🌱 How threatening anti-immigrant signs rattled North Chicago neighborhoods
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- How threatening anti-immigrant signs rattled North Chicago neighborhoods
- North Chicago resident among several recent DUI arrests near Riverwoods
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• Illinois Man Charged With Hate Crime After Allegedly Posting Threatening Anti-Immigrant Signs in Waukegan and North Chicago – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Residents in North Chicago and Waukegan are reacting after prosecutors charged a northern Illinois man with a hate crime, accusing him of posting threatening anti-immigrant signs in local neighborhoods. Community members removed many of the signs, held a gathering in Waukegan to denounce the messages, and are watching closely as the case moves through Lake County court. 
• 6 DUI Arrests Reported In Riverwoods Area: Police Blotter (patch.com) — A Riverwoods police blotter notes several recent DUI arrests, including one involving a 27-year-old resident of Natoma Avenue in North Chicago who was stopped near Lake Cook and Portwine roads. Those charged face counts ranging from speeding and uninsured driving to DUI, with upcoming court dates in Waukegan’s Lake County Court.
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Lake Bluff
- Retired Minister Turns Grief Into a 1,000-Mile Solo Lake Michigan Crossing (watercraftjournal.com)
Waukegan
- Thousands flock to Waukegan's American Independence Parade: ‘Anyone who walks by is welcome' (chicagotribune.com)
- Column: Show your patriotic pride on the Fourth of July (chicagotribune.com)
- Child airlifted with serious injuries, 8 others transported to hospital after multiple cars crash in Waukegan (lakemchenryscanner.com)
Lake Forest
- New State Law Will Impact Lake Forest E-Bike Rules (patch.com)
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