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CASA Lake County raises over $480,000 at 2024 gala to support foster care advocacyOct 14, 2024 3:39 pm - On Friday Sept. 27, CASA Lake County hosted its highly anticipated 2024 Gala at the Westin Chicago Northshore, drawing over 200 attendees who united to support the mission of advocating for children in foster care.
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From safety to silence: More people of all ages are engaging with bikingOct 13, 2024 6:00 am - Biking news in the Chicago area ranges from hopeful planners to enthusiastic youth and the solemnity of a memorial ride. Here’s just a sample.
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Use of technology, customer service are goals for Lake County circuit court clerk candidatesOct 11, 2024 8:53 pm - Incumbent Lake County circuit court Clerk Erin Cartwright-Weinstein is being challenged by former assistant state’s attorney and Lake County Clerk Carla Wyckoff.
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‘Step in the right direction’: Judges recommend Aqua Illinois rate hike be reduced 43% to $10.9 millionOct 11, 2024 6:04 pm - State regulatory judges have recommended a rate hike 43% below that being requested by Aqua Illinois but a consumer watchdog says that isn’t enough.
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Girl Scouts start Lake County Forest Preserves’ first Junior Ranger programOct 10, 2024 7:28 pm - Thanks to the efforts of two best friends, traipsing through the woods and discovering new wildlife can now result in gaining a title and patch. Girl Scout cadettes Maggie Kidd of Hawthorn Woods and Aarna Patel of Kildeer Troop 1897 in Lake Zurich helped create the Lake County Forest Preserves’ new Junior Ranger program.
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Authorities: Man was stealing vases from cemeteries and selling them as scrap metalOct 10, 2024 2:11 pm - A Waukegan man is charged with theft and gravestone vandalism after Lake County sheriff’s detectives say he and an accomplice stole hundreds of metal vases from cemeteries and sold them as scrap metal.
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‘Critical purchase for residents’: Greenbelt Forest Preserve to grow by 13 acres with $3.25 million acquisitionOct 09, 2024 8:06 pm - Lake County forest preserve holdings continue to grow with the pending purchase of a 13-acre addition to the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North Chicago.
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Endorsement: Schneider for Congress, Dist. 10Oct 09, 2024 4:00 am - For a political newcomer, Republican Lake Forest businessman Jim Carris brings an impressive cooperative spirit and a fairly well honed political vision to the race for C...
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Cashless bail sparks spirited debate between Lake County state’s attorney hopefulsOct 08, 2024 6:41 pm - Incumbent Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart, Democrat, and his Republican challenger Mary Cole, a former Lake County prosecutor sparred over cashless bail during their spirited Daily Herald endorsement interview.
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‘The project I hear most about from residents’: Key contract signed for planned Patriot Path in central Lake CountyOct 08, 2024 6:22 pm - The Patriot Path, an idea raised 20 years ago for a trail to link thousands of residents to multiple destinations in central and eastern Lake County, is steadily advancing toward construction.