Wauconda News
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Wauconda restaurant's new menu item supports local food pantry
Sep 19, 2020 8:21 AM - When Joe Kafka, the co-owner of Bulldogs Grill in Wauconda, heard the local food pantry had vegetables that go unused, he created a tasty way to help. For the past few Fridays, Kafka has been using vegetables from the Wauconda/Island Lake Food Pantry as ingredients for a new menu item he sells for $4 a bowl, with proceeds going back to the pantry. -
21-year-old man dies after two-vehicle crash in Wauconda
Sep 18, 2020 2:51 PM - One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Wauconda early Friday morning. -
Over 170 Lake County area students named National Merit semifinalistsSep 15, 2020 4:41 PM - National Merit Scholarship Corp. officials recently announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
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How suburban restaurants plan to extend outdoor dining into fall
Sep 15, 2020 6:00 AM - Outdoor dining has been a savior for suburban restaurants this summer, and owners are getting creative to keep it going as long as possible. -
Sunflowers for scholarships -- Wauconda Garden Club finds fundraising alternative
Sep 14, 2020 4:28 PM - The Wauconda Garden Club is selling sunflowers from an Island Lake farm field to raise money for student scholarships. -
Sierra Club-Lake County launches monthly meetings Sept. 13
Sep 9, 2020 4:22 PM - Woods & Wetlands Sierra Club-Lake County is launching regular monthly meetings on the outdoors and the environment, beginning on Sept. 13. It feature Andrew Rutter, wildlife ecologist for the Lake County Forest Preserves, who will speak on mammals living in and along Lake County's rivers, primarily the Des Plaines and the Fox. -
Virtual Latinx Heritage Month celebrates local college collaboration and color
Sep 10, 2020 4:16 PM - Join College of Lake County for a virtual celebration of Latinx Heritage Month. Observed Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 in honor of an abundance of Latin American independence days, Latinx Heritage Month is a celebration of history, culture and community. -
There's an extra week to hit Phil's Beach on Bangs Lake
Sep 2, 2020 6:15 PM - Because lifeguards and staff are available, the Wauconda Park District has extended the season at Phil's Beach to Sept. 13. -
Barrington Area CROP Hunger Walk goes virtual!
Sep 2, 2020 8:25 AM - Over the past 50 years, tens of thousands of walkers cross the country have raised more than $500 million through the annual CROP Hunger Walk. -
Former Wauconda school board member remembered for compassion, integrity
Aug 31, 2020 6:45 PM - Longtime educator and Wauconda Unit District 118 school board member and president John Christopher Armstrong is remembered for his humor and compassion.
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