Jake Griffin
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Teenager charged in Round Lake Beach shooting Tuesday nightSep 24, 2025 9:47 am - Round Lake Beach police arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with a shooting that left a 19-year-old woman injured late Tuesday.
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Walking in his father’s bootsteps: Son retraces dad’s World War II journey across EuropeSep 20, 2025 2:00 pm - Wayne resident Tom Breen recently retraced the route his father Vernon took during his World War II combat tour through Europe.
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No injuries in fire that damaged machinery at factory near LibertyvilleSep 17, 2025 8:02 am - Fire damages machinery inside factory warehouse near the border between Libertyville and Lake Forest.
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Cary man charged with intentionally setting house near Round Lake ablazeSep 16, 2025 8:13 am - A Cary man is facing arson charges after Lake County authorities said he intentionally set a home near Round Lake on fire Monday afternoon, destroying one house and causing damage to three other neighboring homes.
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Teen dies in e-vehicle crash, just as Arlington Heights approves new regulationsSep 16, 2025 7:55 am - A 16-year-old Mount Prospect boy died after crashing his e-vehicle into a pickup Monday evening in Arlington Heights, just as officials were debating new regulations on such devices.
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Pritzker issues executive order to ensure access to vaccines this fallSep 12, 2025 2:49 pm - An executive order signed Friday by Gov. JB Pritzker aims to ensure Illinois residents have access to the appropriate vaccines ahead of the fall respiratory virus season.
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Wheeling man charged after police say Vernon Hills resident scammed out of $27,000Sep 12, 2025 1:57 pm - Vernon Hills police arrested a 54-year-old Wheeling man after a resident was scammed out of $27,000.
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Second person dies following Tuesday house fire in Wood DaleSep 12, 2025 7:57 am - A second person has died from injuries she suffered in a house fire Tuesday in Wood Dale.
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Villa Park firefighters rescue pet tarantula while battling house fireSep 11, 2025 4:58 pm - Villa Park firefighters were able to rescue a family’s pet tarantula from an early morning house fire Thursday.
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Educators recognized at final open house of season Sunday at Schaumburg’s historic Centre SchoolSep 11, 2025 11:44 am - The final open house of the year at the Schaumburg Townshp Historical Society’s Centre School is happening Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.