Lake County News
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Mundelein dentist does complete office remodel and other steps to ensure patient safety
Aug 3, 2020 1:35 PM - Dr. Anthony Markiewicz did a complete remodel on his Mundelein office, including installing a new HVAC system which made each dental operatory a "negative-pressure" room and putting in six medical grade HEPA filtration systems with UV-c sterilization. With the help of his team, Dr. Markiewicz developed new and thorough safety protocols that have been implemented. -
Fox River Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution carries the 'Torch of Patriotism'
Aug 3, 2020 1:16 PM - 2020 marks the fifth anniversary of the Fox River Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Since 2019, the chapter's 80 members logged 19,055 hours of volunteer activity that supported a wide range of issues facing the community's most vulnerable citizens, our country and the planet. -
Mundelein High board to talk budgetAug 2, 2020 5:24 PM - The Mundelein High School District 120 board will meet Tuesday to discuss the tenative budget for the 2021 fiscal year.
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Waukegan company hands out 50,000 face masks and hands sanitizer
Aug 3, 2020 9:33 AM - Medline provides 50,000 resuable facemasks and hand sanitizer to its Waukegan and Lake County neighbors Saturday during a drivethrough event at the company's Waukegan distribution center. -
'We owe it to them': Navy veteran finds new mission playing taps
Aug 3, 2020 6:12 AM - After being laid off from his job in the electronics industry about 12 years ago, Navy veteran Jim Reynolds revisited his roots for a new sense of purpose. -
Backpacks, crayons, chalk and kids make "Back-to-School Bash" a success
Aug 1, 2020 2:12 PM - A Hawthorn Mall "Back-to-School Bash" brings dozens of donated backpacks filled with school supplies to Vernon Hills Saturday. -
Suburban art fairs return in altered form as physically distanced 'art walks'
Aug 1, 2020 7:33 AM - Suburban summer art fairs postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic return in a modified, physically distanced format with mandatory face coverings and timed admission. -
Cleve Carney Museum of Art sets fall 2020 virtual programming
Aug 3, 2020 6:48 PM - The Cleve Carney Museum of Art and the McAninch Arts Center have announced a robust series of virtual offerings. Programming will include online exhibitions, artist talks and educational resources for children, and feature well-known artists such as Edra Soto and Trevor Paglen. -
Woodlands Academy collaboration creates robust new online offerings
Aug 3, 2020 10:17 AM - International boarding students unable to attend in-person classroom activity this fall due to visa and COVID-19 constraints can fully participate in four robust online courses thanks to the joint effort of two Sacred Heart network schools. -
'This disease is not a joke': Lake Zurich man thought COVID-19 was a hoax, then needed new lungs
Aug 2, 2020 1:02 PM - A Lake Zurich man who was the second known COVID-19 patient in the nation to undergo a double-lung transplant thought the virus was a hoax until he contracted it.
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