Lake County
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Chicago man charged in deadly 2021 Gurnee road-rage shootingMay 12, 2025 4:18 pm - A Chicago man is facing murder charges in the 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee of a Southern Illinois University student who was home for Thanksgiving break.
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McHenry County College hosts 5th annual health care industry forumMay 12, 2025 2:12 pm - More than 100 local health care professionals, educators, and community partners recently gathered at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake for an industry forum.
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Visit Lake County celebrates National Travel and Tourism Week, highlights industry’s local impactMay 12, 2025 2:05 pm - In honor of National Travel and Tourism Week, Visit Lake County brought together local leaders, hospitality professionals and community partners to celebrate the powerful role travel plays in the region’s economy and quality of life.
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College of Lake County welcomes incoming trustees and extends gratitude to outgoing trusteesMay 12, 2025 1:24 pm - College of Lake County recently welcomed newly elected community members Dawn Abernathy, M.A.T.; Celeste Flores, B.A.; and Janet Gibson, M.S.; and CLC student Andrea Gomez to the board of trustees. Judge Stephen M. DeRue, 19th Judicial Circuit Court, Lake County, administered the oath of office at the meeting in the Grayslake Campus Conference Center.
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Extremely successful Letter Carriers’ Food Drive strives to help stamp out hungerMay 12, 2025 12:36 pm - Highland Park letter carriers delivered almost 1,000 bags of food, received by over 50 volunteers at Moraine Township’s Food Pantry Saturday, May 10.
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Vernon Township awards $66K in Social Service Grants to 18 nonprofitsMay 12, 2025 12:24 pm - Vernon Township has announced the distribution of $66,000 in Social Service Agency Grants to 18 nonprofit organizations that serve its residents through transportation, healthcare, housing, legal aid and child advocacy.
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‘Beyond the music room’: Vernon Hills High director of bands to retire after 26 yearsMay 12, 2025 12:23 pm - As the only director of bands at Vernon Hills High School since it opened in 1999, Randy Sundell has influenced generations of young musicians and snared numerous awards and honors for himself and the program.
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2025 Jeep Gladiator the grand prize in Jeeps on the Run raffleMay 12, 2025 12:08 pm - Ray Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Fox Lake is donating a 2025 Jeep Gladiator Sport as the grand prize in this year’s Jeeps on the Run Toys for Tots Run fundraising event.
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Andy Burke sworn in as Lake Barrington village presidentMay 12, 2025 11:45 am - The village of Lake Barrington recently held a swearing in ceremony for its newly elected Village President Andy Burke.
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Fox Lake dealership donates vehicle for Jeeps on the Run raffleMay 12, 2025 11:43 am - The folks who put together the Jeeps on the Run Toys for Tots Run already are excited about the 2025 event.