Lake County
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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.
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Gurnee police to distribute Turkey Trot proceeds to charityDec 17, 2025 11:03 am - The Gurnee Police Department will host an event Monday to distribute proceeds from the 31st annual Jon Callaghan Memorial Turkey Trot.
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Final step in Lake Michigan water project near Buffalo Grove underwayDec 17, 2025 8:15 am - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has approved the changeover to Lake Michigan water for the Pekara, Inverrary and Horatio Gardens neighborhoods near Buffalo Grove.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 21-27Dec 17, 2025 3:30 am - Garden club meetings in the Chicago suburbs cover a range of topics such as creating moonlit spaces, hardscape designs, succulents, prairies and bison, and using native plants in home landscapes.
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Itasca man charged with murder in Harvard death investigationDec 16, 2025 8:27 pm - An Itasca man has been charged with murder in relation to an ongoing death investigation in an unincorporated area near Harvard.
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Family tradition continues at revamped Island Lake grocery storeDec 16, 2025 8:13 pm - The revamped and updated version of Island Lake's only grocery is readying for an encore.