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Antioch Bannockburn BarringtonBuffalo Grove Deer Park Deerfield
Fort Sheridan Fox Lake Grayslake
Great Lakes Gurnee Highland Park
Highwood Hoffman Estates Indian Creek
Ingleside Island Lake Kildeer
Lake Barrington Lake Bluff Lake Forest
Lake Villa Lake Zurich Libertyville
Lincolnshire Long Grove Mundelein
North Chicago Park City Round Lake
Round Lake Beach Russell South Barrington
Vernon Hills Wadsworth Wauconda
Waukegan Winthrop Harbor Zion
Beach Park Hainesville Hawthorn Woods
Lindenhurst Mettawa North Barrington
Old Mill Creek Riverwoods Round Lake Heights
Round Lake Park Third Lake Gages Lake
Tower Lakes Port Barrington McGaw Park
Fox Rvr Valley Gdns
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College of Lake County submits wish list (Grayslake Review)
A wish list of facilities projects submitted to the Illinois Community College Board by the College of Lake County Board of Trustees includes $98.5 million worth of new classroom space for the Grayslake campus along with $15.5 million for infrastructure improvements at all campuses including Grayslake, Lakeshore in Waukegan and Southlake in Vernon Hills.Illinois man wanted for homicide found in Vilas County (Wausau Daily Herald) BOULDER JUNCTION An Illinois man wanted by authorities there for murdering his wife was found Wednesday in northern Wisconsin, according to the Vilas County Sheriffs Department.
Mitchell airport draws more Illinois fliers (Lake County News-Sun) Milwaukee County's Mitchell International Airport has seen a significant increase in Illinois fliers over the past two years, perhaps bolstering the assertion that Chicago already has a third airport. Mitchell Airport saw 18,000 more cars with Illinois license plates in its parking lots in 2008 than the previous year.
Flu outbreak closes camp in Kenosha County (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Silver Lake — Flu cases, including one confirmed as swine flu, have forced the temporary shutdown of a summer camp operated by the Salvation Army in southeastern Wisconsin, officials said Friday.
McFeggan extradited to Illinois (WAOW Wausau) A man wanted for murder in Illinois has been extradited from Wisconsin. Thomas McFeggan appeared in Vilas County court Thursday afternoon.
Train fatality in Gurnee ruled suicide (Gurnee Review) Lake County Sheriff's office Sgt. Rick White said the woman was on the tracks near Illinois Route 121 and Washington Street when she was struck by a northbound Canadian Pacific freight train about 1:20 a.m.
Area celebrations mark holiday (The Champaign News-Gazette) Other area celebrations TODAY Arthur: Parade from Jurgens Park through downtown, 10 a.m. Charleston: Morton Park, Illinois 16 and Lincoln Avenue; parade, 1 p.m.; fireworks, Coles County Airport, dusk, free.
Illinois diver dies in deep water in Lake Michigan (WQAD Moline) PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a diver from Illinois died in deep water in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan.
Lake County Calendar (Vernon Hills Review) Find out what to do this week and beyond. Antioch Fine Arts Foundation is opening up entry into the Art-on-the-Lawn to non-members for the event held from 9-3 p.m. July 19 at the Lakes Region Historical Society's AFAF's grounds, 983 Main St., Antioch. Call Laura (847) 265-0572.
Lake County Calendar (Grayslake Review) Find out what to do this week and beyond.