Lake County
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Curtain closing on Regal cinema in Lake ZurichAug 11, 2025 5:59 pm - After 32 years, the screens at Regal Lake Zurich cinema will go dark for good after the last showing Thursday.
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Pritzker: Taxpayers shouldn’t be ‘propping up’ Bears stadium planAug 11, 2025 4:46 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker put free market capitalism ahead of his desire to see the Bears remain in Chicago on Monday by defending the team’s plan to relocate to the Northwest suburbs.
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Gurnee launches improved emergency alert systemAug 11, 2025 2:30 pm - Gurnee has launched a new and improved version of the Regroup system that delivers real-time emergency alerts, severe weather alerts, road closures, public safety notifications and service announcements by phone call, text, email or an app.
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Wheeling police issued 330 speeding tickets in July, department announcesAug 11, 2025 1:50 pm - Wheeling police officers ticketed 330 drivers for speeding during a monthlong traffic safety campaign in July, the department announced Tuesday.
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District 214’s The Theater Lab Announces Cast for ‘Leaving Iowa,’ Closing Production of 2024-25 SeasonAug 11, 2025 1:45 pm - District 214 Community Education’s The Theater Lab has announced the cast of the closing production of its 2024-25 season, “Leaving Iowa” by Tim Clue and Spike Manton. The production will be a limited four-performance run, Aug. 15-17, at the Forest View Educational Center Theater in Arlington Heights.
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Harper College Educational Foundation awards nearly $50,000 to support opportunities in the communityAug 11, 2025 1:33 pm - Harper College recently celebrated the recipients of its 2025-26 Community Impact Fund Grants.
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Little Bear Ribfest returns to Vernon Hills Aug. 15-16Aug 11, 2025 1:20 pm - Enjoy blues, brews and barbecue when the Vernon Hills Park District's Little Bear Ribfest returns Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15 and 16. The 14th annual festival will take place along the shores of Little Bear Lake at the Century Park Arboretum, 1001 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills.
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Paramount leads all theaters with 26 equity Jeff nominationsAug 11, 2025 10:30 am - Aurora’s Paramount Theatre led all Chicago-area theaters with 26 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations, including multiple nominations for the regional premiere of “Frozen,” its revival of “Cats” revival, the long-running “Million Dollar Quartet” and five nominations for the recently shuttered Bold Series.
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Person of interest in Des Plaines killing released without chargesAug 11, 2025 9:01 am - A person of interest in the fatal shooting of a Rosemont man last month in Des Plaines was released from police custody without charges over the weekend, authorities announced Monday.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Preseason prep football player of the year candidatesAug 10, 2025 5:01 pm - With IHSA prep football practice beginning Monday, “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes about several preseason player of the year candidates in the Daily Herald coverage area.