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Lake County seeing an increase in early voting turnout

New-YorkApr 28, 2024October 3, 20240

[ad_1] Voter turnout so far appears to be a little above average 12 days into early voting at Lake County’s 11 vote centers, according to

Movement afoot to honor 14 workers killed in Cline Avenue bridge collapse

New-YorkApr 28, 2024October 3, 20240

[ad_1] A ceremony honoring steel workers who were killed while trying to organize a union sparked an idea in Terry Steagall’s mind. The ceremony, an

Waukegan participates in the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge

New-YorkApr 28, 2024October 3, 20240

[ad_1] Keeping garbage and pollutants out of Waukegan’s ravines and away from its wetlands took on a stronger meaning last week when the city joined

Waukegan school board starts process to sell $30 million in bonds for capital improvements

New-YorkApr 28, 2024October 3, 20240

[ad_1] Mandated critical safety capital improvement projects like replacing the roof at the Brookside campus of Waukegan High School are mounting for Waukegan Community Unit

Landmarks: Palos Preserves get overdue attention in ‘biggest project ever’ in Cook County

New-YorkApr 28, 2024October 1, 20240

[ad_1] There are plenty of scenic elements in the Palos area Forest Preserves — oak savanna forests where one can see through the trees, wet

NYPD: Infant found dead in Staten Island building

New-YorkApr 28, 2024October 4, 20240

[ad_1] The building on Staten Island where police say an infant was found dead. Police arrested and charged the boy's parents with reckless endangerment in

2.9 magnitude earthquake shakes New Jersey

New-YorkApr 27, 2024October 4, 20240

[ad_1] Officials said they hadn't received any reports of damage to roads or other infrastructure on Saturday. A larger quake earlier this month caused some

Calumet City man — who skipped court — sentenced to 39 years in I-80/94 crash that killed girlfriend and baby

New-YorkApr 27, 2024October 3, 20240

[ad_1] A Calumet City man who skipped court Friday was sentenced to 39 years for the Jan. 7, 2022 crash during a high-speed police chase

Six daylight-hour home burglaries in Naperville reported to police

New-YorkApr 27, 2024October 2, 20240

[ad_1] Six Naperville homes have been burglarized during daylight hours over the last couple of weeks, according to an alert issued by the Naperville Police

Man responsible for West Dundee cop’s ‘life-altering’ injury gets 8-year prison term

New-YorkApr 27, 2024October 2, 20240

[ad_1] A Sycamore man whose 2022 attack on a West Dundee police officer resulted in a “life-altering” injury has been sentenced to eight years in