Waukegan
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Free as a bird: In retirement, columnist plans to travel in hopes of new sightingsAug 05, 2024 11:52 am - Words on Birds columnist Jeff Reiter recently retired from his day job and looks forward to traveling and new sightings of birds.
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Festivals Aug. 9-15: Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Gurnee Days, Taste of Glen EllynAug 05, 2024 10:32 am - Mark your calendars for Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Gurnee Days, the Taste of Glen Ellyn and more happening this week.
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Chicago Air and Water Show, Highwood Garlic Fest, Taste of Glen Ellyn and more in this week’s eventsAug 05, 2024 10:32 am - Sunday, Aug. 11 Blueberry Festival and Corn Boil: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 and Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17-18, at Windy Acres Farm Stand, 37W446 Fabyan ...
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Why Aqua Illinois is building a second water treatment plant in Hawthorn WoodsAug 02, 2024 12:25 pm - Water system operator Aqua Illinois, which has had past issues involving customer outages, is building a second water treatment plant in Hawthorn Woods to ensure reliability of the system.
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Authorities: Man living in home with day care had child sexual abuse materialsAug 01, 2024 8:22 pm - A Grayslake man who lives in a home where a family member runs a day care is charged with possessing hundreds of sexually explicit photos and videos of children, authorities said.
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Sheriffs deputies credited with saving Gurnee-area manAug 01, 2024 11:30 am - Lake County sheriff’s deputies are being credited with saving the life of a man who attempted to harm himself Wednesday night.
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National Night Out is Aug. 6. Here’s what’s going on across the suburbsAug 01, 2024 9:42 am - National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event is intended to help build bonds between communities and their local law enforcement. Here are some of the events planned in local communities.
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‘It’s been like this for 20 years’: Long-stalled subdivision rebooted in WaucondaJul 31, 2024 9:28 pm - After 20 years, the Highland Terrace neighborhood just north of Bangs Lake and downtown Wauconda is set to be finished.
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Battling buckthorn and other invasive speciesJul 31, 2024 4:35 pm - Battling buckthorn and other invasive plants is the topic of Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie chapter from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midloth...
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Aqua Illinois customers slam water rate increase proposalJul 31, 2024 1:22 pm - Northern Illinois residents traveled to McHenry County College this week to comment on private water and sewer utility Aqua Illinois' request for a rate increase. Aqua Illinois customers, advocacy groups and lawmakers appealed to the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject the proposed water rate increase.