Articles filed under Counties
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Household hazardous waste collection in WheatonNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - DuPage County residents may safely dispose of household hazardous and chemical waste items during a free collection event being held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov....
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McHenry County Board to consider giving health department more teeth with COVID-19 enforcementNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks has asked the McHenry County Department of Health to figure out what it would need to enforce COVID-19 mitigation measures more...
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Clearbrook creates tie-dye face masks to raise funds for N95 masksNov 12, 2020 10:00 pm - COVID-19 has threatened more than just those infected. It has touched the lives of every person around the globe. Sadly at Clearbrook, they have lost both individuals an...
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DuPage Foundation joins nationwide celebration to recognize the local impact of community foundationsNov 12, 2020 10:00 pm - The DuPage Foundation is joining in a nationwide celebration, Nov. 12-18, to recognize the increasingly important role these philanthropic organizations play in fosterin...
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$8 million hurdle to old fairgrounds site development eliminatedNov 12, 2020 4:30 am - What had been considered an impediment to the potential development of the former Lake County Fairgrounds site in Grayslake has been dissolved. The Lake County Board vot...
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Pioneering McHenry County Board member dies at 63Nov 12, 2020 12:00 am - McHenry County Board member Charles "Chuck" Wheeler, the first Black man to serve on the board, died overnight Wednesday to Thursday at the age of 63. Wheeler's wife, Su...
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Incumbent Jack Franks concedes McHenry County Board chairman race to Republican Mike BuehlerNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks, an incumbent Democrat, conceded his bid for reelection to his Republican opponent, Mike Buehler, at a meeting of the county bo...
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Zion woman sentenced to year in prison for looting Waukegan gas stationNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - Despite recommendations for probation by both defense and prosecution attorneys, a Lake County judge sentenced a 22-year-old Zion woman to a year in prison Thursday for ...
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Kids' emotional, physical maturation don't grow at same rateNov 11, 2020 10:00 pm - By Ken Potts That's life A 14-year-old I know stood in line at a custom bowling supply store. About 6'2" and 180 lbs., already with a man's voice and beard, he certainly...
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Lovell health care center mural a symbol of hope and healing for veteransNov 11, 2020 4:30 am - An unexpected but welcome symbol of hope and healing for veterans stretches along a concrete block wall in the covered walkway system linking buildings at the expansive ...