Vernon Hills
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Dunn Museum honors namesake on 147th birthdayAug 17, 2024 9:15 am - The Dunn Museum in Libertyville is celebrating the 147th birthday of its namesake, Bess Bower Dunn, by offering free admission Saturday, Aug. 24. Born in 1877, Dunn serv...
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Barbecue fans line up for their faves at Little Bear RibfestAug 16, 2024 9:50 pm - Little Bear Ribfest had barely gotten started Friday evening when lines were forming at restaurant booths and the smell of barbecue was wafting through the air at Century Park in Vernon Hills.
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‘It’s all about the bumblebees’: Dogs looking for nests help effort to boost pollinator habitats and populationAug 16, 2024 5:06 pm - Specially-trained dogs were used in Lake County forest preserves this year to locate bumblebee nests in an effort to improve pollinator habitat.
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Rust-Oleum yard sale Tuesday to benefit veteransAug 16, 2024 4:02 pm - Rust-Oleum Corporation is hosting its first yard sale open to the public from 12 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. The cash-only event will be held in the parking lot at the c...
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Suburbs receive grants for EV charging stationsAug 16, 2024 11:25 am - ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus have awarded grants to suburban police departments and municipalities to support public safety and clean energy projects. The Pow...
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‘It’s going to happen again’: Biting mites an issue for some following cicada emergenceAug 15, 2024 6:57 pm - Like 17 years ago, a corollary effect of the periodical cicada emergence has left some people scratching unexplained red welts appearing seemingly out of nowhere.
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Antioch’s Sequoit Creek Park opens SaturdayAug 15, 2024 5:29 pm - Antioch officials will host the grand opening of Sequoit Creek Park at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. Mayor Scott Gartner and the village board will cut the ribbon on the $1...
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Ray Bradbury arts and music fest this SaturdayAug 15, 2024 2:22 pm - The 24th annual Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 4:51 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 at Bowen Park, 1800 N. Sheridan Road, Waukega...
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‘A lapse in judgment’: Cartoon in GOP newsletter bashed by suburban Democrats and RepublicansAug 14, 2024 12:42 pm - A cartoon circulated by the Vernon Township Republican organization is being criticized as “disgusting” and “outrageous” by Democrats and fellow Republicans
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Monaville Road to close at rail crossing in Round Lake BeachAug 14, 2024 10:02 am - The Canadian National Railway crossing on Monaville Road in Round Lake Beach will be closed or repairs starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 and is expected to reopen by the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 24.