Lake County
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New family roller coaster highlights ‘Camp Timber Trail’ debuting next spring at Great AmericaAug 06, 2026 4:03 pm - The family-friendly Camp Timber Trail, featuring the Midwest’s tallest, largest and fastest suspended family roller coaster, will debut in spring 2027 at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.
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Vernon Area Public Library expansion plan headed to ballotAug 06, 2026 2:51 pm - Vernon Area Public Library District residents will be asked this fall to approve a $53 million expansion plan.
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Feds threatened Sheriff Tom Dart with criminal charges over access to jail for immigration enforcementAug 06, 2026 2:50 pm - Federal authorities sent Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart subpoenas for inmates wanted for civil immigration enforcement along with letters that threatened criminal charges if the office didn’t turn over the individuals, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Look: The Week in Pictures photo galleryAug 06, 2026 2:24 pm - Daily Herald photographers bring you their best photos from the Chicago suburbs to close out July. ...
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Waukegan man charged with distributing child abuse materialAug 06, 2026 10:40 am - After a more than yearlong investigation, a Waukegan man now faces charges of possessing and distributing child sex abuse materials.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for July 2026Aug 06, 2026 9:46 am - The top finishers in July’s amateur photo contest showcase the rich colors of nature.
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Celebrate different cultures at Wheeling International FestAug 06, 2026 5:40 am - Wheeling’s annual International Festival offers a chance to explore multiple world cultures right here in the suburbs.
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Daily Herald opinion: Illinois’ back-to-school tax break may be prompted by politics, but it will help families as wellAug 06, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Regardless of motive, the state’s sales tax holiday should help parents with mounting bills get their kids set for school.
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‘Reckless and dangerous’: Suit filed in deadly Fox River boat crashAug 05, 2026 7:48 pm - A Lisle man was intoxicated and driving “in a reckless and dangerous manner” July 25 when he caused a Fox River boat crash that took the life of a former U.S. Marine from Des Plaines, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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‘She was proud to wear the badge’: Stevenson High School grad and South Carolina sheriff’s deputy rememberedAug 05, 2026 3:24 pm - Funeral services were held Wednesday for Stevenson High School graduate Jillian Olson, a 29-year-old sheriff’s deputy in South Carolina who died during an underwater training session last week on Lake Murray.