Vernon Hills
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'Stuff the Bus' school supply driveJun 05, 2022 1:00 am - United Way of Lake County's annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive is underway now through July 7. The drive provides students from low-income families with supplies c...
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'It's competing the way sports should be': Suburban Special Olympians competing in USA GamesJun 04, 2022 1:00 am - As a kid, Ryan Gronowski of Naperville had fun playing sports with his neighborhood friends and school classmates. But as he grew, Gronowski no longer was welcome on the...
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How Lake County plans to deploy 'interrupters' to fight surge in gun violenceJun 03, 2022 5:30 am - When a gunman approached two men outside a Waukegan restaurant Sunday and shot both in the head, killing one and gravely injuring the other in apparent retaliation for a...
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Summer reading program kick-offJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills and Cook Park Library in Libertyville will celebrate the start of summer reading from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The kickoff at both...
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Educational facility will be first net-zero public structure in Lake County built from scratchJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - The future of environmental education at the Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods was unveiled Friday amid remnants of the past still to be dismantled and c...
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2022 Hidden Gems Garden Walk hosted by Libertyville Town & Garden ClubJun 02, 2022 11:00 pm - The eagerly anticipated Hidden Gems Garden Walk is scheduled for Saturday, June 25th, from 10am to 3pm. Sponsored by The Town & Country Garden Club of Libertyville, the ...
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'An exciting project for us': Sign system to guide bikers, hikers on three Lake County trailsJun 02, 2022 5:00 am - A wayfinding system designed to enhance the experience of bikers and hikers on three well-known trails is advancing in Lake County. The county board's public works, plan...
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'He was a very dear friend': Vernon Hills mourns loss of recent high school graduateJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - The Vernon Hills community is mourning the loss of a "joyous young man" who died Monday, a day after being pulled from Como Lake in Walworth County, Wisconsin, just nort...
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Lake County sheriff's Dax finds nine juveniles connected to stolen vehicles in 24 hoursJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - Dax, a Lake County sheriff's police dog, had a busy 24 hours starting early Thursday, sniffing out nine juveniles after reports of two stolen vehicles. At 1 a.m., a sher...
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Greater Chicago Jewish Festival invites Chicago to take 'A Moment for Ukraine'Jun 01, 2022 11:00 pm - CHICAGO, Illinois-June 1, 2022-"A Moment for Ukraine" will be featured as part of The Greater Chicago Jewish Festival on Sunday, June 12, 2022, in the Cook County Forest...