Lake County News
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Wheeling man charged with shooting cop held without bond
Aug 17, 2019 7:08 PM - A 43-year-old gunman whose Thursday afternoon standoff with police left one officer wounded and a Wheeling neighborhood barricaded for hours is being held in jail without bond. -
Racers get down and dirty in Grayslake to fight MS
Aug 17, 2019 5:02 PM - About 2,500 racers crawled, slid and ran through an obstacle course filled with mud during the 7th annual MuckFest MS. -
Suburban Heroes: Lincolnshire couple saved teens' lives during gas leak at pool
Aug 17, 2019 4:48 PM - A Lincolnshire couple was publicly honored for rescuing two teens who'd been overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in May. -
Probation for driver in fatal 2017 Barrington Hills crash
Aug 17, 2019 3:22 PM - A Rolling Meadows man charged in connection with a 2017 crash that killed a Barrington High School student has been sentenced to probation, court records show. -
Wheeling 911 center wins recognition for work on missing kidsAug 17, 2019 1:00 AM - Wheeling Police Department's 911 Center is being recognized at the APCO International Conference for best practices by The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for completing the Missing Kids Readiness Program.
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Man charged in shooting of Illinois State Police officer in Wheeling
Aug 17, 2019 12:38 AM - Residents of the Wheeling neighborhood where an Illinois State Police officer was shot Thursday night described the police activity and violence as scary and disturbing. -
Baird & Warner's Good Will Network Donates $120,000 to Support Chicagoland CommunitiesAug 16, 2019 10:46 PM - Baird & Warner, Chicagoland's largest family-owned independent residential real estate services company, today announced the 10 nonprofit finalists vying for $120,000 as part of the real estate firm's annual Good Will Network philanthropic initiative.
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Smoked meat, roasted corn and blues artists highlight Little Bear Ribfest
Aug 16, 2019 9:12 PM - The Vernon Hills Park District opened its ninth annual Little Bear Ribfest Friday night. -
Man gets 15 years in Zion hit-and-runAug 16, 2019 9:04 PM - A Kenosha, Wisconsin, man was sentenced to 15 years in prison this week for leaving the scene of a 2017 crash in Zion that killed a 19-year-old from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
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Open house-style meeting on state project in Gurnee scheduled for TuesdayAug 16, 2019 5:55 PM - The Lake County Division of Transportation is hosting a public hearing to discuss a road project at Stearns School Road and US 41 in Gurnee.
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