Lake Forest News
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Woodlands Academy gets Computer Science Female Diversity Award
Jan 26, 2022 10:44 AM - Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in College Board's AP Computer Science Principles course. -
Volo business employee who reported theft charged with committing it
Jan 25, 2022 7:44 PM - An employee at a Volo business who told police and his boss last week that he discovered money had been taken from a safe was caught on camera taking the money, Lake County sheriff's police said Tuesday. -
Sheriff: Driver who crashed car near Mundelein offered to pay witnesses not to call 911
Jan 25, 2022 7:42 PM - Lake County sheriff's police said a man who crashed into a parked car last Monday tried to pay bystanders not to report the crash to authorities and, when that failed, grabbed the witnesses by their necks. -
Several incumbent Lake County Board Democrats announce reelection plans
Jan 25, 2022 5:27 PM - Signature-gathering season for political candidates is well underway and several Lake County Board incumbents in the last week have made it known they'll be seeking reelection. -
Old socks or torn jeans? Lake County expanding program to keep them out of landfills
Jan 25, 2022 8:50 AM - The community-based clothing/textile collection program in Lake County continues to expand as a way to divert the materials from landfills. -
Black, white Wheaton churches to celebrate Black History Month together
Jan 25, 2022 1:14 PM - Members of Hope Presbyterian Church and Bethel New Life Church, whose respective white and Black congregations share worship space in Wheaton, jointly will celebrate Black History Month with a series of programs in February.
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Deputy announces challenge to Lake County sheriff
Jan 24, 2022 5:59 PM - Lake County sheriff's Deputy William "Chris" King on Monday announced he will challenge his boss in the June 28 Democratic primary. -
Virtual meeting Jan. 27 on Arlington Heights Road improvementsJan 24, 2022 11:59 AM - The Lake County Division of Transportation is hosting a virtual public information meeting from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, to discuss potential improvements along about 1.5 miles of Arlington Heights Road between Route 83 and Lake Cook Road in Buffalo Grove.
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Constable: Blizzard? Prairie fires once were 'demons' in what's now the suburbs
Jan 23, 2022 8:59 AM - Sure, it's cold and gray, but at least the suburbs aren't prone to wildfires. That wasn't always the case, as a new study finds this area was home to hundreds of blazing tallgrass prairie fires between 1673 and 1905.
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Could a 1967-style blizzard happen again? Experts say yes, but we'll be better prepared
Jan 22, 2022 4:59 PM - Is a blizzard like the record-breaking 1967 storm that dumped 23 inches of snow on the Chicago area imminent? Meteorologists and scientists can't say when, but they do believe another massive storm is possible. Fortunately, technology makes such storms easier to predict, which translates into better preparations.
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