Lake Villa
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New Lake County forest preserve podcast focuses on climate changeJan 12, 2025 3:55 pm - The third season of “Words of the Woods,” the Lake County Forest Preserves’ award-winning podcast about nature and history, is underway. This season focuses on climate change.
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Lake County to conduct ‘Point in Time’ count of homeless Jan. 29Jan 12, 2025 3:55 pm - Volunteers are needed to help end homelessness by participating in the Lake County 2025 Point In Time Count the night of Wednesday, Jan. 29.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for December 2024Jan 12, 2025 6:00 am - The winning entries in the Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest for December capture life's joyful and mysterious moments.
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‘Relationships matter’: How Brad Schneider and his New Democrat Coalition could make a difference in CongressJan 11, 2025 1:00 pm - With Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Highland Park sees an opportunity for bipartisanship through the moderate Democratic coalition he leads.
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Lake County’s forest preserve system to expand with land purchases, exchangesJan 10, 2025 7:40 pm - Lake County forest preserves in North Chicago, Antioch and Gurnee will be growing with the purchase of two properties and a trade for others.
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Two charged after sheriff’s dog sniffs out drugs during traffic stopJan 10, 2025 11:44 am - Two people are facing felony drug charges after a Lake County Sheriff’s Office canine sniffed out more than half of kilogram of cocaine during a recent traffic stop.
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Rip-off recap: These were the top 10 scams of 2024Jan 10, 2025 5:15 am - Online shopping scams topped the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois' annual list of most frequently reported rip-offs for the fifth consecutive year, followed by phishing and employment scams.
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Landmark Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home set for exterior rehab to stop deteriorationJan 09, 2025 8:15 pm - Exterior renovation of the Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home in Mettawa is set to begin nearly two years after the Lake County Forest Preserve District accepted a state grant for the project.
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Teens charged in violent 2023 carjacking near Libertyville in which victim’s child was takenJan 09, 2025 10:14 am - Two teens are facing felony charges after Lake County authorities said they were responsible for violently carjacking a woman and taking her young son in early 2023.
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Snowmobile safety education offeredJan 08, 2025 2:06 pm - Join the Forest Preserves Ranger Police for a snowmobile safety course from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Operations and Public Safety Facility, 19808 W. Grand Ave., Lake Villa.