Articles filed under Counties
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Sequoit Creek uncovered, bypassed to establish new channel for gateway park in AntiochSep 23, 2023 5:30 am - Unless you're involved, it's difficult to know exactly what is happening at a prominent corner in downtown Antioch. Contours are being shaped, and piles of rock and eart...
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'It takes everybody on board': Volo Bog needs stewards to protect rare and endangered speciesSep 23, 2023 1:00 am - Supporters of natural area in Lake County seek dedicated volunteer stewards
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Police searching for people who tried to carjack their ride-share driver in Beach ParkSep 22, 2023 11:00 pm - Police are searching for three people they said attacked a 40-year-old ride-share driver early Saturday morning in Beach Park while trying to steal his car. The driver,...
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Kane County farmers share how technology has improved their industrySep 22, 2023 6:00 am - At the start of my career, I spent as much time around farmers and their families as with anyone else on my news beats. That comes with the territory covering community ...
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Aquatic studies 101: DuPage ecologists raise mussels, a dragonfly that are basic to local watersSep 22, 2023 5:00 am - At an aquatic laboratory nestled in Warrenville's Blackwell Forest Preserve, freshwater mussels grow in beakers, fish race up and down long holding tanks, and rare endan...
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Admiral behind bin Laden raid, viral 'Make Your Bed' speech addresses DuPage Veterans Court gradsSep 22, 2023 5:00 am - If you spend much time online or on social media, chances are you've seen at least some of the viral "Make Your Bed" speech retired Navy Adm. William McRaven gave at the...
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Trial of DCFS workers charged after murder of AJ Freund will resume Oct. 13Sep 22, 2023 1:00 am - The trial of two former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services employees charged in connection to the death of 5-year-old AJ Freund will resume on Oct. 13 f...
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Bill inspired by July water crisis in Lake County introduced in state HouseSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - Two months after a system failure left hundreds of homes and businesses in southern Lake County without drinkable water for days, state legislation has been introduced t...
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Authorities: Hostage taker who was shot in face, arm in Round Lake is recoveringSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - The 33-year-old Round Lake man shot in the face and arm by members of a regional SWAT team Wednesday s continues to heal from his wounds at a hospital under 24-hour poli...
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Words on birds: Climate change may be the reason for rare visits by 'southern birds' like limpkins and spoonbillsSep 21, 2023 6:00 am - You never forget your first limpkin. Mine was at a lakeside trailer park near St. Petersburg, Florida. A book said limpkins would be there and, sure enough, they were. T...