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Bears President Says 'Plan Is to Proceed Forward This Year' in Arlington Heights

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CHICAGO — At a brief news conference Friday, Chicago Bears president Kevin Warren stated that the team is remaining focused on Arlington Heights for their future home. Bears President Kevin Warren says they remain extremely focused on Arlington Heights for a new stadium build. They continue to meet weekly with Arlington Heights’ leaders. “The plan is to proceed forward this year”— Kaitlin Sharkey (@KRoseSharkey) August 8, 2025 The team purchase…See the Story

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Heavily Jewish Illinois City Votes Unanimously to Adopt IHRA Jew-Hatred Definition

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Annette Lidawer, the Highland Park City Council member who introduced the bill, called it “true landmark legislation.”The post Heavily Jewish Illinois city votes unanimously to adopt IHRA Jew-hatred definition appeared first on JNS.org.Antisemitism · Highland Park See the Story

Highland Park, IL takes a stand: antisemitism gets an official definition

Highland Park City Hall in Illinois The Highland Park City Council voted 7-0 to adopt both the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of Jew-hatred and the accompanying contemporary examples of antisemitism on Monday. Annette Lidawer, whose official council biography lists affiliations with Jewish Women’s Foundation of Chicago, Jewish Child and Family Services and Aitz Chaim Center for Jewish Living, introduced the ord…Antisemitism · Highland Park Read Article

Inspired by memory of late friend, Wauconda’s Cole Korycanek takes big steps forward ‘to make him proud’

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Wauconda senior running back Cole Korycanek has approached life differently over the past 14 months. Since his friend and former lacrosse teammate Giovanni D’Agostino died on June 11, 2024, Korycanek has pushed himself. “When Gio passed away, I learned to live with intention,” he said. “His passing inspired me to create many goals for myself and to pursue my passion in honor of a teammate. “I also learned resilience. I knew I had to bounce back.…Wauconda · Wauconda Read Article

16 years in prison for Chicago man convicted of homicide in drug overdose deaths of 2 McHenry County men

Raynardo O. Gonzalez, 54, of Chicago. A Chicago man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after he was convicted in the homicides of two McHenry County residents who died from ingesting heroin that he sold to one of them. Raynardo O. Gonzalez, 54, of Chicago, was charged in November 2022 with two counts of drug-induced homicide and one count of manufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of heroin. The Harvard Police Department began an investiga…Lake County, Illinois · Lake County Read Article

Pre-trial release denied for food truck owner from Beach Park accused of selling cocaine near Waukegan school

Karla L. Rangel-Tirado, 30, of Beach Park, was arrested on Tuesday after prosecutors said she was caught selling drugs on different occasions in Lake County, including within a school zone in Waukegan. Rangel-Tirado, pictured right while being awarded a small business contractor certification, owns Bella’s Kitchen, which is a food truck and catering business in Lake County. | Photo – Left: Provided; Photo – Right: Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Co…Lake County, Illinois · Lake County Read Article

Officials say car went around gates, causing crash with railroad equipment that seriously injured woman in Crystal Lake

Police investigate a crash involving a passenger car and a piece of railroad maintenance machinery near Sands Road and Smitana Road in Crystal Lake Tuesday morning, requiring a woman to be flown to the hospital. | Photo: Nick Rusin Officials say a woman has been cited after she drove her car around the gates, causing railroad maintenance equipment to strike her car on the train tracks, leaving her seriously injured, in Crystal Lake. The Crystal …Lake County, Illinois · Lake County Read Article

When does Fright Fest start? What to know about Six Flags' spooking season

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The 2025 Fright Fest season at Six Flags Great America will unleash “all new nightmares” that are “not for the faint of heart,” the park said in an announcement. Fans of horror and spooky scares can flock to Six Flags Great America, located at 1 Great America Parkway in Gurnee, for Fright Fest on weekends and select week nights starting Sept. 13 and continuing through Nov. 2. For its 34th year, the event will bring “all-new nightmares” to the Ch…Gurnee · Gurnee Read Article

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Bears President Says 'Plan Is to Proceed Forward This Year' in Arlington Heights

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Winged Pair Blocks Rush Hour Traffic In Highland Park

Woman, 79, Struck By Car While Walking In Roadway: Lake County Sheriff

Heavily Jewish Illinois City Votes Unanimously to Adopt IHRA Jew-Hatred Definition

Highland Park, IL takes a stand: antisemitism gets an official definition

Inspired by memory of late friend, Wauconda’s Cole Korycanek takes big steps forward ‘to make him proud’

16 years in prison for Chicago man convicted of homicide in drug overdose deaths of 2 McHenry County men

Pre-trial release denied for food truck owner from Beach Park accused of selling cocaine near Waukegan school

Officials say car went around gates, causing crash with railroad equipment that seriously injured woman in Crystal Lake

When does Fright Fest start? What to know about Six Flags' spooking season

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Woman, 79, Struck By Car While Walking In Roadway: Lake County Sheriff

Heavily Jewish Illinois City Votes Unanimously to Adopt IHRA Jew-Hatred Definition

Highland Park, IL takes a stand: antisemitism gets an official definition

Inspired by memory of late friend, Wauconda’s Cole Korycanek takes big steps forward ‘to make him proud’

16 years in prison for Chicago man convicted of homicide in drug overdose deaths of 2 McHenry County men

Pre-trial release denied for food truck owner from Beach Park accused of selling cocaine near Waukegan school

Officials say car went around gates, causing crash with railroad equipment that seriously injured woman in Crystal Lake

When does Fright Fest start? What to know about Six Flags' spooking season