Lake County
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Hot deals for hot dogs: Restaurants celebrate National Hot Dog Day WednesdayJul 15, 2025 11:58 am - Celebrate National Hot Dog Day on Wednesday with deals at local restaurants.
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Chaperone policy reinstated at Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor ChicagoJul 15, 2025 10:34 am - A chaperone policy is being reactivated beginning Thursday at Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor in Gurnee.
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Motorcyclist killed in weekend crash identified as Grayslake manJul 15, 2025 9:29 am - A motorcyclist who died from injuries as a result of a crash early Saturday in an unincorporated area near Gurnee has been identified as Andrew Ryan, 27, of Grayslake.
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Why the races to succeed Krishnamoorthi, Schakowsky in Congress are packedJul 15, 2025 6:42 am - The announcements that Democratic U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Jan Schakowsky would not run for reelection to their suburban districts created a deluge of hopefuls seeking to succeed them in 2026.
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Nearly $200 million Mundelein High School improvement plan underwayJul 14, 2025 9:36 pm - Construction is in high gear on the Mundelein High School campus, with one project near completion and groundwork for eight new classrooms and associated spaces moving along.
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Illinois firefighters join disaster response in TexasJul 14, 2025 7:35 pm - A team of Illinois firefighters has begun working search-and-rescue missions in flood-ravaged Texas as part of a national response to the crisis there.
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‘Getting the job done is what counts’: Mundelein mayor taps ex-rival for new village roleJul 14, 2025 7:30 pm - Rather than metaphorically burying her most recent political rival, Mundelein Mayor Robin Meier has selected him for a prominent village post.
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‘Reopened wounds’: Fourteen years after murder conviction, Marni Yang returns to courtJul 14, 2025 4:18 pm - The lawyer for Marni Yang, convicted in the 2007 shooting death of Rhoni Reuter and her unborn child in Reuter’s Deerfield home, argues for a new trial citing DNA and other crime scene evidence which he says exonerates his client.
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North Barrington plan commission members to be reappointedJul 14, 2025 3:08 pm - Two North Barrington residents are slated to get new terms on the village’s plan commission this week.
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St. Charles philanthropic group aims to expand givingJul 14, 2025 12:52 pm - The Fox River Business Alliance raised $27,000 for Kane County charities in 2024, and group members hope to outdo that record this year as efforts expand.