Articles filed under Counties
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Remembering 2019's top animal storiesDec 28, 2019 6:30 am - In a perfect world, animal stories are supposed to make you smile. And most of them do. But, tragically, not all. This was a year when a kennel fire near Carol Stream ki...
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Wonder Lake woman charged in fatal McHenry County crashDec 27, 2019 12:00 am - A Rockford-area man was killed and a Wonder Lake woman suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in unincorporated McHenry County near Woodsto...
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Bidding farewell to those from the Northwest suburbs we lost in 2019Dec 26, 2019 10:00 pm - As we look forward with optimism for the year ahead, it's fitting that we also look back, with no shortage of sadness, at those we lost in 2019. It was a year in which w...
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Notable deaths in Lake County in 2019Dec 26, 2019 10:00 pm - We said goodbye to several notable Lake County residents in 2019. They left indelible marks on their communities through impressive accomplishments and dedicated public ...
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Kane County courts seek new public defenderDec 26, 2019 12:00 am - Kane County will need a new public defender in 2020, as Kelli Childress has quit. She resigned Dec. 20, according to 16th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Clint Hull. The c...
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Record-breaking warmth giving way to rapid cool downDec 26, 2019 12:00 am - It didn't take long for temperatures to break a 48-year-old Chicago weather record Thursday with a mark of 57 degrees. Once the clock struck midnight, it already was tw...
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Dan Cronin to speak at 'State of County' luncheon Jan. 8Dec 25, 2019 10:00 pm - The annual State of the County Multi-Chamber event will be Wednesday, Jan. 8, at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Chicago, 2111 Butterfield Road in Downers Grove. Hear DuPag...
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Grayslake woman's ornaments give a big holiday boost to those who need oneDec 25, 2019 5:00 am - A Barbie ornament snuggled in her purse on Christmas Eve 2007 was meant for Lyzzi Elliott's own tree. But it never made it that far. Instead, it became a special holiday...
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Russell Road detour on Friday, Dec. 27Dec 25, 2019 12:00 am - The Union Pacific Railroad will close Russell Road at the railroad crossing west of Route 131/Green Bay Road from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 27, for emergency repair...
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Suburban animal rescue seeking donations to replace van, crates lost in crashDec 25, 2019 12:00 am - An animal rescue shelter with locations in both northern and southern Illinois is seeking donations to replace a van and dozens of transport crates that were destroyed a...