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• State Asks Lake Co. for Snowplowing, Salting Help This Winter

IDOT is asking the Lake County Division of Transportation to lend a hand in keeping Lake Co. state highways clear this winter.

• Barrington Cafe Has Best Doughnuts in State: Buzzfeed

The Heart of Europe Cafe serves up the best doughnut in Illinois, according to Buzzfeed.

• 11 Lake Co. Catholic Schools Show High Levels of Lead in Water: Report

The Archdiocese of Chicago released its report Monday on testing done regarding lead levels at all of its 180 schools.

• Lake Co. Man Wins $75,000 Instantly in Illinois Lottery

Congrats to Pablo Garcia!

• Wheeling Man Charged With Punching Pregnant Woman in Face
  

The 34-year-old man is being held on $175,000 bond.

• Highway Shooter Pleads Not Guilty Due to Mental Disease

Zach Hays is accused of opening fire on a busy Wisconsin highway and killing Tracy Czaczkowski of Buffalo Grove.

• Melodie Gliniewicz's Attorney: Charges Are 'Too Vague'

Melodie Gliniewicz's lawyer is seeking to have charges against her dismissed.

• Lake Co. Sex Offender Who Walked Away from Work Release Program Back in Custody

Cody C. Powell was taken into custody in Round Lake Beach on Friday.

• Planet Fitness Opens First McHenry Co. Gym in Crystal Lake

The new gym located in a strip mall on Northwest Highway is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

• New ScaryTown Scream Park Opens Friday in McHenry Co.
  

The Harvard scream park will include three haunted attractions and will also who scary movies on a giant outdoor movie screen.

• Teen Charged With DUI After Driving Off Western Bypass in Algonquin, Into Creek

The crash happened Friday night.

• Cary Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Selling Drugs at Lake in the Hills Bar
  

Christopher S. Caceres was ordered to serve six years in prison.

• Feedback Sought on New Playground Equipment for Lake in the Hills Park

The parks and recreation department wants to hear from you on what new additions should be included at Leroy Guy Park.

• Armed Robber Holds Up Cary Gas Station: Police
  

Cary police are searching for a suspect accused of holding up a gas station in Cary early Saturday.

• Cary Fire Captain Receives Life Safety Award

Congrats to Dennis Krenz.

• Gurnee Man Dies at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee

An elderly man has died after suffering an apparent medical emergency at the Mitchell International Airport on Monday afternoon.

• Man Robbed at Gunpoint After Tracking Down Man Who Took His Cell Phone: Police

The two agreed to meet outside a Gages Lake church here the suspect robbed the victim of the same cell phone he found, and took, that day.

Elderly Woman Crossing Roadway at Night Hit by SUV, Killed

• The 70-year-old Ingleside woman was crossing Rollins Road Saturday night when she was hit by the car.
• Retired Barrington Elementary School Principal Earns Prestigious Award

Cindy Kalogeropoulos won the Lifetime Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership.