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Lake County Civil War Days canceled for 'security concerns'
Jun 24, 2019 5:56 PM - Citing unspecified security concerns, the Lake County Forest Preserve District has canceled this year's annual Civil War Days event. Forest district officials did not detail the nature of the concerns but said they involve responses made after discussions earlier this month that alternately canceled the 27-year-old event, then temporarily reinstated it. -
'That's why we show up to work' forest preserve ranger officer says of save
Jun 22, 2019 6:52 PM - Lake County Forest Preserve police Officer Brad Ehrhardt said he was just doing his job when he resuscitated a newborn after being flagged down by a motorist. -
After AJ's death, new nonprofit aims to prevent another tragedy
Jun 22, 2019 6:45 PM - When Volo resident Chad Carpenter took his 15-month-old son Caiden to the growing memorial outside AJ Freund's house, the new dad started to break down. But that moment also spurred him to do something in hopes of preventing another tragedy. -
Fox Lake woman dies in auto crashJun 22, 2019 10:18 AM - An 89-year-old Fox Lake woman died in a car accident Friday afternoon in Fremont Township near Round Lake, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Department.
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Donate a bicycle, help homeless womenJun 21, 2019 4:14 PM - Lake County Haven, a nonprofit group that aims to help homeless women and their children, is collecting used adult-size bicycles for its customers.
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YWCA Lake County searching for new CEO:Jun 21, 2019 12:51 PM - The YWCA Lake County Board of Directors has announced the resignation of CEO Treopia Cannon, who is moving to Houston, Texas due to a corporate reassignment for her spouse.
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Recipe for success? Lake County jail program gives inmates culinary skills
Jun 21, 2019 10:18 AM - Food industry veteran George Allen dreams of opening his own Caribbean and Creole restaurant - just as soon as he takes care of the driving offenses that have him locked up in the Lake County jail. But thanks to a new culinary program at the jail, he's using his time behind bars to pursue his ultimate goal.
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Are Civil War re-enactments culturally insensitive? Organizers say that's not the trouble they're having
Jun 21, 2019 5:30 AM - Questions about the message led to the brief cancellation of the popular Civil War Days at Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda, but cost and manpower -- not concerns about sensitivity -- are the biggest threat to the future of historical re-enactments. -
CLC rates 15th on Forbes list of best 100 Illinois employersJun 21, 2019 10:36 AM - The College of Lake County has been rated as the 15th best place to work in a list of 100 Illinois organizations, as reported in a June 10 article by Forbes magazine online.
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CLC offers more than 50 free events as part of a year-long, 50th Anniversary celebrationJun 21, 2019 10:36 AM - From a community celebration with fireworks to the opening of a 1999 time capsule, Lake County residents are invited to more than 50 free events sponsored by the College of Lake County to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
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