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Five injured, three critically, in McHenry County crashMar 16, 2025 3:11 pm - Five people were hospitalized, three with critical injuries, after a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning near Union in McHenry County.
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‘A sprint and a marathon at the same time’: Public health care workers describe early pandemic challengesMar 15, 2025 12:30 pm - Though trained to deal with a variety of situations, it quickly became apparent the snowballing coronavirus was unlike anything Patti Corn, emergency response coordinator, or Sara Zamor, associate director of prevention, or their colleagues at the Lake County Health Department had faced.
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Man gets 25 years for sexual assault on disabled womanMar 14, 2025 5:48 pm - The man who sexually assaulted a profoundly disabled woman and impregnated her was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison.
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Authorities: Hanover Park man used pepper spraying on sheriff’s deputyMar 14, 2025 4:21 pm - A Hanover Park man is being detained pretrial on charges he seriously injured a DuPage County sheriff’s deputy by pepper spraying him.
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Reduced well water testing rates offered in Lake CountyMar 14, 2025 1:34 pm - The Lake County Health Department is offering a reduced fee of $20 to test homeowners’ water wells for bacteria and nitrates through March 21.
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Attorney jailed by DuPage judge responds — via TikTokMar 14, 2025 5:15 am - A TikTok-famous attorney thrown in the DuPage County jail last week for missing the start of a trial is addressing her time behind bars — over social media, of course.
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Kane County raises Child Abuse Prevention Awareness through April eventsMar 13, 2025 5:17 pm - Kane County Health Department promotes child abuse awareness in April through events like webinars, wearing blue, pinwheel garden, and a social media campaign.
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Authorities seek help locating Antioch woman last heard from nearly a month agoMar 13, 2025 1:26 pm - Authorities are asking for help locating a 37-year-old Antioch woman missing nearly a month.
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Dump truck spills salt, diesel fuel on Route 83, closes lanes for hoursMar 12, 2025 11:43 pm - A truck overturned on Interstate 290 near Addison on Wednesday afternoon, spilling debris across multiple lanes and prompting an emergency response that left lanes closed for several hours, officials said.
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Filling gaps and protecting rookeries among goals of two additions to Lake County forest preserve systemMar 12, 2025 5:39 pm - Lake County Forest Preserves’ holdings continue to expand with the authorized purchase of two properties totaling about 89 acres for $2.4 million to fill gaps in a planned larger whole, protect wildlife and provide other benefits.