The dwindling number of Republican officeholders not only in Lake County, but across Illinois, can be traced to the unpopular — at least in the Land of Lincoln — candidacy of former President Donald Trump.
Richard Nixon’s legacy is substantial. His achievements were historic, and he surmounted great obstacles to political victory, only to destroy himself.
Nearly 80% of county commuters are the only passengers in their vehicles as they go to and from their jobs. That figure shows how hard it will be to convince us to change our driving habits.
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One person was killed after a vehicle struck the Barrington Road Toll Plaza in Hoffman Estates early Thursday morning, state police said. The crash happened on Interstate 90 westbound at around 4:24 a.m. The car hit the toll plaza and became engulfed in flames, according to state police. The sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
Handling a police dog is a special job, and Forlenza worked with Dax serving Lake County residents for nearly 10 years.
It must have been a scary scene on April 9 inside the normally quiet The Point, the popular pancake house and lunch spot at the triangle of Route 41 and Riverside Drive.
Toxicology reports, which are pending, may point to a cause of death, authorities said.
Flycatchers are a family of birds that eat insects and cannot live in northern Illinois in winter when their food choices are scarce. But phoebes seem to come back even before there’s an insect to be seen, by humans anyway.
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