Lake County
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Aaron Lawlor vs. Michael Nerheim in race to benefit two Lake Co. food pantriesMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - The Piggly Wiggly store in Antioch was in a frenzy Friday as the Lake County Farm Bureau held its 17th annual Race for Hunger. Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor a...
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Officials celebrate demolition of low-income housing project, plans for new developmentMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - North Chicago and Lake County officials and other dignitaries gathered Friday morning to mark the pending demolition of the Marion Jones town house development, which wi...
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Juan Rivera timeline: 3 times convicted, 3 times released since 1992Mar 20, 2015 1:00 am - 1992 Aug. 17: Holly Staker, 11, is found dead in Waukegan apartment where she was baby-sitting. She had been stabbed 27 times, strangled and raped. Oct. 26: Already in...
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Juan Rivera gets $20M after three convictions: 'I'm bitter, but I'm not angry'Mar 20, 2015 1:00 am - Juan Rivera - the subject of one of Illinois' most notorious wrongful conviction cases - stands to receive $20 million from a newly settled lawsuit against the law-enfor...
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Mary's Mission fundraiser:Mar 19, 2015 1:00 am - Mary's Mission & Shelter Care will host a fundraiser luncheon to honor the birthday of shelter president Mary Lacey on Saturday, March 21. The event begins at noon at Mi...
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Judge denies request to reconsider prison sentence in fatal North Chicago shootingMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - A Lake County judge has denied a motion to reconsider the 60-year prison sentence he issued to a North Chicago man for gunning down a teenage mother in an alley in 2013....
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Defense requests psych exam for Des Plaines man accused of stabbing Vernon Hills woman in movie theater parking lotMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - The attorney for a Des Plaines man accused of repeatedly stabbing and slashing a co-worker outside of the Deer Park movie theater this year said he is considering whethe...
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Native plant sale begins:Mar 19, 2015 1:00 am - Conserve Lake County's third annual online spring native plant sale begins Saturday, March 21. More than 160 species of perennials, grasses, ferns, shrubs and trees of l...
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Marion Jones Townhomes coming down for new public housingMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - One of Illinois' oldest housing projects is about to be torn down and replaced on the same Lake County site by a $37 million complex with a senior building and family ap...
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Dawn Patrol: Layoffs surprise U-46 union; Wauconda OKs 9/11 beamMar 18, 2015 5:00 am - U-46 teachers union president 'surprised' by high layoff numbers The mood was somber yesterday as hundreds of Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers and employees...