Lake Barrington
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Harper College to host Drone Experience and Safety Day on April 27Apr 19, 2024 12:56 pm - In connection with the Federal Aviation Administration’s 2024 Drone Safety Day, Harper College will host the Drone Experience and Safety Day, from noon-3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, on campus, Building D, Room D195, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine.
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Styrofoam recycling event in GurneeApr 19, 2024 8:46 am - The village of Gurnee is hosting a Styrofoam recycling event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at its public works facility, 1151 Kilbourne Road. Styrofoam does not biodeg...
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‘It’s served a great purpose for us’: Lake County’s highway advisory radio being retiredApr 18, 2024 8:10 pm - An AM radio station operating for nearly 20 years in Lake County never registered on any ratings or rankings. But for awhile it was a reliable source of traffic informati...
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Free grocery distribution today in WaukeganApr 18, 2024 8:57 am - A free popup grocery distribution for 700 households will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, 3106 Belvidere Road (Route 120) in Waukega...
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New agreement for Lake County deputies includes new hire, longevity bonusesApr 17, 2024 8:08 pm - Three-year pact example of how Lake County wants to attract, retain employees Hiring and longevity bonuses for the first time will be available to Lake County sherif...
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Harper College Speech and Debate Team wins back-to-back championshipsApr 17, 2024 11:04 am - For the second year in a row, the Harper College Speech and Debate Team are National Champions. The team took home the gold medal in the combined speech and debate catego...
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High Five: The top NFL draft picks from the areaApr 17, 2024 6:00 am - This week’s High Five looks at the top area football players drafted in the NFL
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‘We’ve been looking to do this for some time’: Lake County Housing Authority gets access to Lake Zurich water, sewerApr 16, 2024 6:40 pm - 2.6-acre property would remain outside village zoning jurisdiction Municipal sewer and water will be made available to an unincorporated property just outside Lake Z...
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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy escapes injury as passing car strikes squadApr 15, 2024 8:02 pm - A Lake County sheriff’s deputy escaped injury Sunday night when a passing car struck the deputy’s stopped patrol vehicle, and nearly the deputy, in Deer Park, authorities...