Lincolnshire
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Federal cuts to weather staff put Illinois emergency alerts at riskAug 16, 2025 3:41 pm - As Illinois recovers from a record-breaking year of tornadoes that prompted emergency declarations across several counties, local officials and lawmakers are sounding the alarm about deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service – and the risks they pose to public safety.
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Free museum admission to honor Lake County’s first official historianAug 14, 2025 5:24 pm - In honor of what would be Bess Bower Dunn’s 148th birthday, the Dunn Museum, 1899 W. Winchester Road in Libertyville, is offering free general admission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 23.
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79-year-old woman seriously injured after being struck by car in InglesideAug 14, 2025 9:35 am - A 79-year-old woman was struck by a car and seriously injured Wednesday afternoon on Big Hollow Road near Leonard Avenue in Ingleside.
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Forest preserve approves $25 million land acquisition, public access and habitat restoration projectsAug 13, 2025 6:29 pm - The first installment of $155 million in funding overwhelmingly authorized last fall by Lake County voters will be in the bank within weeks and ready to apply to a variety of projects.
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$62K grant supports library catalog upgradeAug 13, 2025 2:54 pm - Vernon Area Public Library District has received a $62,000 grant from the Reaching Across Illinois Library System to support a major upgrade that will make borrowing faster, easier and more convenient for cardholders.
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District 95 authorizes emergency expenditure to ensure specialized transportation serviceAug 12, 2025 5:32 pm - A solution came down to the wire but buses will be available for the start of school Wednesday for Lake Zurich Community Unit District 95 students receiving specialized transportation services.
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Conjuring nightmares: Six Flags Great America’s Fright Fest unveils new thrills, haunted mazesAug 12, 2025 4:14 pm - Roller coaster buffs will have to hurry to ride Raging Bull before it temporarily closes for a full repaint, but there are plenty of other big events, including new Fright Fest haunts, planned for visitors to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.
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Dining out: Lobster festival at Shaw’s, nose-to-tail dinner at Niche and moreAug 12, 2025 4:10 pm - It’s peak lobster season and Shaw’s Crab House in Schaumburg has some limited-time menu offerings starting Friday. And Niche in Geneva is holding a nose-to-tail dinner celebrating the pig.
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Waukegan finalist for Netherlands-based solar panel maker’s U.S. headquartersAug 12, 2025 11:30 am - A remediated Superfund site on the Waukegan lakefront is a finalist for the proposed U.S. headquarters and solar panel manufacturing facilities of a Netherlands-based company.
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Paramount leads all theaters with 26 equity Jeff nominationsAug 11, 2025 10:30 am - Aurora’s Paramount Theatre led all Chicago-area theaters with 26 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations, including multiple nominations for the regional premiere of “Frozen,” its revival of “Cats” revival, the long-running “Million Dollar Quartet” and five nominations for the recently shuttered Bold Series.