Articles filed under Counties
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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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Elgin man arrested after police chase, crash in St. CharlesJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged after a Friday morning police chase ended with a crash in St. Charles. Quinelle M. Franklin, 32, of the 1600 block of Mark Avenue, is charg...
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Boys & Girls Club Illinois Alliance names new CEOJan 19, 2023 10:00 pm - The Boys & Girls Club Illinois Alliance recently announced that Awisi Bustos has been appointed the new CEO, effective Jan. 17. Bustos is first-generation Ghanaian Ameri...
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McHenry County woman uses area trails to train sled dogsJan 19, 2023 5:00 am - For dogs that want to race, "they have to love running more than they love you," Hebron resident and dog trainer Hanna Kowal said. Now 22, Kowal has been training her do...
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Protecting rights or ignoring the law? McHenry County residents weigh in on possible gun sanctuaryJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Kathleen Larimer of Crystal Lake held up a picture of her son, killed during the 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater, calling him "the face of gun violence." Carl ...
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Fentanyl use in illicit drug supply continues to fuel rise in fatal Kane County overdosesJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - The rate of opioid deaths in Kane County doubled in the last decade, and county officials are trying to determine a multipronged approach to bring the numbers down. Mich...
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Lake County sheriff elected vice president of law enforcement training boardJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg has been elected to a leadership position with the state agency that oversees how police agencies in Illinois hire and train law enf...
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Class-action suit alleges DCFS wrongfully imprisoned hundreds of childrenJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Illinois Department of Children and Family Services wrongfully incarcerated hundreds of children in juvenile detention after a court ordered them to be released to their...
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$100K grants to support Illinois businesses led by minoritiesJan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - Founders First CDC, a national 501(c) 3 nonprofit, has opened its Chicago Job Creators Quest Grant application. It will remain open through Feb. 8. Twenty-five grants to...
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Oak Dermatology celebrates five years of excellence with a special event at CityGate CentreJan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - Oak Dermatology is celebrating five years of serving patients and its rapid facility and location expansions. Oak Dermatology will host its fifth anniversary celebration...