Vernon Hills
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Your guide to Fourth of July paradesJul 03, 2025 4:46 pm - Find parade times and routes for 30 Independence Day parades in the suburbs.
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‘We’re adaptable’: Libertyville brothers shift focus to acai bowls, their third food-related venture in seven yearsJul 03, 2025 9:32 am - First it was Chrissoulas then West Side Ramen, but the two brothers behind those restaurants in downtown Libertyville recently left their familiar corner to open a completely different venture in Vernon Hills, and soon in Lake Geneva.
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Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Lake CountyJul 02, 2025 8:51 am - Lake County health officials said a batch of mosquitoes sampled June 24 at a Southlake Mosquito Abatement District trap in Highland Park tested positive for West Nile virus.
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Drivers avoid serious injuries in rollover crash in GurneeJul 01, 2025 9:29 pm - A traffic crash about 7:35 a.m. Tuesday at Washington Street and Route 21 in Gurnee resulted in a rollover but no serious injuries.
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‘Great news for everybody’: New runway plan at Waukegan airport minimizes need for forest preserve landJul 01, 2025 7:31 pm - A proposed runway safety improvement project at Waukegan National Airport will be 1,000 feet shorter than originally envisioned and require a sliver rather than 52 acres of forest preserve property.
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Operation Dry Water to target impaired boaters this weekendJul 01, 2025 1:47 pm - The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit will be taking part in Operation Dry Water from July 4-6, targeting boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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Beat the heat at these suburban beaches this summerJul 01, 2025 12:59 pm - From Batavia to Zion, this list features some of the top beaches in northern Illinois for swimming, paddle boarding, kayaking, and more family fun activities this summer.
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‘To see this in my lifetime is huge’: Regional 911 facility set to debut in LibertyvilleJun 29, 2025 9:00 pm - Twelve years after the first study and two years after ground was broken in a far corner of the Lake County government campus in Libertyville, a modern cornerstone for 911 and emergency management services is making its debut.
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High bacteria levels close beaches in Lake, McHenry countiesJun 29, 2025 10:42 am - Several beaches in Lake and McHenry counties remained closed for another day Sunday due to high bacteria levels.
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Lake County undercover sting leads to 27 arrests for soliciting sexJun 28, 2025 11:59 am - Lake County sheriff’s officers arrested 27 men in a two-day sting targeting sex buyers at a Gurnee-area hotel.