Lake County
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Barrington, Hersey students stage walkouts to protest immigration enforcementFeb 10, 2026 6:15 pm - Students from high schools in Barrington and Arlington Heights walked out of classes Tuesday morning to protest federal immigration enforcement actions.
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‘Everyone’s tired of winter’: Chicago Botanic Garden’s annual orchid show offers a colorful escapeFeb 10, 2026 3:52 pm - Outside it’s cold, but it’s warm — and colorful — inside at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s 12th annual orchid show. This year’s theme is “Feelin’ Groovy.”
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Home & garden calendar, Feb. 15-22Feb 10, 2026 3:03 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like houseplants, nature journaling, and more.
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Prospect Heights’ Country Gardens Park receives $600,000 state grant for improvementsFeb 10, 2026 11:39 am - The Prospect Heights Park District has received a $600,000 state grant for a $1.2 million plan to expand and improve the 9-acre Country Gardens Park on Schoenbeck Road.
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FEMA denies appeal for aid for summer storm damage in Cook, Kane, McHenry and Will countiesFeb 10, 2026 7:57 am - Illinois was unsuccessful in appealing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s previous denial of a major disaster declaration following storms that caused damage around the Chicago area last August.
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Buffalo Grove hosts blood drive March 7Feb 09, 2026 6:24 pm - The Buffalo Grove Health Commission will host their first Community Blood Drive of the year from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Alcott Center, 530 Bernard Drive.
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Who had the area’s top prep basketball performances last week?Feb 09, 2026 5:49 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep basketball performances from last week.
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Hersey High School nabs state cheerleading titleFeb 09, 2026 5:41 pm - The Hersey High School varsity cheerleading team nabbed its first state championship this weekend.
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Why roundabouts are increasingly seen as an answer to suburban traffic problemsFeb 09, 2026 4:59 pm - They’ve long been seen as an overseas oddity, roundly mocked on TV’s “The Simpsons” and in the Chevy Chase comedy “National Lampoon’s European Vacation.” But roundabouts are increasingly popping up in parts of the suburbs.
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Man fatally shot by Waukegan police identifiedFeb 09, 2026 4:54 pm - Lake County authorities on Monday said a man fatally shot by police Saturday in Waukegan suffered multiple gunshot wounds.