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Barbie’s Birthday Bash in Antioch celebrates doll’s impact, legacy; ‘She is a great role model’
After the party, a map led visitors to participating businesses on a downtown route, complete with Barbie-themed surprises.
Girl, 15, facing charge in Lake Central school threat: police
A 15-year-old Lake Central High School student is facing a potential juvenile charge after allegedly writing a threatening message on her Instagram account, police said Friday. She is suspended from school, Lake Central School Corp. Superintendent Larry Veracco said Monday.
Evanston to participate in hypertension study based on social justice
The city of Evanston approved entering a pilot program study on high blood pressure to close a 13-year life expectancy gap between the city’s most vulnerable and wealthiest residents. The study would last for a year, and it’s goal is to reduce the blood pressure of its participants by 10 to 15 points and overall improve their quality of life, the program’s organizer, Neticia Waldron, said. Waldron, a healthcare administrator, fitness instructor and owner of Whole Women Fitness, presented her pilot program Pathway to Wellness to the Evanston City Council at its meeting on Monday. The program will partner with […]
Development of Waukegan’s downtown, lakefront moving at different speeds; ‘We have to learn what developers may want’
Mayor Ann Taylor said plans for the lakefront will take longer, in part because of contaminated land from the city’s industrial past and the reluctance of the Canadian National Railway to part with its right of way bordering the western part of the lakefront area.
Rick Armstrong’s Aurora-Elgin football ranking and players of the week
Jacobs and Yorkville jump into the rankings topped by Batavia, with Oswego right behind.
Goats return to eat invasive plants in Glencoe; no need for herbicides, human workers
It was time for Goats in Glencoe 2.0. The week of Sept. 23 saw the return of a herd of goats tasked with removing invasive species from the Milton Park grounds simply by eating as much as they could. Last May, the Glencoe Park District initially brought the goats with over 800 people stopping by to take a look. Combing the initiative’s popularity, the Park District also requested an encore as the goats had more work to do to get rid of the plants that prevent healthier plants from blooming. “This kind of method of continual grazing just helps to weaken the […]
Man in car shot by someone in another car; both vehicles later crash: CPD
The cars crashed more than a mile south of where the shooting occurred. The victim was 33 years old and had a gunshot wound in his torso.
Wauconda’s Freddy Barnshaw, whose father is a longtime basketball coach at Round Lake, scores big in soccer
Barnshaw, who has 15 goals and 10 assists, has led Wauconda into first place.
Many happy returns is name of the game for Brother Rice’s KJ Morris. It leads to two TDs. ‘A natural fit for me.’
KJ Morris returned the opening kickoff and a punt for TDs as the Crusaders rolled to a 48-0 win over St. Patrick.