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Op-ed: Crystal Lake Fraudster Walks Back Guilty Plea in Veterans Theft Case

By Michael Scornavacco, Republican Committeeman, Antioch 6 | Sep 25, 2025

Alan J. Hanke, 61, of Crystal Lake, has built a reputation few would envy. Federal prosecutors already call him a “serial fraudster.”

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Village of Deerfield Sustainability Commission met September 25

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Sep 25, 2025

Village of Deerfield Sustainability Commission met 7 p.m. Thursday, September 25

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Village of Antioch Committee of the Whole met Sept. 24

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 25, 2025

Village of Antioch Committee of the Whole met Tuesday, Sept. 24

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Village of Antioch Board of Trustees met Sept. 24

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 25, 2025

Village of Antioch Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Sept. 24

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United Township High School District shares announcements for students ahead of homecoming week

By D. G. Delgado | Sep 25, 2025

Students at United Township High School District 30 received several updates and reminders on September 26, 2025.

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Lake Forest High School welcomes new members into National Chinese Honor Society

By S. B. Martino | Sep 25, 2025

On September 26, Lake Forest High School held an induction ceremony for new members of the National Chinese Honor Society.

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Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals met Sept. 25

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 25, 2025

Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals met Thursday, Sept. 25

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Lake County Board of Health met Aug. 27

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 25, 2025

Lake County Board of Health met Wednesday, Aug. 27

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Wauconda seeks public input on Bangs Lake through annual end-of-season survey

By A. W. Alonzo | Sep 25, 2025

The Village of Wauconda has opened its annual end-of-season survey to gather feedback from residents and visitors about their experiences on Bangs Lake during the summer.

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Lake County Board of Health met Sept. 24

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 25, 2025

Lake County Board of Health met Wednesday, Sept. 24

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City of Highland Park City Council met Sept. 25

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 25, 2025

City of Highland Park City Council met Thursday, Sept. 25

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Collinsville schools respond to PFAS detected in city water supply

By S. B. Martino | Sep 25, 2025

On September 24, 2025, the City of Collinsville informed the Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 about water test results showing the presence of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in both untreated and treated water from city wells.

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Elmwood’s Blue House holds “Share Your Dream” event for World Dream Day

By E. K. Fitzgerald | Sep 24, 2025

On September 25, Elmwood’s Blue House, also known as the House of Rêveur or the House of Dreamers, marked World Dream Day by launching a “Share Your Dream” initiative.

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Co-founder of Chicago Flips Red: The Democratic Party 'made millions' of us believing 'we’re oppressed’

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 24, 2025

Zoe Leigh, co-founder of Chicago Flips Red, said Brandon Johnson blamed Republicans for gun issues, but that buyback efforts fail since the same guns “magically appear” again, and added that freight trains bring “new guns of the season” and claimed the Democratic Party profits from people being “brainwashed” into thinking they are oppressed.

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Who from Lake County area’s former high school athletes will participate in games on Saturday, Sept. 27?

By I. E. Hall | Sep 24, 2025

These former Lake County area high school athletes are set to compete on Saturday, Sept. 27.

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CPS board candidate: ‘I don't believe that taxpayers should have to pay for people to change their sex organs’

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 23, 2025

Lanetta M. Thomas, candidate for the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education District 9, said schools should not hide students’ gender identity decisions from parents and that taxpayers should not have to fund what she called “cosmetic surgery” for sex organ changes.

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Village of Hainesville sets trick-or-treat hours and announces hayrides for Halloween

By I. K. Williams | Sep 23, 2025

The Village of Hainesville has announced that trick-or-treating will take place on Friday, October 31 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Residents who want to participate are encouraged to leave their front outside lights on to welcome trick-or-treaters.

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CHS senior honored for state advisory council selection at board meeting

By S. B. Martino | Sep 23, 2025

At its regular meeting on September 22, 2025, the Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 Board of Education recognized Collinsville High School senior Sara McChristian.

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Highland Park Police determine no threat after child luring report

By I. K. Williams | Sep 23, 2025

In the evening of September 24, 2025, the Highland Park Police Department received a report that an elementary school student had been approached by an unknown person near Ridge Rd. and Devonshire Ct. earlier that afternoon.

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CPS board candidate: Planned Parenthood ‘was historically created to eradicate the Black people out of America’

By Lake County Gazette | Sep 23, 2025

Lanetta M. Thomas, candidate for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education District 9, said she connected with Zoe from Chicago Flips Red after seeing her on TikTok “telling the truth,” and during her campaign, she claimed Planned Parenthood was created to “eradicate the Black people out of America” and noted it asked her to support extensive LGBTQ history in CPS schools.