Wauconda
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Fight hunger with food, races and golf: Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 2025 event calendarJan 17, 2025 1:30 pm - In 2025, Northern Illinois Food Bank is hosting events including Cup of Hope tea, Fight Hunger 10K/5K, Taste culinary event, and Hunger Scramble golf to raise funds and awareness to provide food and resources for those in need.
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‘He had been wandering all night’: Forest preserve police lauded for finding man missing in frigid conditionsJan 16, 2025 7:54 pm - Two Lake County forest preserves police officers have been honored for their dedication and effort to find a 60-year-old man with autism who had been lost overnight while the temperature dipped below freezing.
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‘He was thinking about the Smithsonian’: Dunn Museum expands to snare exhibition of renowned artist Alex RossJan 16, 2025 8:37 am - At the suggestion of renowned comic book artist Alex Ross, exhibition space will be added at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County to put Marvel and DC heroes up front.
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Some suburban reps plan to skip Trump’s inaugurationJan 15, 2025 4:52 pm - Several members of the suburban delegation to Congress won’t attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday.
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.: A list of suburban eventsJan 15, 2025 4:27 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader.
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‘We've been doing really, really well’: New Vernon Hills pickleball club off to a fast startJan 15, 2025 10:07 am - The end of a free 30-day membership promotion is nearing but given the reception, owners of Ace Pickleball Club of Vernon Hills are confident the early attention will carry over.
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‘We’re moving along’: Another step taken in Old McHenry Crossings projectJan 14, 2025 9:00 pm - Construction likely is still a few years away but work continues on the details of what could be the largest single road project undertaken in Lake County.
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James Lumber Center 2025 season continues with eclectic mix of musicJan 14, 2025 3:05 pm - The James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County offers entertainment from a wide range of musical genres. This season continues that tradition with renowned Mexican, rock, Americana, jazz, classical, and pop music artists gracing the JLC mainstage.
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New Lake County forest preserve podcast focuses on climate changeJan 12, 2025 3:55 pm - The third season of “Words of the Woods,” the Lake County Forest Preserves’ award-winning podcast about nature and history, is underway. This season focuses on climate change.
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Lake County to conduct ‘Point in Time’ count of homeless Jan. 29Jan 12, 2025 3:55 pm - Volunteers are needed to help end homelessness by participating in the Lake County 2025 Point In Time Count the night of Wednesday, Jan. 29.