Lake County
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How Henderson overcame autism to become a nationally ranked junior bass fishermanApr 23, 2025 7:33 pm - Robbie “Goose” Henderson, a junior at Wauconda High School, is rated among the nation’s top junior bass fishers.
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Stevenson High School graduate Brunson wins award as NBA’s clutch playerApr 23, 2025 7:31 pm - New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson is the recipient of the Jerry West Trophy as the 2024-25 Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year.
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Barrington breaks ground on long-awaited Route 14 underpassApr 23, 2025 4:14 pm - In an event 17 years in the making, Barrington officials finally sank shovels in the dirt Wednesday, getting construction on the Route 14 underpass officially underway.
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‘Various containers of elements’: Big Butler Lake Park project in Libertyville headed to summer openingApr 23, 2025 4:13 pm - Work on a $1.2 million improvement project at Butler Lake Park in Libertyville is moving toward a summer opening.
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‘Heavy and heartbreaking’: Highland Park survivors testify as sentencing beginsApr 23, 2025 3:47 pm - The man who admitted to killing seven people and wounding dozens more at Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade was a no-show Wednesday for the start of his sentencing hearing.
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Amid retirement reports, Schakowsky says she’ll announce decision May 5Apr 23, 2025 3:38 pm - Veteran Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston on Wednesday said she hasn’t made up her mind about running in 2026 but will announce her intent soon.
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Survivors of 2022 July Fourth parade mass shooting describe chaos, panic and bloodshedApr 23, 2025 3:28 pm - Survivors recounted the horror a gunman caused when he fired dozens of bullets at a 2022 Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, detailing during a sentencing hearing for the man on Wednesday how they fled the route, hid inside businesses or treated the wounded packed into an emergency room.
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Long Grove Craft Beer Fest names breweriesApr 23, 2025 2:51 pm - The much-anticipated Long Grove Craft Beer Fest returns on April 26, bringing the best of Chicagoland’s vibrant craft beer scene to one of the region’s most scenic and historic villages.
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Identity of 72-year-old Gurnee woman who died in home fire has been releasedApr 23, 2025 12:44 pm - A 72-year-old woman who died in a fire at her home April 15 in Gurnee was identified Wednesday by the Lake County Coroner’s Office as Joann Yamamoto.
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Branches of history: Celebrate Arbor Day with a timeline of historic trees in the U.S.Apr 23, 2025 11:40 am - Prior to Earth Day showing up on the April calendar, Arbor Day was, and still is, celebrated on the fourth Friday in April. Trees, especially oaks, played a role in our country’s history long before they got a day of their own.