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Lake County Voices
Whatever your opinion, we want to hear it. The Lake County News-Sun photographers will be out during the next weeks getting your photo and opinion on a variety of news-of-the-day subjects. Keep an eye out for us and let your VOICES be heard.
• Photos: What are your plans for Labor Day?
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A vintage building by Daniel Burnham's son has a new look. Formerly a dental building, it's now rehabbed apartments with an amazing sky deck.
• Renting: Vintage modern
• Kay: Crazy times
• Timeshares: Just say no
• Yikes: Home sales tank
• Good neighbors= Safer streets
• Stress: Chicago ranks 9th
• Courtwatchers: Vigilance pays
News-Sun introduces
Amazing People in Lake County
The News-Sun asked our readers to tell us about the Amazing People in their lives. Many of you responded with wonderful stories about a family member, neighbor or friend who has made an impact on your lives or your communities. Here we present the 2010 edition of ‘Amazing People in Lake County.’
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Steel curtain for OMC
The 5,000 tons of steel taken down this spring and summer at the former Outboard Marine Corp. property couldn't be set out at the curb, but most of if ended up being recycled anyway as crews tackled a key component in the lakefront's environmental cleanup. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency project manager Kevin Adler said two-thirds of the steel was sent to Gary, Ind., for recycling.
Armed robber sought
Police and Lake County Crime Stoppers are seeking information regarding an attempted armed robbery of a liquor store. The crime occurred at Foremost Liquor Store, 145 S. Route 45 just before 11 p.m. June 22, police said. The suspect entered the business and collected several items from the shelves and approached an employee at the cash register.
• Lake Villa man denies sex with 17-year-old
• Sex offender arrested after failing to register
• St. Martin de Porres returns to Schuler program
• Settlement reached over superintendent's demotion
• Fire destroys Antioch pub
• Waterpark upgrade will be Riptide Bay
• Bulletin Boards
• Celebrated mayhem returns to mansion
• New reasons to pray for city's finest
• Low-income senior complex advancing
• Gurnee sex offender gets 20-year term
• Probation for cheer coach in sex case
• State drops other case against dog killer
• Navy, veterans facility set to open Oct. 1
• Political Briefs
• Host charged following drinking party
• Tall ships pay visit to Waukegan Harbor
Blood shows crash victim legally drunk
Bowling alley liquor license up for review
Miss Peanuts crowned in Kiwanis pageant
Waterpark upgrade will be Riptide Bay
Armed robber sought
Host charged following drinking party
Lake Villa man denies sex with 17-year-old
Celebrated mayhem returns to mansion
Religion Notes
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Five-year-old Hurricane Harbor will be getting an upgrade for the 2011 operating season, as Six Flags Great America revealed Wednesday - via its Facebook site - the waterpark is slated for a 130,000-square-foot addition.
Mundelein's Perreault had the best one and it carried her to victory in the county meet. In the sport of high-school cross country, you don't get a much more dramatic finish than this: Three girls sprinting toward the finish line, matching stride for stride, with victory within reach for each of them.
What's better than a golfer experiencing the thrill of a lifetime by carding a hole in one at his local course? How about two golfers doing it on the same day at, yes, the same course. That's what happened last Sunday at Bonnie Brook Golf Course in Waukegan, as Bob Fuller of Libertyville and Jeff Donohoe of Gurnee each experienced the thrill of writing down a "1" on their scoreboard.
Celebrated mayhem returns to mansion
Generals Grant, Lee, Custer, Jackson, Thomas and Morgan; Senator Douglas, President and Mrs. Lincoln, Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth will all be on hand for the eighth annual Lake Villa Civil War Days Sept. 18 and 19 at Longwood Centre Park and the grounds of Lehmann Mansion. Missing from the lineup of events this year is The Civil War Ball, canceled last year because of wet weather.
• Farmer's Markets
• Library Notes
• Dean's List
• Class Reunions
• Military Notes
• Religion Notes
Investors brace for ugly September
The economy is weakening, home sales are plunging and stocks are on a long slide. Now comes something even scarier for investors -- the beginning of what is traditionally the worst month in the market. Could stocks be headed for another September swoon? Mutual
fund managers tend to clean house after Labor Day, taking profits on winning stocks and weeding out portfolios.
• Great Lakes program director gets Friend of Tourism award
• Black Chamber celebrates successes
• People On The Move
The Lancer v. Impreza - which wins
Countryman - The Mini grows bigger in 2011
Benz reinvents luxury with 2010 E550
E-mail hoaxes are wrong about real estate taxes
Your inner child loves sunflowers
Seeing red with a decorator's eye
Care to dance? Sly, Coulter and Rice just said no
We now know who will cut a rug on the next "Dancing With the Stars." But do you know who turned ABC down? According to a source involved with casting, the network approached Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg to join the dance card for the show's 11th cycle but was unable to secure him.
• 'Dancing with the Stars' contestants
• Celebrated mayhem returns to mansion
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