Lake County
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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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‘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.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank names new chief philanthropy officerMay 08, 2025 11:03 pm - Colleen Ahearn was appointed as chief philanthropy officer at Northern Illinois Food Bank, leading fundraising, marketing, and volunteer engagement efforts across a 13-county service area.
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A record-breaking day at Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual Fight Hunger Run/WalkMay 08, 2025 6:37 pm - Over 1,600 participants gathered at Cantigny Park in Wheaton for Northern Illinois Food Bank's 12th annual Fight Hunger 10K, 5K, and 1-mile run/walk on May 3.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for April 2025May 08, 2025 7:57 am - The Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest winners for April capture the beauty of the natural world, from the Arizona desert, all the way to a remote South Atlantic island.
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‘One of our biggest challenges’: Modernizing Wildwood water system includes replacing old linesMay 07, 2025 6:33 pm - Water-related improvements in the unincorporated Wildwood and Gages Lake areas near Grayslake will continue this year.
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Wadsworth Road to close at Canadian Pacific Railroad crossing May 8May 07, 2025 2:05 pm - Wadsworth Road between Route 41 and Kilbourne Road east of the Des Plaines River in northeastern Lake County will be closed Thursday, May 8 for rail crossing repairs.
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Tunnel to Towers 9/11 mobile exhibit coming to Gurnee MillsMay 07, 2025 2:03 pm - A welcome procession for the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 NEVER FORGET mobile exhibit will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. May 16 at Gurnee Mills, in parking lot E at 6170 W. Grand Ave.