Lake Forest
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Luke Bryan and fans team up to provide 6,000 meals for hungry families in Northern IllinoisSep 26, 2025 7:10 pm - Luke Bryan's Farm Tour stop in Prairie Grove collected over 7,600 pounds of food donations for Northern Illinois Food Bank, providing over 6,000 meals to fight hunger.
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Share your community event in Daily Herald’s 2025 Holiday Happenings guideSep 25, 2025 10:25 pm - Nonprofits and community organizations can submit their Thanksgiving 5Ks, craft fairs, holiday fests, tree lightings, holiday walks, Nutcracker shows, Breakfast with Santa, or other family events for free by Oct. 12 on the Daily Herald's online calendar.
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Report: Progress toward goals adequate, but better management of grant to stop school violence neededSep 25, 2025 5:30 pm - A federal agency says the Lake County Regional Office of Education has shown adequate progress toward the goals of a $1 million grant to stop violence in schools but needs to improve grant management and administration.
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Come for the food, stay for ax-throwingSep 25, 2025 3:16 pm - Local officials and well wishers Wednesday welcomed Up North Axe & Tap at 547 N. Milwaukee Ave., in downtown Libertyville, a Northwoods-themed restaurant and bar that also features four ax-throwing lanes.
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Long live the queen: Four seasons in a bumble bee colonySep 24, 2025 3:00 pm - The common eastern bumble bee, rusty patched bumble bee and nine other species live in Lake County. Their features differ. But the annual life cycles of their colonies and queens rhyme.
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Gorton Center welcomes kids for ‘Mr. V’s Day Off’ classes on Oct. 13 and Nov. 7Sep 24, 2025 1:52 pm - When school is out, the fun is in at Gorton Center. On Monday, Oct. 13, and again on Friday, Nov. 7, children ages 4-11 are invited to join award-winning music educator Bill Vaananen - affectionately known as “Mr. V.” - for “Mr. V’s Day Off,” part of the Gorton Drama Studio at Gorton Center.
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Suburban private schools were told they earned Blue Ribbon awards. Then the Department of Education axed the programSep 24, 2025 1:04 pm - Ten Catholic schools and two other suburban Christian schools, that recently were told they met the criteria for the prestigious National Blue Ribbon School Award, are celebrating the win despite the U.S. Department of Education ending the program.
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Lake County sees $1.96 billion in visitor spending, tourism bureau saysSep 23, 2025 3:32 pm - Lake County's visitor spending rose from $1.7 billion to $1.96 billion, according to the 2024 Illinois Economic Impact Report. It reinforces the county’s standing as the third largest tourism economy in the state behind Cook and DuPage counties, said officials with Visit Lake County during the group’s recent annual luncheon.
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Libertyville to share info on proposed $43 million police facility at open houseSep 22, 2025 8:38 pm - The vision for a new $43 million police station in Libertyville will be presented to the public at a drop-in open house Thursday.
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Lake County sharing information, seeking input on ADA planSep 22, 2025 7:58 am - Lake County is hosting a public meeting from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, to share progress and seek input on its Americans with Disabilities Act Comprehensive Transition Plan.