new lease on lifeJun 02, 2024 4:26 pm - In January, Liz Roberts Turnipseed did something that would have been impossible 18 months earlier -- snorkeled in the Caribbean Sea -- thanks to a dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulator doctors surgically implanted in her lower back.
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Highland Park shooting suspect makes brief court appearanceMay 29, 2024 11:30 am - Lake County prosecutors and defense attorneys representing the Highwood man accused of opening fire during a 2022 Highland Park Independence Day parade and killing seven people, have until Aug. 28 to file motions, a Lake County judge ordered Wednesday.
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Dining out: New Indian restaurant opening soon, free steak for grads and moreMay 29, 2024 8:32 am - A much-anticipated restaurant in Highland Park is finally about to open, while a Naperville restaurant is cooking up something special for the class of 2024 graduates.
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Ten new volunteers join CASA Lake County to advocate for the best interest of children in foster careMay 28, 2024 3:19 pm - Ten new volunteers completed their training to become Court Appointed Special Advocates and help advocate for the best interest of children in foster care.