Lake County
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Judge rejects request to expand phone privileges for accused Highland Park shooterJan 09, 2025 11:47 am - A Lake County judge denies a request by the accused Highland Park Independence Day parade shooter to expand his phone privileges to a family friend. Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti set a Feb. 6 court date for case management and for attorneys to discuss questionnaires for potential jurors.
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Teens charged in violent 2023 carjacking near Libertyville in which victim’s child was takenJan 09, 2025 10:14 am - Two teens are facing felony charges after Lake County authorities said they were responsible for violently carjacking a woman and taking her young son in early 2023.
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Nature’s leftovers: How colorful fruits, seeds sustain wildlife as winter progressesJan 09, 2025 6:22 am - Certain shrubs with colorful fruits and seeds are not always the first food choice of birds and mammals in the winter, but they do provide sustenance when preferred foods are scarce.
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The loss of high school mentors hit hard over the holidays in Schaumburg, WheatonJan 09, 2025 6:00 am - Reflecting on the passing of Schaumburg baseball coach Paul Groot, Wheaton Central boys basketball coach Don McGee.
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Boys basketball: Grayslake Central stymies Antioch in battle of NLCC unbeatensJan 08, 2025 10:16 pm - Grayslake Central point guard Eric Brum was hardly looking picture-perfect with a couple of big red scrapes on his neck after Wednesday night’s Northern Lake County Confe...
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Girls basketball: Stevenson starts fast, finishes strong in NSC win over Lake ForestJan 08, 2025 9:59 pm - Host Stevenson was a little shorthanded for its Pink Out breast cancer awareness game Wednesday night against Lake Forest in a North Suburban Conference girls basketball ...
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Arlington Heights deputy fire chief hired to lead Wauconda Fire DistrictJan 08, 2025 8:23 pm - Wauconda Fire District Chief Patrick Kane, who started as a part-time firefighter in 1995, is retiring Jan. 20 and will be succeeded by Curt Hanselman, deputy chief with the Arlington Heights Fire Department.
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Prosecutor: Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run of Island Lake man had been drinkingJan 08, 2025 7:53 pm - A McHenry woman charged with fatally striking a young man with her car in September didn’t stop or call police after the crash, had been drinking in bars earlier that night and afterward “concealed” her vehicle in her boyfriend’s garage, authorities alleged Tuesday during the woman’s initial court appearance.
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Snowmobile safety education offeredJan 08, 2025 2:06 pm - Join the Forest Preserves Ranger Police for a snowmobile safety course from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Operations and Public Safety Facility, 19808 W. Grand Ave., Lake Villa.
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Where to enjoy a well-crafted nonalcoholic drink during Dry JanuaryJan 08, 2025 1:08 pm - Trying Dry January? Here are some suburban options for where you can enjoy a complex, well-crafted nonalcoholic drink while dining out this month.