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Mom whose son was killed by intoxicated boater advocates for other drunken driving victims in McHenry, Lake countiesJan 05, 2024 7:20 pm - It was supposed to be a fun summer day for the Borcia family boating and tubing on the Chain O’ Lakes, but it suddenly turned tragic when an intoxicated boater ran into a...
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Tree removal part of advance work for 2-year road project in southern Lake CountyJan 05, 2024 5:30 am - Trees felled as part of Arlington Heights Road reconstruction will be replaced elsewhere
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Correctional officer shortage putting crunch on jailsJan 05, 2024 5:15 am - The law enforcement officer shortage that’s plagued police departments across the country in recent years also is having serious consequences for jails and prisons. The p...
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Lake County opens new Vote-by-Mail Processing CenterJan 04, 2024 6:57 pm - Lake County officials unveiled a newly renovated Vote-by-Mail Processing Center Thursday that they said would improve automation and make voting by mail more secure. Lake...
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The importance of opennessJan 04, 2024 9:14 am - Keeping the spirit of Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act
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What’s that smell? Officials trace natural gas odor sweeping across state back to IowaJan 03, 2024 2:35 pm - A widespread natural gas odor reported by residents of Lake and McHenry counties, as well as other parts of northern Illinois, is being attributed to equipment maintenanc...
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Wauconda District 118 releases details from $22,500 settlement agreement ˗ five years laterJan 02, 2024 3:46 pm - Nearly five years after the Daily Herald requested documents detailing a $22,500 payout from Wauconda Unit School District 118 to a student’s family, the district has rel...
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Recent home and property salesJan 02, 2024 2:16 pm - Antioch $689,500; 581 Birch Hollow Drive, Antioch; Sold on Nov. 14, 2023, by Charles C Haling Trust to Adam Neel $525,000; 40030 N Sibley Drive, Antioch; Sold on Nov. 22,...
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Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge marks 25 years of helping Special Recreation athletesJan 02, 2024 8:59 am - A record number of likely more than 515 participants plunged into chilly Lake Michigan waters in Waukegan Monday for the 25th Annual Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge. The annua...
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Battery suspect man flees hospital, captured by sheriff’s dogDec 31, 2023 3:22 pm - An Island Lake man accused of beating and strangling a woman escaped custody while being taken into a hospital early Sunday but later was captured by Lake County Sheriff’...