Lake County
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‘All about having fun’: Buddy Baseball is a grand slam for kids and adults with disabilitiesJul 31, 2026 3:18 pm - Buddy Baseball programs throughout the suburbs are helping people with disabilities enjoy America’s pastime with the help of dedicated volunteers.
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Search continues for missing person near Oak Spring Road and Des Plaines River TrailJul 31, 2026 1:33 pm - An hourslong water search for a reported missing person near Libertyville concluded about 4 p.m. Friday but a team of dogs continued to search the shoreline as evening neared.
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Investigation continues to ID remains found in Fox RiverJul 31, 2026 12:19 pm - The McHenry County Coroner's Office continues to investigate a partial head found Wednesday night in the Fox River.
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‘Something I can do to help’: Suburban donors respond to blood shortage crisisJul 30, 2026 6:11 pm - Blood donors came to a Libertyville clinic Thursday after the American Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for only the second time in its 145-year history.
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Safety or surveillance? Debate over license plate cameras in the suburbs heats upJul 30, 2026 5:37 pm - The heated national debate over the proliferation of automated license-plate reading cameras flared up in the suburbs this month, both in the halls of government and on the streets.
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Townhouse community ready to roll on long inactive Solo Cup site in Highland ParkJul 30, 2026 3:49 pm - Development of the high-priority former Solo Cup site at 1700 Deerfield Road in Highland Park is officially underway.
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Mundelein police shooting of Mary Alice Love ruled a homicide: ‘A big deal for the family’Jul 30, 2026 2:19 pm - The fatal police shooting of Mary Alice Love, the 37-year-old Black Mundelein woman killed in May during a mental health crisis, has been ruled a homicide, a potential step toward criminal charges for the involved officer.
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Investigation leads to murder charges in case of Mundelein-area man reported missing in NovemberJul 30, 2026 1:51 pm - Two Mundelein-area men are charged with the murder of a man reported missing in early November, authorities said Thursday.
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Community unity: Join National Night Out events in the suburbsJul 30, 2026 10:48 am - National Night Out is an annual event held on the first Tuesday in August, intended to bring communities together to enhance the public’s relationship with local police and emergency personnel while building neighborhood spirit. This year’s official date is Tuesday, Aug. 4, although some events take place in the surrounding week.
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Not what it once was, but still plenty of ag to show off and celebrate at Lake County FairJul 29, 2026 4:32 pm - A five-day celebration of rides, attractions, entertainment events and farming culture began Wednesday to mark the 97th year of Lake County Fair.