Lake County Schools
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Drafted by the Mariners, St. Viator graduate Hintz is making the change to professional baseballJul 26, 2025 4:54 pm - St. Viator graduate Casey Hintz was hoping he would be drafted by the Seattle Mariners earlier this month in the Major League Baseball draft, and he was, in the 16th round. “Deep down, that's where I wanted to go.”
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Countdown to prep football: Six awesome season openersJul 24, 2025 11:09 am - Our countdown to high school football continues this week with six great season openers in the area.
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‘All my work paid off’: Calarco is the hitting the ball hard again with the Schaumburg BoomersJul 23, 2025 10:23 am - Boasting career highs this season with a .329 batting average, .650 slugging percentage, and 1.065 OPS, Anthony Calarco tops the Boomers with 19 homers and 20 doubles. The all-star’s 81 RBI are on pace to break the Frontier League record. After a few seasons in affiliated baseball, Calarco’s numbers aim to reroute his track back toward MLB’s minor-league system.
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Buffalo Grove hears plan for 189-unit residential developmentJul 22, 2025 4:33 pm - An established homebuilder in the Chicago area is planning a residential development at Aptakisic and Prairie roads in Buffalo Grove.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Who are the area’s top Class of 2027 football recruits?Jul 20, 2025 12:05 pm - Prep football recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran breaks down the area’s top recruits from the Class of 2027.
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Kids can get free lunches weekdays in Wheeling this summerJul 18, 2025 2:44 pm - Kids can pick up free lunches outside the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling weekdays this summer.
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Countdown to prep football: Seven new coaches on the sidelineJul 17, 2025 12:00 pm - Our countdown to high school football continues this week with seven new area coaches on the sideline this season.
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Lakes graduate Larson came into Fargo as No. 1 wrestler in the nationJul 16, 2025 11:17 am - Josephine Larson, who graduated from Lakes Community High School and will wrestle at Division I Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, ended the 2024-25 school year as the nation’s No. 1 ranked girls wrestler at 190 pounds.
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District 214 puts prime Arlington Heights Road real estate up for sale, againJul 15, 2025 8:37 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is again trying to sell a vacant Arlington Heights office building amid expected costs for renovations to aging schools.
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Nearly $200 million Mundelein High School improvement plan underwayJul 14, 2025 9:36 pm - Construction is in high gear on the Mundelein High School campus, with one project near completion and groundwork for eight new classrooms and associated spaces moving along.