Articles filed under Counties
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Police officer deaths are down, but the news is still not good in IllinoisJan 03, 2020 4:25 am - Good news this week from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: The number of law enforcement officers who died last year as a result of their duties fell ...
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Lake Villa District 41 streamlines its loan pitch to votersJan 03, 2020 4:20 am - Voters in Lake Villa Elementary District 41 again will be asked for authorization to fund school projects, but the new pitch has been revised and greatly reduced. Instea...
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CLC to offer free tuition for nearly 200 students seeking career certificatesJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Thanks to a special $1.5 million state grant, the College of Lake County is able to offer nearly 200 Lake County residents seeking career certificates in certain fields ...
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One dead after crash near WaucondaJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - A car crash near Wauconda left a 54-year-old motorist dead Friday morning. The one-vehicle crash occurred about 11 a.m. on West Neville Road just west of Darrell Road. A...
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Report says AJ's death 'emblematic' of DCFS failuresJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' watchdog called 5-year-old AJ Freund's murder in April "emblematic of DCFS's failure to look beyond the current ...
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Law enforcement agencies to host forum about religious hate crimesJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Days after spray-painted swastikas were discovered at a suburban school, the Lake County state's attorney's office announced it will co-host a forum about religious hate...
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Nerheim clears Waukegan officers of responsibility in overdose deathJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Following an investigation, Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim concluded that Waukegan police officers were not responsible for the death of a 31-year-old man ...
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Sign up a team for 'Dodgin' 4 Dough' tournament in NapervilleJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville will host "Dodgin' 4 Dough" on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The 13th annual dodgeball event brings together elem...
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Florida kidnapping suspect caught in Vernon HillsJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office and federal marshals apprehended a Florida kidnapping suspect at a Vernon Hills hotel Thursday, authorities said. Willie A. Johnson III,...
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Cronin on his 'frustrating' year as DuPage County Board chairmanJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin started his third term last December by delivering a speech promoting bipartisanship and compromise. Then reality set it. Less th...