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Lake County News-Sun

Monday, April 6, 2026

 

Lake County students spend spring break on tour of colleges: ‘It felt like a scene from a movie’

Thirty-five students from five Lake County high schools participated in the annual Waukegan Township Artis Yancey HBCU Tour and Experience from March 21 through 29.

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Column: Six Flags has grown into a neighborly destination

This year’s opening on April 25 will mark the 50th year of operation for the Gurnee theme park, which is also the only such entity in Illinois.

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Waukegan hiring beach rangers in advance of summer: ‘They’re ambassadors, monitors and caretakers’

Lisa May, the city’s lakefront coordinator, is in the process of completing the team by hiring five newcomers to complement the 11 returning rangers for another summer at the beach.

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Steve Reaven’s high school baseball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

Lake Zurich and Highland Park leap into the top 10 behind defending Class 4A state champion Libertyville.

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Grayslake Central watches Beckham Stone hit. And learns. ‘I always get excited when he steps into the box.’

There has never been any doubt that Grayslake Central’s Beckham Stone can hit. But the senior first baseman continues to get better.

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Baseball and softball scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.

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Deerfield runner with pacemaker continues world marathon tour: ‘Giving you back your quality of life’

It was in 2017, while preparing for a race in Tokyo, that his health issues began.

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Law & Order column: Zion, Gurnee plan police academies

Participants will learn about various kinds of police work, from evidence collection to traffic enforcement and first-aid training.

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CLC searching for new president as Lori Suddick resigns: ‘Leaving … will not be easy’

The CLC Board of Trustees Monday approved a contract with the  Association of Community College Trustees, starting the search for President Lori Suddick’s successor.

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‘Disturbing incident’: Lake Zurich students created nude AI images of classmates, district says

According to a statement from Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, the school’s administration first learned about the situation in late February and sent a report to the Lake Zurich Police Department.

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