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Joseph L. Dean, a 21-year-old man from Round Lake Heights, Illinois, was sentenced to Eight Years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on July 10, 2024. Dean pled guilty to the charge of Unlawful Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, a Class 1 felony. Dean was sentenced by the Honorable Judge Mark Gerhardt.
Lake County delegates looking forward to again nominating Trump at GOP convention; ‘Most Americans lean Republican’
Jennifer Neubauer and Peggy Siebert, both of Lake Forest, were deprived of the opportunity to attend the 2020 Republican National Convention in Miami since it was not held in person due to the coronavirus pandemic. Elected delegates to the 2024 convention along with Mark Shaw, also of Lake Forest, Siebert...
Driver killed in crash with Metra train near Ingleside
A motorist was killed Monday when their vehicle collided with a commuter train near Ingleside, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Information about the victim was not immediately available Monday. The collision took place before 8 a.m. near the intersection of West Larkin and North Wilson roads, according...
38-year-old Wauconda man who drowned after car crashed into pond ID'd
The man who died Wednesday after driving into a pond in the far north suburbs has been identified.Joshua Klausing, 38, of Wauconda died in the incident, the Lake County Coroner's Office said Thursday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchAn autopsy was performed Thursday, and the coroner's office said Klausing drowned, as a result of the crash.Wauconda police and fire crews responded just before 10:25 a.m. Wednesday to the pond, near Garland Road and Main Street in Wauconda, for a report of a vehicle upside-down in the water.Wauconda fire crews got the man out of the black 2010...
Lake County Forest Preserves to Expand with 18 Acre Acquisition Near Fort Sheridan
The Lake County Forest Preserves District is set to enlarge its natural domain, with newly approved plans to acquire roughly 18 acres adjacent to the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve at Fort Sheridan. According to a report by the Chicago Tribune, this expansion will enhance the district's lakefront land in Highland Park and Lake Forest, creating a more continuous conservation area along the picturesque Lake Michigan shoreline.
United Way invites community to support school supply drive
GURNEE – United Way of Lake County is holding its annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive through Aug.15. Community members and local businesses are invited to join in by providing students who do not have sufficient resources with the supplies they need to start school ready to succeed.
Death of Wauconda man whose SUV went into retention pond consistent with drowning
The death of a 38-year-old man whose SUV jumped a curb Wednesday and landed upside down in a retention pond in Wauconda is consistent with drowning as a result of the crash, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office Thursday identified the man involved in the...
From classroom bees to museum murals: Lake County artist’s inspiring path
When Samantha Gallagher was in first grade, she vividly remembers a bee flying into her classroom, which sent her classmates into a frenzy. She calmed them with the words her mom always told her: "Stay calm and the bee won't bother you." They listened to her advice. That afternoon, the...
Award-Winning Ensemble to Perform at Gospelfest
Award-winning gospel group Nate Martin & SIGN (Singing in God's Name) will be the headliner at this year’s free Gospelfest event at Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago. The music festival will take place from 3-7 p.m Sunday, July 28. "The powerful musical event is ideal for families," said...
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