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Firefighters rescue two victims from apartment building fire that left 9 people displaced in Zion

Firefighters rescued two people with minor injuries from an apartment building fire Saturday evening in Zion that left nine people displaced, fire officials said. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department and Zion Police Department responded around 7:55 p.m. Saturday to the 2500 block of Galilee Avenue for a report of a structure fire. First arriving crews found […]

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Woman followed GPS, drove down railroad tracks before train struck her car in Lake Barrington

Police say a woman in Lake Barrington followed her GPS Thursday evening and drove her car down railroad tracks — thinking it was the roadway — and then a train struck her vehicle. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 6:40 p.m. Thursday to Route 14 and Kelsey Road for […]

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Lake County Board passes highly opposed ordinance that will add four-cent-per-gallon gas tax

The Lake County Board approved an ordinance that will add a four-cent-per-gallon gas tax to address a $1.7 billion transportation project backlog in the county. The new ordinance will provide an estimated $10 million dollars each year in new transportation infrastructure investments. Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart said the investment will allow the county […]