Articles filed under Counties
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Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun looks back on 20 years of writing his column, 'Talk of the Town'Aug 04, 2023 6:00 am - Twenty years ago, former Daily Herald editor John Lampinen contacted me with a pitch to become a columnist. I freelanced as a sports writer for the paper for about a yea...
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K9 Axel to receive body armor donationAug 04, 2023 1:00 am - The nonprofit Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., has donated a custom-fitted bulletproof and stab-protective vest to the Lake County Sheriff's Office police dog, Axel. The ve...
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Worker might lose finger after wall collapses near Lake ZurichAug 04, 2023 1:00 am - A worker was hospitalized and might lose a finger after a brick wall collapsed during a renovation on a Lake Zurich-area home Friday afternoon, police said. Lake County ...
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Third Eye Blind to headline Ribfest at DuPage County fairgroundsAug 04, 2023 1:00 am - Third Eye Blind will make Ribfest crowds party like it's 1997. The San Francisco band responsible for the earworm of the decade, “Semi-Charmed Life,” will headline the o...
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Driver charged in Scott's Law case pleads guilty, awaits decision on sentencingAug 04, 2023 1:00 am - A remorseful Joliet man Friday pleaded guilty to violating Scott's Law in connection with a 2021 crash that seriously injured a decorated state trooper from Lemont. Ange...
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Kane County expands free CPR training programAug 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Kane County recently expanded its popular, life-saving CPR training program. Through a merger of the Kane County Sheriff's office and Kane County Health Department CPR...
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Kane County may boost crime lab with opioid settlement cashAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - The early debate about how Kane County should spend any opioid settlement money began Thursday with some shared sentiment that at least the initial funds should stay wit...
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Aykroyd-Belushi return to Joliet prison called off for now over ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikeAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - Blues Brothers Con and the return of Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi to the Old Joliet Prison has been postponed until perhaps next summer, just a week after the event was a...
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Police: Volo man shoved, kicked officers who were trying to de-escalate a domestic disputeAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - A 62-year-old Volo man is behind bars after shoving and kicking two police officers at his home who officials said were trying to de-escalate a domestic dispute on Frida...
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Why several taxing bodies didn't get $3.12 million in property taxes they were owedAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - Several school districts and hundreds of other taxing bodies are getting an unexpected infusion of property taxes that had been collected but not dispersed over the past...