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CLC Ceremony Honored Local Veterans
The fifth annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Service at the College of Lake County Grayslake campus was a solemn event packed with meaning and memories.
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CLC offering orientation sessions
Grayslake-based College of Lake County will offer parents of incoming freshmen three opportunities to attend such an orientation session.
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Grand Egg Drop at Torah Academy Encourages Young Scientists
Children in kindergarten through third grade at Torah Academy got a real glimpse into understanding the principles of physics Friday afternoon.
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Marni Pyke Yes and no to tolling freeways ... but mostly no
Tollway council opens door to Route 53 extension Illinois looks to convert freeways to tollways Consensus still elusive for Route 53 panel Expect a whopping 7 million vehicles to have traveled on the Illinois tollway system this holiday weekend.
Woman injured in boat crash in Fox Lake Updated May 27, 2012 4:51 PMA ...
A man has been charged with operating under the influence after the boat he was driving collided with another vessel in Fox Lake Saturday night, seriously injuring one woman, according to police.
Group plans memorial to honor fallen K-9s
McHenry County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Andrew Zinke spent a total of seven years with his former K-9 partner Jake.
Have you seen what your fellow readers have posted on Patch lately? Take a look! 3 Libertyville High School Art Students Win at "2012 The Lisa Show" Health Department Offers Two Low-Cost Pet Vaccination Clinics in June Forum Jazz Dance Theatre of Libertyville Receives National Award Kids' Soccer Clinics at Lake County Family YMCA this Summer Rep.
Lake Forest Woman Makes Her Own History in Military
You could say that Alice Tate comes from a military family. Although Tate, whose military career spanned 35 years, did not follow a parent or grandparent's footsteps when she joined the Army, research into her family's history has led her to discover both great-grandfathers fought in the Civil War and other ancestors fought in the Revolutionary ... (more)
New law targets 'aquatic hitchhikers'
A pile of milfoil and curly leaf pond weed is prepared for transport from Bangs Lake following a harvest by Bob Garrod of the Wauconda Public Works department.
Island Lake not rushing into video gambling Updated May 26, 2012 2:39 ...
Island Lake trustees have decided to wait and see how well video gambling works for other Illinois communities before they commit one way or the other.
Police Investigate Death Of North Chicago Toddler
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. -For a second time this month, the Lake County Coroner's Office is conducting a death investigation of a small child.
Gurnee makes another 3-year red-light camera contract
Gurnee trustees have approved another contract with a red-light camera company, which won't cost the village more than it receives in fines.
Revolutionary War soldier memorialized in Lake County
Hannah Perron, regent of the Waukegan chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, left, and DAR Libertyville chapter Regent Denise Burja unveil the new marker on Henry Collins' grave.
Lake County, Chicago Area Women Honored At 34th Annual Dinner
YWCA Lake County will honor four women and one female high school student at their 34th Annual Women of Achievement Dinner, Friday, June 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Hilton Northbrook .
Local college introduces "Wellness 2.0" programs
Poor personal lifestyle choices cost businesses money -- can cost people their lives.
'Think upon the true meaning' of Memorial Day
This weekend's summerlike forecast might be a distraction, but Air Force veteran Jeff Moore of Round Lake Beach, keynote speaker at the College of Lake County's fifth annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Service, asked that everyone take at least a moment to remember the significance of the last Monday in May.
Lake Zurich Firefighters Extinguish Deck Fire in Deer Park
The Lake Zurich firefighters reponded to a a residential fire at 21820 Long Grove Rd.
Editorial: Put the skids on massive gambling expansion
Illinois faces budget problems the likes of which we've never seen. We have the worst pension funding gap in the nation, a multibillion-dollar backlog of unpaid bills and Medicaid expenses that are skyrocketing.
Lake County prosecutors delay dropping murder charge against man in '94 sla...
Ten days after announcing murder charges against a man whose DNA matched blood found at the scene of a 1994 slaying at a Waukegan appliance store, a Lake County prosecutor asked a judge today for more time to do paperwork before dropping the charges against the man wrongfully convicted of the crime.
Lake County Academic Team honorable mentions
Awards, honors: FBLA 1st in State in E-Business for 2010-11 and 2011-12, National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar Awards, honors:Wauconda Village Academic Achievement Award for first perfect 36 on ACT in school history; National Merit Finalist; Illinois State Scholar Awards, honors: Qualified for National Exam for the National Chemistry ... (more)
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