Lake County
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Girls basketball: Rolling Meadows surges late to win regional over Lake ZurichFeb 19, 2026 8:35 pm - When Abby Ramel, Rolling Meadows’ leading scorer, fouled out with 6 ½ minutes left, the Mustangs took it as a challenge. Meadows outscored Lake Zurich 14-3 the rest of th...
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Girls basketball: McCrea’s layup in closing seconds lifts St. Viator to third straight regional titleFeb 19, 2026 8:21 pm - St. Viator went “Navy” to sink Lake Forest 30-29 in the title game of the Class 3A Antioch regional Thursday. St. Viator (19-14) will meet second-seeded Wauconda next Tue...
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Mundelein police officer honored for stopping $196,000 fraudFeb 19, 2026 6:39 pm - A Mundelein police officer has been honored for helping a local resident recover $196,000 that almost was lost in a scam.
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Who’s poised to take over in the Class 4A boys basketball playoffs?Feb 19, 2026 6:04 pm - Last week we looked at several girls basketball players capable of putting their team on their shoulders in the playoffs. Now we’ll look at a bunch of boys players poised to take over in the Class 4A playoffs.
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Cook County’s top prosecutor lays out road map for charging federal agentsFeb 19, 2026 5:21 pm - Stating that “no one is above the law,” Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced new protocols Thursday her office will follow to prosecute federal agents for unlawful use of force.
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Steelers legend Mike Wagner, Lake Villa native and Carmel grad, passes away at 76Feb 19, 2026 1:47 pm - Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Wagner, a Carmel High School grad who won four Super Bowl rings, passed away Wednesday at 76 after battling pancreatic cancer.
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Krishnamoorthi among nation’s top U.S. Senate fundraisersFeb 19, 2026 11:26 am - U.S. Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg continues to have one of the best-funded campaigns in the nation.
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Cook County’s top prosecutor lays out road map for charging federal agentsFeb 19, 2026 10:27 am - Stating that “no one is above the law,” Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced new protocols Thursday that will allow her office to prosecute federal agents for unlawful use of force.
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‘We view it as a trust’: Top Shelf Ice Arena in Gurnee snares $50K business grantFeb 18, 2026 7:44 pm - Top Shelf Ice Arena at Gurnee Mills will receive a $50,000 village contribution to reconfigure the interior entrance into an NHL-themed retail space.
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Waukegan man gets 21 years for hijacking vehicleFeb 18, 2026 6:37 pm - A man from Waukegan was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday for hijacking a car at gunpoint while a woman and her 10-year-old son were in it. Twenty-two-year-old El...