Lake County
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Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge marks 25 years of helping Special Recreation athletesJan 02, 2024 8:59 am - A record number of likely more than 515 participants plunged into chilly Lake Michigan waters in Waukegan Monday for the 25th Annual Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge. The annua...
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Battery suspect man flees hospital, captured by sheriff’s dogDec 31, 2023 3:22 pm - An Island Lake man accused of beating and strangling a woman escaped custody while being taken into a hospital early Sunday but later was captured by Lake County Sheriff’...
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Former Lake County Board member rememberedDec 31, 2023 12:34 pm - Charles “Chuck” Bartels won his first elected office as a Lake County Board member only two years after he suffered a life-altering spinal cord injury. “He was not going ...
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Man dies after being hit by vehicle near LibertyvilleDec 28, 2023 10:37 pm - A 51-year-old Park City man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle while walking along Route 137 near Libertyville early Thursday morning. Lake County Coroner Stephen N...
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Why forest preserves are conducting more controlled burnsDec 22, 2023 8:52 am - With no snow in the forecast, controlled burns at local forest preserves have continued
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Lake County auxiliary deputy injured when suspected drunk driver crashes into squadDec 21, 2023 8:31 am - An auxiliary Lake County sheriff’s deputy was injured late Wednesday when a suspected drunk driver crashed into his squad car near Lake Forest. A sheriff’s office spokesm...
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Lake County Health Department reports email breach; says no evidence of stolen dataDec 20, 2023 3:33 pm - Lake County officials continue to investigate a security breach identified Nov. 1 in which an unauthorized third party gained access to a health department employee’s ema...
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Catholic group for LGBTQ people praises news about same-sex marriage blessingsDec 19, 2023 1:07 pm - Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich also welcomes it, saying it will help more people ‘feel the closeness and compassion of God.’
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How suburban counties are spending opioid settlement moneyDec 16, 2023 3:00 pm - With millions of dollars flowing into their coffers from landmark settlements with opioid companies, suburban county governments are mapping out how to spend some of the ...
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Highland Park shooting suspect lands in maximum-security jail podDec 16, 2023 1:18 pm - Sheriff says he violated jail rules by threatening a guard