Park City
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Used sandbags often are just trash, so new options are being exploredJul 25, 2017 5:30 am - Hundreds of thousands of free sandbags provided by local government have protected homes, businesses and public property from recent floods. Filling and distributing san...
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Lake County man mulls plea deal in crash that killed Lindenhurst father, daughterJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - A Lake County man must decide by next week whether to take a misdemeanor plea deal or face "significant" prison time if found guilty at trial of reckless homicide in con...
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Tourism spending, employment grows in Lake CountyJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Visitor spending in Lake County grew about 1 percent to $1.3 billion last year, while tourism-related employment rose 2.5 percent, according to a new report from Visit L...
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SWALCO official featured speaker at retired teacher event Aug. 8Jul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Merleanne Rampale, public information officer and education director of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County, will be the featured speaker at the Tuesday, Aug. 8 meetin...
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Veterans arriving to help flood victims in Lake and McHenry countiesJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Team Rubicon, a national disaster response nonprofit organization led by veterans, will be helping McHenry and Lake County residents affected by this month's historic fl...
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Zion girl critically injured when struck by pickup truckJul 23, 2017 11:00 pm - An 8-year-old Zion girl is in critical condition with injuries suffered Sunday night when a pickup truck struck her as she was riding a bicycle in Beach Park. A prelimin...
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Suburban flood waters drown out recreational opportunitiesJul 23, 2017 1:00 am - Golfers are legendary for playing even in rain and snow. But at Golf Center Des Plaines, the recent rains and resulting flooding from the nearby Des Plaines River have c...
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What flood control projects did to stem tide of stormwatersJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - There's little that can be done to completely prevent flooding in the suburbs, experts say, especially when there's a ferocity and frequency of storms like the ones that...
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Lake County corrections officers save inmate from suicide attemptJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - Two Lake County corrections officers prevented an inmate from committing suicide and are being credited with saving his life. According to a news release issued Saturday...
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Constable: Dam on Fox River can't stop flooding, but it helpsJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - From his perch in the cozy control building at the Stratton Lock & Dam along the Fox River in McHenry, lockmaster John W. Palmieri could see trouble brewing as pounding ...