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Lake County celebrates its rural roots at Farm Heritage Festival
Lake County celebrates its rural roots this weekend during the 24th annual Farm Heritage Festival at Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda.
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Hawthorn Woods resident takes on Lake County Board chairman
Posted Sep 24, 2016 7:00 AM
Hawthorn Woods resident Gerri Songer, who said freight trains carrying crude oil prompted her first run for public office, is challenging veteran Republican Lake County Board member and chairman Aaron Lawlor in the 18th District.
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Grand Avenue to close in Lake Villa
Updated Sep 23, 2016 5:46 PMGrand Avenue (Route 132) will be fully closed at the Canadian National Railroad in Lake Villa, for a week, weather permitting, beginning Monday, Sept. 26 to repair the grade crossing.
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All-gender restrooms added to Libertyville High, Vernon Hills High
Updated Sep 23, 2016 3:58 PM
All-gender restrooms have been added to Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools to accommodate transgender students and anyone who wants more privacy.
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Libertyville mosque open house will answer your questions
Posted Sep 23, 2016 5:30 AM
Islamic Foundation North in Libertyville is hosting a mosque open house to share information and answer questions
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How Illinois 59th House District candidates differ on term limits
Updated Sep 21, 2016 5:56 PM
Both candidates for Illinois’ 59th House District agree that elected officials should face term limits, but Democrat incumbent Carol Sente and Republican challenger Dawn Abernathy disagree on how far those term limits should reach.
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Drug disposal kiosks opened
Updated Sep 21, 2016 5:53 PMLocal and elected leaders on Wednesday joined Walgreens to launch a program to fight prescription drug abuse in Lake County.
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Judge agrees to do-over for Gliniewicz case ruling
Updated Sep 21, 2016 3:32 PM
A Lake County judge hit the reset button on the Melodie Gliniewicz theft case Wednesday, vacating a key ruling that preserved several of the charges against the Fox Lake police officer’s widow.
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Culture of Lake County state’s attorneys office attacked by challenger, defended by incumbent
Updated Sep 20, 2016 6:16 PM
Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim denies challenger Matthew Stanton’s charges the office still has a conviction-at-all-costs culture.
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- Eight injured in tollway crash in Gurnee
- Agreement could rekindle long-awaited Cornerstone plan in Grayslake
- Barrington man pleads guilty to child porn
- Newcomer vs. veteran for Lake County state senate seat
- Chief judge guest at fireside chat
- Lake Forest turns back Libertyville
- Lake County project lists online
- Girls tennis: Lake County roundup
- Boys soccer: Beezley’s strike lifts Lakes
- Girls volleyball: Grayslake Central’s big finish sinks Antioch
- Week 5: Scouting the North Suburban
- Boys soccer: Libertyville finds new level in shutout winner over Stevenson
- Girls volleyball: Libertyville hands Lake Forest its first loss
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- Nearly 100 fourth-through-seventh-grade students from St. Malachy School in Chicago visited Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest Feb. 7 for a day of events including an uplifting gospel liturgy, pizza lunch, talent show and a carnival. This celebration marked the latest chapter in a Black History Month tradition between the inner-city grade school and the North Shore high school dating back to 1996. Pictured here, students from both schools joined the combined choirs at the conclusion of the gospel liturgy to sing “We Shall Overcome” in honor of Pete Seeger, who passed away Jan. 27. Woodlands Academy
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It’s countdown time for Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s 41st annual financial aid fundraiser, Congé. Modeling this year’s theme colors are (from left) Co-Chair Mary Oelerich of Chicago, Silent Auction Chair Alison Kohlmeyer of Lake Forest and Co-Chair Jean Olson of Evanston. The fundraising starts at 9 a.m. Friday, April 11, with online bidding at www.bidpal.net/Congé for a variety of exciting silent auction items such as four VIP tickets to a Los Angeles taping of Conan O’Brien’s TBS TV show, a Chicago Blackhawks hockey stick signed by members of the 2013-14 team and for wine enthusiasts, a 750ml bottle of Chateau Petrus Pomerol (2006). Online bids will be accepted up to and then as part of the silent auction that takes place during the Congé dinner event which begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Glen View Club, 100 Golf Road, Golf, IL. Silent auction bidding ends at 10 p.m.
For more information about Congé contact Woodlands Academy Associate Director of Advancement for Special Events Tami Rocha at 847-234-4300, ext. 226 or visit www.woodlandsacademy.org Woodlands Academy - Student artwork from all five schools in Libertyville Elementary School District 70 is on display at the Educational Resource Office across from Butterfield School. The art gallery is set up to rotate work with an art gallery at Advocate Condell Medical Center, which is temporarily closed due to a remodeling project. The artwork displays the variety of student creativeness, as well as the talent of the D70 teaching staff. Libertyville Elementary District 70
- William Schart of the Libertyville Little League 8A Cubs, sponsored by Wepler Law Offices, struck out three in two scoreless innings against the 8A Giants at Butler Park on Monday, 5/15/13. (Other players present are not distinguishable.) Lance A Schart
- M. Curtis Whittington, a veteran waiting for a heart transplant, drove away in a recycled car Feb. 12 after being nominated by Tim Heiney, a case manager with Lake-McHenry Veterans and Family Services (LMVFS). The car was presented to the Whittington family at the 4th Annual Gifting of a Recycled Ride by CARSTAR Mundelein and their sponsors Esurance, 1-800-Charity Cars, Cottman Transmissions & Total Auto Care, Jack Phelan Dodge, MOPAR, Recycled Rides, Stafford’s, Keystone/LKQ, Atlas Car Wash, NABC, AutoZone, NTB, and St. Vincent de Paul. A reception was held for the gifting where local businesses and restaurants donated food and services. This is the second LMVFS client who has received a car through this annual program. The Lake-McHenry Veterans and Family Services program works through a network of agencies to help military personnel, veterans and their families face challenges, before, during and after their service to this country without eligibility restrictions. LMVFS is also a member of Illinois Joining Forces, an initiative formed to insure community level, military-culture sensitive support and services statewide. LMVFS is located at the Lake County Health Department, 121 E. Grand Avenue in Lake Villa, and has additional offices in Waukegan and McHenry. For more information, call: (847) 377-VET6 (8386). Lake County Health Department
- Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Debate Team members Elena Gutierrez of Waukegan (left) and Arminda Downey-Mavromatis of Gurnee, both sophomores, finished the season by receiving awards at the Illinois Communication and Theatre Association (ICTA) State Tournament held March 15 at Belvidere North High School in Belvidere, Ill. Gutierrez was the top seed (out of a field of 41) in the playoff rounds after achieving an 8-1 record in the preliminary rounds. She ended the tournament as a quarterfinalist. Downey-Mavromatis earned the 6th place speaker award. Kyle Schmitt, coach of the Lake Forest school’s newly revived Debate Team, is proud of its achievements this year. “We are liked and respected newcomers in the northern Illinois debate circuit,” he said following the state meet. Woodlands Academy
- Artwork by Woodlands Academy junior Erika Cerillo of Waukegan is among those featured at the Deer Path Art League Emerging Artists show in Lake Forest now through March 28. This is one of three exhibits in which artwork by several Woodlands Academy students is on display this month. The other shows are at the Lake Forest Library and the University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts in Fort Wayne, Ind. Woodlands Academy
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- Lake Forest turns back Libertyville
- Girls tennis: Lake County roundup
- Boys soccer: Beezley’s strike lifts Lakes
- Girls volleyball: Grayslake Central’s big finish sinks Antioch
- Week 5: Scouting the North Suburban
- Boys soccer: Libertyville finds new level in shutout winner over Stevenson
- Girls volleyball: Libertyville hands Lake Forest its first loss
- Libertyville rolls past Waukegan
- Rondout Business
- Agreement could rekindle long-awaited Cornerstone plan in Grayslake
- Abbott sells eye surgery products unit to Johnson & Johnson
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