Vernon Hills
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Beach Park man indicted in father's slayingAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County grand jury has formally indicted a 21-year-old Beach Park man on three counts of first-degree murder alleging he killed his 70-year-old father with a set o...
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Welcome home ceremony Sunday for Honor Flight vetsAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - A welcome home ceremony for Lake County Honor Flight No. 16 will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at Veterans Memorial Park, 1801 Sheridan Road, North Chicago. There ...
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Donated car means no more ride-share commutes for disabled Army vetAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - Tom LeClair can finally say goodbye to those $72-a-day Uber bills. LeClair, a disabled U.S. Army veteran from Beach Park, has been using Uber for his 45-minute daily com...
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Controversial felony murder rule under microscope after Lake County shootingAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois has a lengthy and controversial history with its rule that allows prosecutors to charge accomplices in certain felonies with the murder of anyone who dies durin...
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Editorial: We need a stronger message to teens on dangers of vapingAug 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim announced a lawsuit Tuesday against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs, contending the company "intentionally created addicted ...
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7,000 people in Midwest test drive electric vehicles as part of 7-state projectAug 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Over the past three years, nearly 175,000 people have participated in the American Lung Association's Midwest EVOLVE project, a seven-state program to promote the perfor...
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5 suburban orchards where you can pick your own applesAug 14, 2019 6:00 am - Weather has had varying effects on suburban orchards this year, but operators are looking forward to a good season, said Sarah Bell of Royal Oak Farm orchard in Harvard....
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Liberty Theaters' struggles not bringing down suburbs' last drive-inAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Like everyone else, Scott Dehn is waiting to see what happens with a pending demolition request for the 82-year-old landmark Liberty 1 & 2 Theaters in downtown Libertyvi...
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Authorities identify teens in fatal Lake County robbery; 3 are siblingsAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Five of the six teenagers who authorities allege were trying to break into a Lake County man's car when one was fatally shot are related, and three are siblings, officia...
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DAR American History Essay ContestAug 13, 2019 11:00 pm - The Ansel Brainerd Cook Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution is sponsoring an American History Essay Contest. We invite your 5th-8th grade students to participa...