Lake County
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Man who threatened to "light up" courthouse deemed unfit for sentencing againFeb 03, 2017 12:00 am - A California man previously convicted of threatening to "light up" the Lake County courthouse was again deemed unfit to be sentenced to prison by a judge. Lake County J...
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Lake County sheriff plans Super Bowl weekend traffic crackdownFeb 02, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff's police are enacting a traffic safety crackdown for Super Bowl weekend. The campaign will focus on alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers, and those not...
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Editorial: Let Lake County voters decide how chairman is selectedFeb 01, 2017 10:00 pm - If Donald Trump's election as president told us anything, it's that voters have a lot of ideas and concerns about the size and role of government, and they want to have ...
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Lawlor pushing Lake County board changesFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor briefly spoke to the panel's financial and administrative committee Wednesday about his plans to reshape the board and change how...
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Grayslake-area man robbed at his homeFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - A Grayslake-area man was robbed Wednesday night at his home, police said. The 37-year-old man was robbed about 9:30 p.m. as he entered his home on the 18300 block of Wes...
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Pfister named Lake County Health Department chiefFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - Mark Pfister, a veteran of the Lake County Health Department and interim director since June, has been named its executive director. The appointment by the Lake County B...
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Lake County judges reading Lincoln tale to studentsFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - In recognition of the Illinois Judges Association's literacy initiative, and in conjunction with the annual February celebration of the life and legacy of Abraham Lincol...
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Will Lake County increase tobacco age to 21?Jan 31, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County officials want to develop an ordinance that would raise the legal age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products to 21. The informal decision Tuesday f...
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Should voters select the Lake County Board chairman?Jan 31, 2017 12:00 am - Of all the county boards in the Chicago suburbs, Lake County's is the only one with a chairman selected by its members rather than voters at large. Newly proposed legisl...
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Tackling lake water quality in Lake CountyJan 31, 2017 12:00 am - A recent assessment shows water quality is impaired in 60 of the lakes in the Des Plaines River watershed, possibly caused by pollution that flows from upstream or surro...