Lake County
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From student teacher to principal: Grow rises through the ranks to become new Hersey HS leaderMay 08, 2026 5:24 pm - An educator who started her career as a student teacher at John Hersey High School at age 22 has risen through the ranks to become the Arlington Heights school’s next principal.
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World’s largest teddy bear to visit Waukegan Municipal BeachMay 08, 2026 4:06 pm - Xonita, the world’s largest teddy bear, will be on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in a free public event at Waukegan Municipal Beach, 201 E. Sea Horse Drive.
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Forest Preserves Police takes patrols to the trailsMay 08, 2026 3:58 pm - Bike patrols in the Forest Preserves of Cook County bring officers out of their patrol cars and into the landscape where people walk, ride and explore
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Elgin man found guilty of drug-induced homicide in motel overdoseMay 08, 2026 1:42 pm - An Elgin man has been found guilty of drug-induced homicide in connection with the 2023 death of a man in McHenry County.
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5-story apartment-commercial building gets green light for Fox River Grove’s Block BMay 08, 2026 1:08 pm - A five-story, mixed-use development will occupy the vacant block along Route 14 in Fox River Grove after the village board gave the plan a thumbs-up.
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McHenry County conservatives plan ‘Rally of the Silent Majority’ May 17May 08, 2026 12:49 pm - Saying “conservatives can no longer afford to be silent,” groups aligned with the Republican Party plan what they’ve dubbed a “Rally of the Silent Majority” on May 17 in McHenry.
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Downers Grove, Hoffman Estates and Lombard businesses named among ‘Best Places to Work’ in IllinoisMay 08, 2026 12:03 pm - Suburban businesses were celebrated recently at Daily Herald Suburban Business’ Best Places to Work in Illinois competition.
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A ‘little stressful’: U of I, suburban school students deal with Canvas outage caused by cyberattackMay 08, 2026 10:00 am - As a result of the Canvas outage, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign postponed all final exams and assignments scheduled for Friday or this weekend. The outage hit not only higher academia. It also disrupted suburban Chicago school districts.
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2nd man charged with hate crime in 2024 attack of Jewish DePaul student from Buffalo GroveMay 08, 2026 8:52 am - A second man faces hate crime charges in a 2024 attack of two Jewish DePaul University students. In November 2024, Max Long and Michael Kaminsky were outside the DePaul s...
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Baseball: Grayslake Central continues its grip on NLCC, downs GrantMay 07, 2026 8:56 pm - The difference between wining and losing is such a fine line. And for Grayslake Central, the Rams look to be on the plus side of that line. Grayslake Central played a nea...