Lake County Lifestyle
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Where to ride your bike for fall colors (in coronavirus times)
Sep 17, 2020 11:11 AM - A great way to see the fall colors is to ride your bike, which allows you to be outside and travel a good distance to catch a lot of scenery. Options abound in the suburbs. But we're also living in coronavirus times. That brings some extra considerations. -
Lake County allocates $75 million more in federal COVID relief funding
Jul 27, 2020 4:52 PM - The Lake County Board at a special meeting Monday authorized an emergency appropriation of $75 million of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funds to be distributed across six categories: resident support and assistance; business and economic assistance; public health support and assistance; municipal and local essential services; county-wide essential services; and personal protective equipment stockpile and distribution. -
Why the pandemic is leading to more opioid overdoses
Jul 16, 2020 5:30 AM - The isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic is helping contribute to an increase in opioid overdose deaths, coroners and substance abuse experts say. -
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Lake CountyJun 18, 2020 4:25 PM - A mosquito batch sampled June 4, in Hawthorn Woods has tested positive for West Nile virus, and marks the first confirmed virus presence in the county this year, Lake County Health Department officials said in a news release Thursday.
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Relief fund doubles amount of aid given thanks to state grant
Jun 16, 2020 1:00 AM - The United Way of Lake County distributed $410,000 to area non-profits in its fifth and largest round of funding through the COVID-19 Community Response Fund this week. -
Sheriff's office dog helps track two people in one night
Jun 15, 2020 5:28 PM - Dax, the Lake County sheriff's top dog, had a busy weekend, helping to locate an Island Lake man who went missing after injuring himself during a mental crisis as well as an Antioch-area woman who caused disturbances at several homes Friday night, authorities said. -
Partnership between ElderCare, limo company has Lake County seniors riding in style
Jun 15, 2020 5:30 AM - A unique partnership between a limo company and a nonprofit means dozens of seniors are riding in style to their doctors appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Why we walk: Jim Gibbons 5K Run & 3K walk goes virtual to aid Leukemia Research Foundation
Jun 14, 2020 9:52 AM - It is estimated that more than 30,000 people in the Chicago area are living with a blood cancer diagnosis. To support the cause, the Leukemia Research Foundation will be hosting the Virtual ABC 7 Gibbons 5K Run & 3K Walk Thursday through Sunday, June 18-20. -
Amateur photographer chronicling growth of bald eagle family in Lake County
Jun 11, 2020 10:02 AM - An amateur photographer from Graysklake is chronicling the growth of three young bald eagles nesting along the Fox River in Lake County. -
Five Lake County churches withdraw suit against Pritzker
May 28, 2020 7:49 PM - Five Lake County churches who alleged Gov. J.B. Pritzker violated their religious freedom in restricting the size of their gathers, withdrew their lawsuit late Thursday after Pritzker softened the rules surrounding gatherings at places of worship in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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