Waukegan
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Lake County Indians Association offering ‘H2O Heroes’ high school internship programMay 18, 2025 10:02 am - The Lake County Indians Association is offering the "H2O Heroes" summer technology internship program for high school students, focusing on solving real environmental problems.
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Kids enjoy hands-on exhibits at first responders expoMay 17, 2025 4:49 pm - Children and their families got an up-close look at dozens of police and fire equipment from Lake County departments Saturday during the 26th annual First Responders Expo at Gurnee Mills.
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The Biz Week That Was: Sears’ HQ nearly razed, Dick’s buys Foot Locker, and Walmart warns of higher pricesMay 17, 2025 1:35 pm - The demolition of Sears campus in Hoffman Estates is almost done The demolition of Sears’ former 2.4 million-square-foot headquarters in Hoffman Estates is entering ...
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Bird-friendly rules extended to new residential construction in unincorporated Lake CountyMay 15, 2025 2:59 pm - Lake County has extended requirements for bird-friendly design to include new residential construction.
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‘How do they do it?’: Endangered piping plovers return to the same spot in Waukegan for a second yearMay 14, 2025 6:44 am - A beloved shorebird couple recently reunited at a private beach along Lake Michigan in Waukegan, completing a remarkable journey for a second consecutive year.
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Warm weather bringing more ticks to the suburbsMay 12, 2025 4:28 pm - As warmer weather arrives and more folks enjoy the outdoors, suburban health experts warn residents to protect themselves and their families against diseases that spread by tick bites.
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Chicago man charged in deadly 2021 Gurnee road-rage shootingMay 12, 2025 4:18 pm - A Chicago man is facing murder charges in the 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee of a Southern Illinois University student who was home for Thanksgiving break.
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College of Lake County welcomes incoming trustees and extends gratitude to outgoing trusteesMay 12, 2025 1:24 pm - College of Lake County recently welcomed newly elected community members Dawn Abernathy, M.A.T.; Celeste Flores, B.A.; and Janet Gibson, M.S.; and CLC student Andrea Gomez to the board of trustees. Judge Stephen M. DeRue, 19th Judicial Circuit Court, Lake County, administered the oath of office at the meeting in the Grayslake Campus Conference Center.
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‘Not our typical audience’: CLC’s Urban Farm Center envisioned as community assetMay 11, 2025 9:00 pm - Construction of a modern growing operation is about to get underway in downtown Waukegan with a mission beyond food production.
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‘Education and enforcement’: Why you can expect to see more police on Route 59 todayMay 09, 2025 5:30 am - Police departments across the suburbs — from Wauconda up north to Naperville down south and nearly everywhere in between — are teaming up for a regional traffic safety initiative all day Friday along the Route 59 corridor.