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Daily Herald photo contest winners for July 2026Aug 06, 2026 9:46 am - The top finishers in July’s amateur photo contest showcase the rich colors of nature.
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Man sentenced to 22 years in pimping of teen girlAug 05, 2026 12:34 pm - A Wonder Lake man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for his part in the sex trafficking of a teenage girl, according to Lake County authorities.
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Cook County-area business owners share their approach to PTOAug 05, 2026 12:30 pm - According to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, more than 80% of workers said that “paid leave” is either an extremely important or very important benefit they expect from their employer, ranking just below health insurance and retirement benefits.
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‘Unwavering spirit’: Fest celebrating Mexican culture returns to Glendale HeightsAug 05, 2026 11:39 am - The Monarch Butterfly Festival returns to Glendale Heights on Friday, Aug. 7, featuring Mexican music, food, and cultural performances.
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Monarch Butterfly Festival takes flight again with free cultural celebration at Glendale Heights’ Camera ParkAug 04, 2026 4:22 pm - The Monarch Butterfly Festival returns to Glendale Heights on Friday, Aug. 7, featuring Mexican music, food, and cultural performances. This year's "Cultural Resistance" theme showcases renowned artists creating live murals, Mexican rock bands Los Corb and El Circo, Aztec dance groups, and bilingual theater.
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‘Happy to show people around’: Lake Zurich will ask voters to fund and equip new fire stationAug 04, 2026 4:00 pm - Lake Zurich officials have agreed to ask voters Nov. 3 to authorize $20.3 million to build and equip a new fire station.
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Body of missing man found on Des Plaines River shoreline identifiedAug 04, 2026 3:34 pm - A missing man whose body was recovered Friday evening along the shoreline of the Des Plaines River near West Oak Spring Road in Libertyville has been identified as Julian Newman, 30, of Evanston. Authorities confirmed Tuesday that he drowned.
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Gurnee Days returns with live music, food trucks, paradeAug 04, 2026 9:27 am - Gurnee Days, the annual end-of-summer celebration, returns Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7-9, bringing with it fireworks, a parade, live music, a car show and more to Viking Park.
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Sugar Grove man charged with multiple DUIs after head-on crash that killed three in Kendall County FridayAug 03, 2026 2:08 pm - Carson M. Rehkopf, 22, of Sugar Grove is facing eight felony DUI charges following a head-on crash Friday in Kendall County that killed three people, including a 4-year-old girl.
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Final Libertyville Lunch in the Park of 2026 set for FridayAug 03, 2026 1:14 pm - The final Lunch in the Park event of the season in downtown Libertyville will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in Cook Park, located at Milwaukee Avenue and Church Street.