Island Lake
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Input sought on plans to improve Riverwoods RoadJun 14, 2024 4:34 pm - The Lake County of Division of Transportation is seeking input on plans to improve Riverwoods Road from Deerfield Road to Route 22 and Duffy Lane from Riverwoods Road to ...
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Lake County approves bird-friendly design ordinanceJun 14, 2024 3:19 pm - A bird-friendly building design ordinance has been approved for unincorporated Lake County. The new regulation, which goes into effect Aug. 11, requires bird-friendly de...
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After 6 years, Lake County sheriff’s marine unit resumes patrols on Lake MichiganJun 14, 2024 2:13 pm - The marine unit has been unable to patrol the more than 900 square miles of Lake Michigan in its jurisdiction because it didn’t have a boat that could safely operate on Lake Michigan.
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Why Glen Ellyn police chief says Jimmy Buffett saved his lifeJun 14, 2024 5:15 am - The late Jimmy Buffett is best remembered for tropical rock hits like “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” but Glen Ellyn Police Chief Philip Norton fondly recalls the singer for more personal reasons. “Jimmy Buffett saved my life,” Norton told his village board last month.
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Suburban serial killer Mark Smith set to appear before parole boardJun 13, 2024 7:07 pm - A confessed serial killer who murdered two young women and a teenager in the suburbs in 1970 is scheduled to appear before a state parole board early next month.
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Public meeting June 26 on road improvements near Lake Zurich, Hawthorn WoodsJun 13, 2024 11:31 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation will hold a public information meeting from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. June 26, to discuss the preferred alternative design and a summary...
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Operation Dropbox nets 8,000 pounds of supplies for veterans in McHenry CountyJun 13, 2024 11:31 am - McHenry County residents contributed almost 8,300 pounds of food and other items during last month’s Operation Dropbox donation drive.
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How Project SEARCH helps prepare young adults with disabilities for workforceJun 13, 2024 9:51 am - Ten Project SEARCH interns were celebrated in a graduation ceremony at McHenry County College on May 21. Project SEARCH, which launched in September 2020, aims to prepare young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to obtain competitive employment for a productive adult life.
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Celebrate Pollinator Week in McHenry CountyJun 13, 2024 12:16 am - Pollinator Week is celebrated June 17-23. Here in McHenry County, a coalition of groups is sponsoring six days of talks, walks, self-guided tours, celebrations and stewardship events.
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‘They’ve been waiting to make the switch’: Lake Michigan to replace well water near Buffalo GroveJun 12, 2024 6:55 pm - Buffalo Grove-area residents to get long sought connection to Lake Michigan.