Lake County
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for September 2024Oct 30, 2024 4:25 pm - Our top images for the month of September in the Daily Herald’s reader photo contest featured the beauty of nature, including plants, animals and country roads; as well as manmade creations, such as a mural in Naperville and the Big Boy locomotive.
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Wheeling annual budget up for review SaturdayOct 30, 2024 4:08 pm - The Wheeling Village Board will hold a special workshop Saturday to discuss the proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year.
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Charged up for change: The Lake County Forest Preserves transition to net-zero energyOct 30, 2024 2:28 pm - The new Ryerson Education Center, opened spring 2024, is the culmination of three years of planning and an ambitious goal: create a net-zero energy building that produces as much power as it consumes each year.
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‘Somebody dropped the ball’: McHenry County sales tax for mental health falls shortOct 30, 2024 1:55 pm - Revenue from a voter-approved sales tax increase to fund mental health services in McHenry County fell well short of estimates in its first month, leading to finger-pointing among some county officials.
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Lake County incumbent, board chair challenged by longtime public safety professionalOct 30, 2024 11:55 am - Veteran incumbent Democrat Sandy Hart is being challenged by Republican Ben Grum, a police commander, in his first run for public office to represent District 13 on the Lake County Board.
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Buffalo Grove resident’s ‘Spook-Tacular’ display brings Halloween to lifeOct 30, 2024 10:01 am - While most everything in Rick Tadelman's front yard appears dead, the mere passage of visitors can bring his “Spook-Tacular” Halloween display outside his Buffalo Grove home to life.
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Suburban students make significant gains in English language arts proficiency, report card data showsOct 30, 2024 9:01 am - Schools across the suburbs have made notable strides in improving English language arts proficiency. mirroring a statewide trend seen in the 2024 Illinois School Report Card data released Wednesday.
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Dining out: National Sandwich Day, Taylor Swift Eras dinner and moreOct 30, 2024 8:41 am - We’ve got National Sandwich Day offers and details on a Taylor Swift-themed dinner in Wauconda.
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One person killed in townhouse fire in Round LakeOct 30, 2024 8:26 am - A 32-year-old woman killed in a townhouse fire in Round Lake Tuesday night has been identified.
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Boys soccer: Prairie Ridge, Wauconda advance to 2A sectional finalOct 29, 2024 10:49 pm - Chase Santucci was nervous most of Tuesday ahead of Prairie Ridge’s Class 2A Grayslake Central sectional semifinal against Crystal Lake Central. A year ago, Santucci and ...