Island Lake
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Zoo releases smooth green snakes in McHenry CountyJul 18, 2015 1:00 am - Lincoln Park Zoo is trying to boost the population of smooth green snakes in northern Illinois. Zoo officials say eight snakes were reintroduced Thursday on McHenry Coun...
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Dawn Patrol: Walk for Naperville woman who died in Texas; Man killed near Metra stationJul 17, 2015 5:30 am - Church walk for Naperville woman who died in Texas jail A Lisle church is planning a Sunday prayer walk to honor Sandra Bland as the Texas Rangers and the FBI conti...
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Voice winner to appear at Blarney Island FridayJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Craig Wayne Boyd, the winner of season 7 of the Voice on NBC, will be the headline act at Blarney's Island near Antioch tonight. Blarney's owner Rob Hardman said Boyd h...
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Father of Colorado shooting victim: 'Nothing can make that go away'Jul 17, 2015 1:00 am - John Larimer, who died while protecting his girlfriend from a shooter's rampage in July 2012 in a Colorado movie theater, received a portion of the $5.5 million dona...
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Culvert collapse prompts road closure in Long GroveJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - A culvert beneath Diamond Lake Road in Long Grove collapsed Friday, causing the asphalt pavement to give way, authorities said. The damaged culvert is at Indian Creek. A...
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Antioch blaze under investigationJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - No injuries were reported in a fire early Thursday in an unoccupied house in the 42000 block of Old Lake Avenue in unincorporated Lake County near Antioch, officials sai...
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New contract for Lake County forest preserve chiefJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Amid continuing changes, Lake County Forest Preserve District officials have renewed their confidence in the top hired employee with a new contract. After two years at t...
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National Merit scholarship winners announcedJul 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Several Northwest suburban students were among scholarship winners announced last week by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation in Evanston. Nationally, about 1,70...
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McHenry Co. board chairman names members of task force for township consolidationJul 16, 2015 11:00 pm - McHenry County Board Chairman Joseph Gottemoller recently announced the members of the newly created Task Force for Township Consolidation. The task force is comprised ...
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Bonsai curator finds his groove at Chicago Botanic GardenJul 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Snip. Snip. Snip. With the gentle sounds of waterfalls and birds singing in the background, bonsai curator Chris Baker gently clipped several leaves from a dawn redwood ...