Doug T. Graham
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Highland Park leaders say they'll take their time on permanent memorial to shooting victimsJan 24, 2023 12:00 am - The process for designing the permanent memorial to honor the victims of the Highland Park Independence Day mass shooting will be inclusive, be community-driven and like...
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Lincolnshire woman aims to curb loneliness one handwritten letter at a timeJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - Liza Johnson can be found most days in her cozy home office in Lincolnshire writing letters by hand to people she might never have met before in hopes of delivering them...
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Lawsuit: Lake County Coroner blacklisted former employee who kept the office cadaver dogJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek is being sued by a former employee who claims she tried to sabotage his attempts to find a job after a dispute over the office's cadav...
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Round Lake Beach, Bolingbrook movie theaters to close; leaders hope buildings won't be dormant longJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - This article has been corrected to show Cineworld as the parent company of Regal Cinemas. The Regal Cinemas theaters in Round Lake Beach and Bolingbrook are set to ...
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Well-being check saves 77-year-old woman who fell in her homeJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - A 77-year-old woman who lives alone near Lake Villa fell in her home Thursday and might have died were it not for the Lake County sheriff's well-being check program, off...
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Lake County sheriff responds to racist comments in wake of his stance on weapons banJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - A Facebook post by Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg Thursday night expressing his support for the state's ban on high-powered weapons prompted more than 2,000 comments,...
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Top crime stories of 2022: Mayhem and heartbreak defined the year in suburban crimeJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - A mass shooting on July 4 in Highland Park, during which a lone shooter stood atop a building firing nearly 90 rounds at parade spectators and participants, shocked the ...
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Gurnee leaders considering spending village funds to help offset water rate hikeJan 12, 2023 4:30 am - The village of Gurnee is considering using $2 million in reserves to reduce the size of a water rate hike driven by inflation. Mayor Tom Hood said at the village board ...
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Man charged with murder after slain cousin found in wheelbarrowJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - A 27-year-old man faces murder charges after, Lake County sheriff's police say, deputies caught him apparently in the process of burying his slain cousin. Quentin V. Ha...
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Green comet streaking through the night sky will be visible in suburbs for a few weeksJan 11, 2023 4:30 am - Amateur astronomers of the suburbs take note: For the next few weeks, a bright green-tinted comet will be visible in the night sky through telescopes or binoculars befor...