Lake County
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Model of Charters of Freedom exhibit on display in Libertyville: Should it stay?Jul 11, 2018 1:00 am - For the next 30 days, visitors to Cook Park in downtown Libertyville can view a full-scale model of the Charters of Freedom exhibit patterned after one in Washington, D....
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Firm vows cleanup of plastic material that washed into retention pondJul 11, 2018 1:00 am - A cleanup plan to remove small plastic resin pellets that were washed into a retention pond in a Libertyville business park is in the works. Immediate measures also are ...
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California man gets 6 years but already freed after threatening to 'light up' courthouseJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - A California man who threatened to "light up" the Lake County courthouse and Gurnee police station in 2014 was sentenced to six years in prison. Daniel Pederson, 36, of...
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Lake County to 'rejuvenate' roads to add life to pavementJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County is adding a tool to its road preservation roster with an annual "rejuvenator" program designed to boost pavement life by five or more years. The county board...
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Lake County jail inmate charged for falsely accusing officer of sex assaultJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - An inmate at Lake County jail was charged with felony disorderly conduct after falsely claiming a female correctional officer inappropriately touched her during a pat do...
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Lake County Board wants Rauner to alter legislation targeting chief assessment officerJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - After much debate, a divided Lake County Board voted Tuesday to ask Gov. Bruce Rauner to alter legislation that could change how the county's chief assessment officer is...
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Lake County Board may ask Rauner to alter chief assessor billJul 09, 2018 5:30 am - The Lake County Board may ask Gov. Bruce Rauner to alter legislation designed to make the county's chief assessment officer an elected post rather than appointed. A bill...
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Authorities: Man stole money, punched police dog while fleeing officerJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - A Warren Township man faces criminal charges after he stole money from a Mundelein man, then punched a Lake County police dog while trying to run away, authorities said ...
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Vernon Hills man detained, hospitalized after brief standoff Friday nightJul 07, 2018 1:00 am - Vernon Hills police have detained a man who was yelling at neighbors, being chased by his mom down the street, and eventually caused a short standoff at a home on the 30...
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After decades of discussion, Millburn bypass to become realityJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - A plan envisioned decades ago to untangle what is known as the Millburn Strangler in Lindenhurst and Old Mill Creek by relocating Route 45 to the west is officially unde...