Lake County
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Community pulls together for Cary Barbershop owner as she recovers from hospital stayMay 04, 2026 1:09 pm - Hannah Haldeman, the owner of Cary Barbershop, is recovering from necrotizing fasciitis, a rare and aggressive bacterial infection that can be fatal.
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Buffalo Grove STEM Expo set for May 16May 04, 2026 1:08 pm - The Buffalo Grove Park District in partnership with the Buffalo Grove 4C Stem Club is hosting the Buffalo Grove STEM Expo from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 16, at the Community Arts Center, 225 McHenry Road.
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McHenry County Conservation District honors four leaders with 2026 Legacy and Champion AwardsMay 04, 2026 11:37 am - McHenry County Conservation District recently honored four individuals for their exceptional contributions to local conservation efforts: Wayne Schennum and Steve Weller with the Conservation Legacy Award, and Ders Anderson and Nancy Williamson with the Conservation Champion Award.
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Candy crush: Long Grove chocolate shop doubles as museum to iconic bridge’s mishapsMay 03, 2026 8:45 pm - Long Grove is well known, notorious even, for the frequency at which the town’s iconic covered bridge has been hit by vehicles too big to pass through. Now local store Broken Bridge Treats is paying tribute to that history with a minimuseum documenting the dozens of mishaps.
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An airborne assist: Drones becoming new first responders in suburban policingMay 03, 2026 8:45 pm - Drone technology is being embraced with growing frequency by suburban police departments that are looking to the airborne devices as automated first responders.
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Art show season is blooming in the suburbsMay 03, 2026 3:46 pm - May flowers aren’t the only eye-catching beauty starting to pop up across the suburbs now that April showers are (hopefully) behind us. Art show season is underway, filling our local parks, town squares and other public gathering spaces with the work of the region’s finest creatives.
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College Achievers: Huntley’s Bakes brothers become first twins to hit grand slams in the same gameMay 03, 2026 1:03 pm - Huntley High School graduates and brothers Brayden and Ryan Bakes of Illinois State University became the first set of twins in NCAA history to hit grand slam home runs in the same game.
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Gurnee police make arrests in string of commercial burglariesMay 02, 2026 6:30 pm - Three juveniles have been arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation that tied them to a string of commercial burglaries across Lake County, authorities s...
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Girls soccer: Barrington, Naperville Central advance to Watson invite title gameMay 02, 2026 6:11 pm - Two days after its thrilling victory in penalties, Barrington celebrated yet another win in the same fashion Saturday morning in the semifinals of the Ed Watson Napervill...
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Historic 8-sided barn taken down piece by piece, rebuilt at Richardson Adventure Farm to be event venueMay 02, 2026 5:25 pm - A rare, eight-sided barn that stood on the south end of Spring Grove for well over a century is getting raised again. The circa-1876 barn stood on the Hatch-Kattner farm for nearly 150 years, but was “on its last legs” when the farmland went up for sale three years ago, said George Richardson, of Richardson Adventure Farm. Taken apart piece by piece and stored until it could be rebuilt, it’s now being put back together with hopes for it to survive another 150 years.