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2019年2月6日 星期三

Waukegan mayor threatens to eject activist for using racial slur | Scholarship fund started to honor Grayslake teen who disappeared in Lake Michigan

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February 6, 2019

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Waukegan mayor threatens to eject activist for using racial slur during City Council meeting

Wednesday, Feb 6

Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham told an activist that "you can leave the council chambers" after an exchange that included the man using a racial slur while addressing the City Council.

'He is absolutely a hero': Scholarship fund started to honor Grayslake teen who disappeared in Lake Michigan

The family of Matthew "Mateo" Garcia, who went missing in Lake Michigan after trying to save a friend who fell in last month, is starting a GoFundMe page to raise money for scholarships for other students as a way to remember him.

'We don't want EtO': Residents target ethylene oxide emissions at Gurnee, Waukegan meetings

Residents again crowded a Gurnee Village Board meeting to express concerns about EtO, a hazardous chemical released in emissions by medical sterilization plants such as Vantage in Gurnee and Medline in Waukegan.

Lake County judge upholds full pension granted to family of Buffalo Grove firefighter who died from cancer

A Lake County judge ruled Tuesday that the family of a 51-year-old Buffalo Grove firefighter who died of colon cancer last year should receive a full pension benefit, upholding an earlier decision by a local review board that his fatal cancer was caused in the line of duty.

'We will keep coming back every year': Kohl Children's Museum returns to Waukegan

A temporary exhibit from the Glenview-based Kohl Children's Museum paid a second visit to Waukegan last weekend, and two other Lake County communities are being lined up for pop-up exhibits of their own later this year.

'I want justice': Suburban family sues cruise ship operator for not airlifting woman who had stroke on board

The family of a suburban Chicago woman has sued the cruise ship line Holland America, saying operators should have had her airlifted to a Florida hospital after she had a stroke on a cruise. She now needs round-the-clock care, the lawsuit says.

Moran: Work could start in May to add turn lanes at Grand Avenue and Hunt Club Road in Gurnee

An intersection fairly described in the past as "accident prone" is lined up for improvement, as plans to widen and add turn lanes at Hunt Club Road and Grand Avenue in Gurnee move toward a springtime construction start.

Worth the wait: Waukegan's Edgar Vazquez regains varsity spot, wins regional title

A year after losing his spot on the varsity, Waukegan 285-pounder Edgar Vazquez won the Class 3A Libertyville Regional title.

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