Articles filed under Counties
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How’s cashless bail going? Here’s what the data saysApr 25, 2024 4:35 pm - Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly described the status of Frank Walaitis car and bicycle. About seven months after Illinois ended cash bai...
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Bringing music to the community: DuPage Symphony celebrates 70 yearsApr 25, 2024 11:44 am - In its 70th year, the DuPage Symphony Orchestra is still finding ways to go “above and beyond” to share its love for music with the community. For its season finale on Ma...
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Local young adults engage with Illinois leaders at Springfield Leadership SummitApr 25, 2024 11:14 am - Several young adults from YouthBuild Lake County recently joined forces with other YouthBuild programs from across Illinois in the 2024 Leadership Summit held in Springfield.
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Public invited to send off of Lake County Honor FlightApr 25, 2024 8:59 am - A public send off is planned at 11 a.m. Friday for the next group of Lake County Honor Flight participants. Signs and flags are welcome and registration is not required ...
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Why Kane County is taking more time to decide on new sales tax referendumApr 25, 2024 8:52 am - A Kane County Board committee has further delayed deciding whether to ask voters to approve a new sales tax. Dale Berman, chairman of the finance and budget committee, as...
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‘We are at a standstill’: DuPage County Board and County Clerk at odds over clerk’s authorityApr 24, 2024 7:04 pm - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek continues to refuse to answer questions about no-bid contracts awarded by her office, potentially setting the stage for a legal fight w...
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Drug deaths down in DuPage County, coroner saysApr 24, 2024 4:12 pm - Deaths due to drug overdoses dropped 24% in 2023 compared to the year before, DuPage County Coroner Dr. Richard Jorgensen announced Wednesday. Jorgensen said in his repor...
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Street closing for 59/Grand Avenue intersection improvement in Fox LakeApr 24, 2024 12:11 pm - Washington Street in Fox Lake will be closed to through traffic starting 7 a.m. Monday for the Lake County Division of Transportation’s Route 59 and Grand Avenue intersec...
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Make no small plans: Charting the future of Cook County’s green legacyApr 24, 2024 4:00 am - We are facing some massive issues when it comes to the environment. If you think it’s important to save endangered plants and animals, mitigate the impact of climate chan...
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Calling all climate champions: Help put Kane County’s Climate Action Plan into actionApr 23, 2024 9:44 pm - Kane County is in the process of adopting its first Climate Action Implementation Plan (CAIP). The CAIP sets goals and offers a list of actions aimed at reducing countywi...