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CLC selected for year seven of Metallica Scholars InitiativeSep 29, 2025 11:43 am - College of Lake County has announced its selection as one of the community colleges invited to join Year 7 of the prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative.
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‘A thorough check is the key’: Cooler weather approaching but ticks still with usSep 28, 2025 12:00 am - Cooler days are coming but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the figurative woods when it comes to ticks, whose bites can cause serious illnesses.
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Police: Chicago man raped Ingleside teen, extorted her with nude photosSep 27, 2025 9:34 am - A Chicago man repeatedly sexually assaulted an Ingleside girl and threatened to release nude photos of her if she didn’t continue submitting to him, police said.
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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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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.