Lake Forest
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Rep. Schneider collecting cards for military veteransJan 31, 2024 6:59 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, a Highland Park Democrat, is collecting Valentine’s Day cards to be sent to local military veterans. To participate, drop completed cards in the...
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Recent home and property salesJan 30, 2024 2:24 pm - Antioch $760,000; 43279 N Hunt Club Road, Antioch; Sold on Nov. 29, 2023, by Rebecca L Durkin to Robert M Priest $580,000; 21560 W Grass Lake Road, Antioch; ...
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Citadel Theatre to tell the story of unsung heroine astronomer Henrietta Leavitt in play ‘Silent Sky’Jan 30, 2024 12:21 pm - “Space, the Final Frontier.” That opening line of narration for the TV series “Star Trek” is well-known, but we might never have been able to imagine the idea of a vast universe containing many different worlds if not for the work of the astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, who was unknown to the public when she charted the stars in the early decades of the 20th Century and remains little known today.
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Chicago Literary Hall of Fame accepting submissions for 2024 Young Writers AwardJan 30, 2024 11:40 am - The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame invites Chicago-area students currently enrolled in grades 9-12 to submit their work for consideration for the 2024 Randall Albers Young Writers Award.
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Things to do Feb. 9-15: Lunar New Year events, Cocoa Crawls and moreJan 30, 2024 5:45 am - Warm up with Cocoa Crawls in Lake Barrington and Long Grove, check out the Lunar New Year celebrations and be amazed by all forms of dance on stages throughout the suburbs.
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Things to do Feb. 2-8: Groundhog Day events, Dinosaur Adventure, Ice Fest and moreJan 29, 2024 12:24 pm - Woodstock is hosting a plethora of Groundhog Day events this weekend, from the prognostication to a walking tour of “Groundhog Day” film sites to movie screenings to a bags tournament and more.
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Sheriff: Teens attack deputies during domestic violence arrestJan 29, 2024 10:35 am - A pair of Lake County sheriff’s deputies were attacked Sunday as they attempted to arrest a juvenile boy on domestic violence allegations, authorities said Monday. Accord...
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How much property taxes per person does it cost to run your town?Jan 28, 2024 7:47 am - Property taxes used to fund daily operations of suburban municipalities have climbed an average of $44 per resident from 10 years ago. In at least nine suburbs, the amoun...
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‘We think it’s a big deal’: Rare dual emergence of cicadas has some people buzzingJan 28, 2024 6:00 am - The main event is a few months away, but ecologists, educators and others in northern Illinois are busy preparing for their own big game of sorts — the pending emergence of billions of 17-year periodical cicadas.
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Overdose, suicide online dashboards available in Lake CountyJan 25, 2024 9:57 am - Data dashboards to track trends of overdoses and suicides throughout Lake County now are available online. In development for six months, both dashboards incorporate dat...