Lake Villa
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Dunn Museum honors namesake on 147th birthdayAug 17, 2024 9:15 am - The Dunn Museum in Libertyville is celebrating the 147th birthday of its namesake, Bess Bower Dunn, by offering free admission Saturday, Aug. 24. Born in 1877, Dunn serv...
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‘It’s all about the bumblebees’: Dogs looking for nests help effort to boost pollinator habitats and populationAug 16, 2024 5:06 pm - Specially-trained dogs were used in Lake County forest preserves this year to locate bumblebee nests in an effort to improve pollinator habitat.
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Rust-Oleum yard sale Tuesday to benefit veteransAug 16, 2024 4:02 pm - Rust-Oleum Corporation is hosting its first yard sale open to the public from 12 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. The cash-only event will be held in the parking lot at the c...
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‘It’s going to happen again’: Biting mites an issue for some following cicada emergenceAug 15, 2024 6:57 pm - Like 17 years ago, a corollary effect of the periodical cicada emergence has left some people scratching unexplained red welts appearing seemingly out of nowhere.
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Antioch’s Sequoit Creek Park opens SaturdayAug 15, 2024 5:29 pm - Antioch officials will host the grand opening of Sequoit Creek Park at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. Mayor Scott Gartner and the village board will cut the ribbon on the $1...
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Ray Bradbury arts and music fest this SaturdayAug 15, 2024 2:22 pm - The 24th annual Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 4:51 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 at Bowen Park, 1800 N. Sheridan Road, Waukega...
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‘It’s very unique’: Lake County forest preserves to buy and protect sensitive rookery property near AntiochAug 14, 2024 8:55 pm - The largest heron and egret rookery in Lake County will become a conservation preserve under forest preserve control.
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Afrofest celebrates African culture and heritageAug 14, 2024 3:29 pm - Afrofest, a celebration of African culture and heritage, will be held from 12 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 at Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 N. Green Bay Road, North Chic...
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‘A lapse in judgment’: Cartoon in GOP newsletter bashed by suburban Democrats and RepublicansAug 14, 2024 12:42 pm - A cartoon circulated by the Vernon Township Republican organization is being criticized as “disgusting” and “outrageous” by Democrats and fellow Republicans
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Monaville Road to close at rail crossing in Round Lake BeachAug 14, 2024 10:02 am - The Canadian National Railway crossing on Monaville Road in Round Lake Beach will be closed or repairs starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 and is expected to reopen by the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 24.