Lake County
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Wheeling library seeking next maker-in-residenceDec 18, 2025 2:53 pm - Suburban painters, crafters and other artists who want to show off their skills can apply for the 2026 maker-in-residence program at Wheeling’s Indian Trails Public Library.
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Jeeps on the Run generates nearly $200,000 in toys, cash for Toys for Tots campaignsDec 18, 2025 2:26 pm - The Jeeps on the Run crowd delivered once again this year, with an estimated $130,000 worth of toys and $60,000 in cash collected for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots programs in Lake and McHenry counties.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank CEO named food bank leader of the year by national publicationDec 18, 2025 12:51 pm - The president and CEO of Northern Illinois Food Bank has been named 2025 Food Bank Leader of the Year by a national trade publication.
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‘Our family tradition’: Vending machines at Aurora mall make giving as easy as buying a snackDec 18, 2025 11:11 am - The Light the World Giving Machines are back at the Fox Valley Mall for a third year. The vending-style machines allow people to donate to local and national charities.
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Boys basketball: Stevenson stymies South ElginDec 17, 2025 10:07 pm - Stevenson’s boys basketball team beat South Elgin 75-33 on Wednesday.
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Lake Zurich ‘Shop with a Cop’Dec 17, 2025 2:38 pm - On Dec. 10, the Lake Zurich Police Department held its 10th annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ event. Children from the Lake Zurich area were treated to a pizza party at the Lake Zurich police station before riding in a police squad car to the Lake Zurich Walmart store.
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Cold weather forces cancellation of bike camping outing at Deer GroveDec 17, 2025 1:52 pm - Arguing with Mother Nature can be a losing proposition, and, minimally, a high risk. So concluded Out Our Front Door, a Chicago-based bike camping organization that canceled its Dec. 13-14 biking/camping plans in Cook County’s Deer Grove Forest Preserve due to single-digit temperatures.
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Giving in the W: Woodland Intermediate students donate to Lurie Children's HospitalDec 17, 2025 1:09 pm - Students at Woodland Intermediate School had the opportunity to give back in a meaningful way. Instead of using the ROAR cash they earned for showing ROAR behaviors to buy little toys and rewards for themselves, they purchased items from the ROARazon store to donate to patients at Lurie Children's Hospital.
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Fremont District 79 students shop for families in needDec 17, 2025 11:51 am - Students from the grades 1-2 and 3-4 multi-age classrooms at Fremont Elementary and Intermediate Schools participated in their annual tradition of shopping for local families in need at Target in Mundelein on Dec. 12.
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Why building owner is marketing former Uncle Julio’s space for office use in Vernon HillsDec 17, 2025 11:35 am - Vernon Hills officials agree the northwest corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Route 60 near Hawthorn mall is a valuable location in the retail-heavy village, but are split on whether medical offices are a good use for the site.