News
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‘It starts with volunteers’: Making lakes healthier comes from teamwork and knowledgeApr 06, 2026 5:43 pm - With many of Lake County’s 173 lakes classified as impaired, a growing volunteer group is on a mission to share information and help change the situation.
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Police: Son won’t face charges after mother found dead in Vernon Hills homeApr 06, 2026 5:29 pm - An 81-year-old woman found dead in her Vernon Hills home by police conducting a well-being check Friday morning died of natural causes, an autopsy revealed Monday.
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Family, friends mourn Barrington High grad slain at 25Apr 06, 2026 4:36 pm - Family and friends are remembering a Barrington High School grad for his entrepreneurial spirit who succumbed to injuries from an attack outside a Chicago bar late last month.
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Lake in the Hills plans public tours of new police station, veterans memorial rededication
Apr 06, 2026 3:14 pm - Visitors can soon have a look around inside the new Lake in the Hills police station, which opened over the winter.
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Facts Matter: Easter remains a focus for Cadbury chocolatesApr 06, 2026 1:59 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Cadbury has removed an Easter reference from its packaging on chocolate eggs, President Trump called for a pardon of Tiger Woods and more.
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Elmhurst District 205 earn Guardian Banners for Honor Flight Chicago fundraisersApr 06, 2026 1:54 pm - Students and staff from across Elmhurst Unit District 205 recently gathered as Honor Flight Chicago presented Guardian School banners recognizing this year’s fundraising efforts connected to the 2025 Veterans Day Run.
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Roof fire damages building in downtown WaucondaApr 06, 2026 1:43 pm - A fire of undetermined cause resulted in about $250,000 in damage Sunday evening to a building in downtown Wauconda.
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CEJA workforce hubs deliver hope, but will they deliver jobs?
Apr 06, 2026 1:36 pm - Of the 805 students who have graduated from CEJA workforce hubs, only 124 had found employment in the renewable energy sector or adjacent industry as of March 2026, according to figures supplied to Capitol News Illinois by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, a rate of roughly 15%.
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Buffalo Grove senior expo set for April 21Apr 06, 2026 1:11 pm - The annual Buffalo Grove Senior Citizen Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at the Buffalo Grove Park District Community Arts Center, 225 McHenry Road.
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Palatine receives grant to remove invasive treesApr 06, 2026 1:11 pm - Palatine has received $25,000 in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources through The Morton Arboretum's Chicago Region Trees Initiative to remove select invasive species.