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Monday, July 13, 2026

Deefield D109 moving forward with new elementary school plans

The new school is planned to begin operation in 2028 on the same site as the current Walden Elementary School.

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Column: Out-of-towners try to plunder Lake County locales

Perhaps our criminals can head south or north and leave businesses and residents alone.

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Waukegan considering water bill rebates for senior citizens: ‘It really can help’

The full City Council is scheduled to vote on the rebate program at 7 p.m. on July 20 at City Hall.

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Parties search for candidates for vacant Lake County Board seat: ‘Carries significant responsibility’

Lake County is also seeking candidates to temporarily fill Cunningham’s District 9 seat.

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Shooting shuts down Scoop Waukegan festival Saturday: ‘The scene was contained immediately’

Deputy Police Chief Craig Neal said in a news release that the shooting was an isolated incident.

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‘Broken,’ Libertyville’s Michael Addari rebuilds at Illinois State. Then Houston Astros pick him in MLB draft.

Michael Addari, told by Michigan State that he wasn’t in the plans after his freshman year, led the Missouri Valley Conference in ERA in 2026.

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Illinois 250: What the state has uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world

The Tribune is taking a look back at what the Chicago area and the state of Illinois have uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world — over the last 250 years.

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‘Grief is a beast’: Interventional care, palliative care. It’s time to consider bereavement care.

Illinois programs like Missing Pieces and Soaring Spirits International aim to help the bereaved with complex emotions through the grief process.

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Scientists team up in ‘unparalleled’ effort to protect Illinois’ endangered turtles from increasing threats

Loss of wetlands, changes in habitat hydrology from dams and agricultural tile drainage, viruses, and poaching put turtle population at risk.

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Illinois 250: True crime, gangsters, notorious cases, disasters and unexplained disappearances

A look back at the most infamous, shocking, blood-curdling or mysterious true crime stories from Illinois that captured the attention of the nation — and the world.

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