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‘I think it’s delivered everything we hoped it would’: Lake County leaders celebrate five years of 211 helplineOct 26, 2024 9:58 am - United Way of Lake County and dozens of partner organizations are celebrating five years of 211 service and more than 350,000 connections made since its debut.
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McHenry High grad and former INCubatoredu student earns $2,500 GritGrant from INCubatoreduOct 25, 2024 9:43 pm - Arlett Zarate Diaz, a McHenry High 2024 grad and first-generation college student, was awarded a $2,500 GritGrant related to her work last year when she was a high school senior in the school’s INCubatoredu entrepreneurship class.
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‘Providing a free home inspection’: Annual arrival of box elder and stink bugs is a good reason to button upOct 25, 2024 7:56 pm - Just like colors changing or frost on the pumpkin, a sure sign of fall is the arrival of box elder and stink bugs looking for warmth inside your home
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Lake County Board District 12 candidates clash over incumbent’s attendance, challenger’s financial supportOct 24, 2024 8:41 pm - Incumbent Democrat Paras Parekh, seeking reelection to represent District 12 on the Lake County Board, is being challenged by Republican Andy Dalkin, an attorney and political newcomer.
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Continuing long records of public service cited by candidates for Lake County Board District 5Oct 22, 2024 8:04 pm - Republican incumbent J. Kevin Hunter, who is seeking reelection to represent District 5 on the Lake County Board, is being challenged by Democrat Michael Conway, an attorney and Lake Villa District 41 school board president.
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‘A pleasure to see the building come down’: Demolition begins to clear site for attainable senior housing in LibertyvilleOct 22, 2024 7:33 pm - About three years after the plan was introduced, removal of a single-story building at 500 Peterson Road began Tuesday to clear the site for a $25 million mixed-use development to include “attainable” apartments for those 55 and older.
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32-year sentence for man convicted in fatal shooting at Gurnee MillsOct 21, 2024 12:55 pm - A 27-year-old Vernon Hills man convicted in June of second-degree murder and other charges has been sentenced to 32 years in prison in the 2021 shooting death of a Zion man in a Gurnee Mills parking lot.
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Endorsement: Cartwright Weinstein for Lake County Circuit Court ClerkOct 21, 2024 9:38 am - Incumbent Erin Cartwright Weinstein, a Democrat from Gurnee, is being challenged by Lake Forest Republican Carla Wyckoff, a former Lake County Clerk. Cartwright Weinstein...
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Ready to vote? Early voting expands across the suburbs MondayOct 20, 2024 9:00 pm - If you know who you want to vote for and want to cast your ballot now, you’re in luck. Early voting expands across the suburbs starting Monday. Here’s what you need to know.
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How much of your county’s transit sales tax dollars are going to transportation? It ranges from 3% to 100%Oct 20, 2024 9:00 pm - While some counties use all of their RTA sales tax for transportation, others channel millions into public safety.