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‘A substantially improved plan’: Second phase of Hawthorn mall transformation officially approved in Vernon HillsSep 17, 2025 7:27 pm - Changes allowing for what is described as an important milestone in the ongoing transformation of the Hawthorn mall property in Vernon Hills have been officially approved.
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Projects in Belvidere and Waukegan take home preservation awardsSep 17, 2025 12:43 pm - An affordable housing development in Belvidere and a restored library in Waukegan are winners of Landmarks Illinois’ Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards.
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Best Bets: Cantigny’s First Division Museum salutes Bob HopeSep 17, 2025 9:38 am - Cantigny’s First Division Museum examines the legacy of comedian Bob Hope, Buddy Guy plays a free concert during Chicago Live! at Navy Pier, comedians host a fundraiser at Zanies Rosemont, and it’s the last weekend for Cleve Carney Museum of Art’s “Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World.”
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Beach Park man sentenced to 27 years for attempted murder in stabbing of 8-year-oldSep 16, 2025 3:39 pm - A Beach Park man has been sentenced to 27 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one count of attempted first-degree murder in the 2024 stabbing of an 8-year-old child.
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‘Too close to a residential area’: Libertyville nixes luxury dog boarding facilitySep 15, 2025 6:49 pm - A proposed luxury dog boarding and daycare facility operators say would feature chandeliers and a reception area akin to a Ritz-Carlton hotel for canines has been rejected in Libertyville.
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Actors needed for CLC theater production of “39 Steps”Sep 15, 2025 1:58 pm - Auditions are available for the College of Lake County theater department’s production of “39 Steps,” adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the novel by John Buchan, from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock and directed by Dylan S. Roberts.
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Route 45 resurfacing in Antioch begins MondaySep 14, 2025 11:09 am - Resurfacing a 1.9-mile stretch of Route 45 (Bristol Road) from Rosecrans Road (Route 173) to south of 128th Street/North Avenue in Antioch will require intermittent daytime lane closures beginning, weather permitting, Monday, Sept. 15.
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‘Lots of loyal golfers’: Village Green golf course in Mundelein closing after more than 60 yearsSep 13, 2025 5:35 pm - The last public rounds since Village Green golf course opened at Winchester and Midlothian roads in Mundelein in 1962 will be played Sunday.
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Buffalo Grove, Hoffman Estates, Lakes, Schaumburg and Wauconda among Friday’s football winnersSep 13, 2025 4:57 pm - A roundup of Friday’s football action for Cook and Lake counties.
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‘Absolutely one of a kind’: 1860 banner links Libertyville to Lincoln electionSep 12, 2025 11:51 am - A delicate maneuver has ensured Libertyville’s tie to a short-lived but influential political movement that helped elect Abraham Lincoln president in 1860 will be preserved.