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Lake County sheriff's office mourns police dog Diesel, who tracked missing residents, felonsSep 12, 2021 3:15 pm - Just days short of his eighth birthday, Lake County Sheriff's canine Diesel died Saturday. The sheriff's office announced Sunday that Diesel died in the company of his p...
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'I haven't slept well since': Kane County safety expert toiled at ground zero for more than 100 daysSep 11, 2021 1:00 am - On page after page, filling spiral-bound notebooks, Mike Fagel wrote about the hazards thousands of workers faced at ground zero. The back of the first cover held contac...
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DuPage deputy wins $7.5 million judgment for spinal injury suffered in trainingSep 10, 2021 5:30 am - A federal jury has awarded a DuPage County sheriff's deputy $7.5 million in damages for injuries he suffered during a special-operations training exercise in 2014. On Se...
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Schaumburg man dies after canoe capsizes on Fox LakeSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - A 30-year-old Schaumburg man died after a canoe he was in capsized on Fox Lake early Friday. Authorities were called to the 0-100 block of Holly Avenue in Fox Lake at 1:...
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'Sometimes, heroes need to be saved,' says brother of Air Force pilot called to duty on 9/11Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - The brother of an Air Force pilot who scrambled to New York City to protect U.S. airspace 20 years ago during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 had a poignant message Fr...
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Wonder Lake man pleads not guilty to trying to arrange a rendezvous with girlSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - A Wonder Lake man who was arrested after, authorities said, arranging a meeting for sex with a 14-year-old girl near Grayslake, only to be met by Lake County sheriff's d...
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Take the first step: Barrington Area CROP Walk fights hunger locally, globallySep 09, 2021 6:00 am - The Barrington Area CROP Walk is in its 39th year. In that time, the fundraiser has raised more than $1 million to help feed the hungry and bring basic necessities to th...
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Major road project in Hawthorn Woods area advances 10 years after initial studySep 09, 2021 5:30 am - More than a decade after it first was studied, a project to ease traffic congestion in the Hawthorn Woods area is expected to get underway in coming weeks. The Lake Coun...
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New program in Elgin seeks to keep nonviolent offenders out of criminal justice systemSep 09, 2021 5:30 am - Elgin, state's attorney's office will partner on new program
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Man wanted on attempted murder charge escapes capture at jail facility, remains at largeSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - A Zion man wanted on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting at a McHenry intersection last month remains at large after fleeing Lake County's Community Base...