Lake County
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Home and garden calendar, June 30-July 6Jun 25, 2024 10:44 pm - Pollinator parties, garden club meetings, art markets and more.
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Unexplained flooding forces temporary closure of Volo Museum’s Titanic exhibitJun 25, 2024 9:06 pm - Volo Museum’s popular Titanic exhibit, little more than a year old, unexpectedly was flooded amid severe thunderstorms.
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‘We want to make it a community event’: New village hall, police department underway in Tower LakesJun 25, 2024 8:57 pm - A $2.25 million combined village hall and police building will replace outdated facilities in tiny Tower Lakes.
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Green Pulse Education: Stevenson High School Students Drive Environmental Change Locally and GloballyJun 25, 2024 5:09 pm - Since April of 2023, four students at Adlai E. Stevenson High School have been making waves with their non-profit Green Pulse Education which has worked to address the lack of environmental literacy within the broader Chicagoland community.
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Vernon Area Public Library drive-up window closed beginning June 25Jun 25, 2024 4:59 pm - The drive-up window at Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire is closed beginning Tuesday, June 25, for work to improve access.
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Superintendent who leads opposition to Bears property tax appeal gets 4% raise from school boardJun 25, 2024 4:58 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe received a 4% raise Tuesday as he approaches his anniversary at the helm of the state’s second-largest high school district.
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Long Grove resident who founded Gloria Jean’s Gourmet Coffees dies at 82Jun 25, 2024 4:54 pm - Gloria Jean Kvetko of Long Grove, the founder and namesake of the international brand Gloria Jean’s Gourmet Coffees, has died at the age of 82.
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Ray Chevrolet donates $1,500 to Grant High School’s Big Play ProgramJun 25, 2024 4:50 pm - Ray Chevrolet considers supporting local institutions and fostering growth in the Fox Lake a cornerstone of their business philosophy. This year, they are continuing their tradition of giving back by donating $1,500 to Grant High School for their Big Play Program.
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Dining out: Dinner and a show, hot chicken, craft beer crawl and moreJun 25, 2024 3:02 pm - You can enjoy dinner and a show a couple of different ways in the suburbs this week, or you can stay home and watch a show about people making dinner. Also, don’t miss the Downtown Wheaton Craft Beer Crawl Saturday.
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Festivals June 28 to July 4: Frontier Days, July 4 fests, summer concerts and moreJun 25, 2024 2:47 pm - Mark your calendars for Frontier Days, Independence Day events, Navy Pier Pride, Palatine’s Hometown Fest and more happening this week.