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Illinois governor's race is also battle among billionaires
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe race to be Illinois' next governor is also a battle among billionaires, including two whose...
Billy, the 1,300-pound bison, escaped a Wauconda farm in September. It took a horse, a dog and a...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBilly, the wily bison that escaped a Wauconda farm and eluded capture for eight months, has finally been caught. Lake County Forest Preserves announced that the 1,300-pound bovine was “safely ...
Meet The News-Gazette's 88th All-State Football Team
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoNov. 24—Want to purchase today's print edition? Here's a map of single-copy locations. Meet The News-Gazette's 88th All-State Football Team: a 33-player First Team led by Player of the Year ...
Illinois’ top finance official: Stop sending debts from truancy tickets for collection
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIllinois’ top financial official has banned local governments from using a state program to collect debt from students who have been ticketed for truancy, eliminating a burden for families struggling ...
Five area teams crack state's first high school football poll
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoAug. 23—Schools within The News-Gazette's coverage area are well-represented in the first Associated Press Illinois high school football poll of the 2023 season. Centennial generated 10 points ...
Elk wildfire rescue, escaped bison captured, diseased raccoons: News from around our 50 states
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlabama Tuscaloosa: The city’s annual Memorial Day program, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at Veterans Memorial Park in front of University Mall. Forrest ...
Lake County Board Republicans say ‘patronage’ behind former state Sen. Melinda Bush’s Metra board...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLake County Board Democrats are defending the appointment of former state Sen. Melinda Bush to the county’s vacant seat on the Metra Board of Directors after the move drew sharp criticism as ...
Lake County endorses turning 1,100-acre highway-expansion land into ‘greenway’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Lake County Board formally endorsed a proposal Tuesday to transform 1,100 acres of land — originally set aside for a now abandoned highway expansion project — into a “greenway” that would ...
The News-Gazette's 91st All-State boys' basketball team
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 24—Joliet West guard Jeremy Fears Jr. leads the 180 players honored in 2022-23 on The News-Gazette's 91st All-State Boys' Basketball team: FIRST TEAM Dai Dai Ames Kenwood 6-2 Sr. G The ...
McLemore not seated on Lake County Regional Board of School Trustees; ‘I just hope you all are ready...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAn unusual Lake County Regional Board of School Trustees meeting Monday night featured confusion, a police presence and ultimately resulted in a trustee-elect not being sworn into one of three ...