Lake County
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Price tag goes up for Barrington iron filtration project by $2.5 millionJan 27, 2026 4:32 pm - Barrington is finding its iron filtration project a bit more costly than originally expected.
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Harper College opens new federally funded aviation maintenance lab at Schaumburg AirportJan 27, 2026 4:30 pm - Harper College has opened a new Harper Aviation Maintenance Lab at Schaumburg Regional Airport to provide students greater access to affordable education and hands-on training for aviation careers.
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‘A window into the past’: How preservationists hope to restore Lake Michigan shorelineJan 27, 2026 4:09 pm - The Lake Forest Open Lands Association has secured a $5.75 million federal grant to restore a ravine/bluff system along Lake Michigan.
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A ‘zoo’ without cages: Immersive holographic animal experience opens at Hawthorn mallJan 27, 2026 4:05 pm - An immersive zoo experience — without cages, live animals or virtual reality headsets — is offered at Hologram Zoo at Hawthorn mall in Vernon Hills.
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Barrington reaches agreement with firefighters on salaries, staffingJan 27, 2026 4:02 pm - Barrington has reached agreement with its firefighters union giving firefighters a pay raise and the department a boost in staffing.
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CCSD21 to open kindergarten and new student registration Feb. 2Jan 27, 2026 3:58 pm - Community Consolidated School District 21 has announced that registration for incoming kindergarten and new students for the 2026-27 academic year will open on Monday, Feb. 2.
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Wheeling Township thanks community for outpouring of holiday generosityJan 27, 2026 3:40 pm - Wheeling Township extends its heartfelt thanks to the community for an extraordinary outpouring of generosity that made a meaningful impact by helping to ensure more than 450 families experienced care and connection over the holidays.
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VFW Post 981 accepting applications for scholarshipsJan 27, 2026 3:33 pm - Arlington Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 981 is accepting applications for two scholarship grants, each worth $3,000.
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Lake Zurich takes $52 million step to bring Lake Michigan water to townJan 27, 2026 3:14 pm - The target for Lake Michigan water to flow through taps in Lake Zurich is sometime in 2028 but the nuts and bolts of the $154 million project are taking shape.
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Barrington still awaiting approval for pedestrian crossing gates at Union Pacific crossingsJan 27, 2026 2:50 pm - Barrington officials say they are making progress toward the goal of installing pedestrian crossing gates at the village’s Union Pacific Railroad crossings.