Lake County
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Gurnee Cares offering grants for nonprofitsOct 31, 2025 11:07 am - The Gurnee Cares Commission is rolling out a new grant program to assist local nonprofit organizations.
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‘You can see a change’: Building improvements ongoing in downtown WaucondaOct 31, 2025 11:07 am - The vacant Middleton’s restaurant space in downtown Wauconda is getting a boost from a village incentive of up to $35,000 for upgrades with a requirement that a new operation be open by March 1.
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Two injured in train vs. car collision in HainesvilleOct 30, 2025 7:49 pm - Two people were injured in a collision between a train and vehicle on the tracks near the intersection of Belividere and Centre Drive in Hainesville around 12:06 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30.
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Is this the season the MSL breaks through in football?Oct 30, 2025 5:11 pm - For all the state titles collectively won in the Mid-Suburban League, it’s been 20 years since the conference last won an IHSA football championship.
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Cook County to hold hearing on improving rush-hour congestion on Quentin Road in PalatineOct 30, 2025 4:42 pm - After asking for nearly 30 years, residents of two subdivisions along a milelong stretch of Quentin Road in Palatine that narrows to two lanes are learning more about Cook County’s preferred solution to traffic congestion that keeps them trapped at rush hour.
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Water supplier for much of northern Illinois soldOct 30, 2025 3:36 pm - Where your water comes from isn’t changing. However, the company that will manage, operate and supply area customers soon will change if all goes as planned. The merger of American Water Works and Essential Utilities Inc., in which Aqua America operates, is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2027.
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Suspects fleeing immigration officials caught entering Warren High School in GurneeOct 30, 2025 12:33 pm - Two suspects fleeing from federal immigration officials crashed a vehicle near Warren High School in Gurnee Thursday morning and attempted to enter the school before being caught.
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Asleep at the wheel? Driver cited after self-driving Tesla rear-ends police SUVOct 30, 2025 11:58 am - Driving on autopilot might provide a nice break from battling through traffic, but it’s no excuse for a nap. A suburban driver learned that the hard way this month when, authorities say, he fell asleep at the wheel of his self-driving Tesla before it slammed into the rear of a police SUV.
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‘Progress, not just achievement’: State emphasizes growth over proficiency in new Illinois Report Card dataOct 30, 2025 9:00 am - Illinois students are showing continued growth especially in English language arts and mathematics, outpacing pre-pandemic levels, according to 2025 Illinois School Report Card data released Thursday.
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Man arrested after road rage stabbing in MundeleinOct 30, 2025 8:26 am - One man was injured and a second was arrested following what Mundelein police described as a road rage stabbing Wednesday evening.