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A Driving Legacy: Rockenbach Chevrolet
In the early 1920’s, Robert Rockenbach got his start in the car business by opening Grayslake Garage. By all accounts, Robert was an enterprising individual, and an important member of the local...
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Letter to the Editor: Brin for Court Clerk
I’ve been honored and humbled to be your Lake County Circuit Clerk for the last 8 terms, but in 2011 I made the decision not to run again and instead retire at the end of this term. Since the first...
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Party Leaders Weigh in on 10th District Attack Ads
Local Republican and Democratic Party leaders think 10th Congressional District voters are too smart to be influenced by all the negative advertising bombarding the local airwaves criticizing Rep....
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Caption This! A Dog Mechanic?
We had more than two dozen captions submitted for the photo of a cat peaking out of a Starbucks bag in last week's Caption This contest. The Patch judges awarded title of best caption to ReTTo for the...
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Local Breast Cancer Survivor Shares Her Transformative Experience
A Grayslake Patch profile of breast cancer survivor Marianne Kramer, 43, of Round Lake.When and how were you diagnosed with breast cancer? I was officially diagnosed on Oct. 5, 2011, at 42. It’s not...
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George McGovern Campaigned in Highland Park
While campaigning to beat then-President Richard Nixon in the 1972 election, Democratic candidate and United States Senator George McGovern stopped at the Highland Park Recreation Center. Patch...
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LIVEBLOG: Interact With Local Readers During Tonight's Presidential Debate
After President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney sparred over Benghazi in last week's debate, the nation's voters are looking forward to Monday night's third and final presidential debate,...
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When is Tonight's Presidential Debate?
The third and final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is set for 8 p.m CST on Monday, Oct. 22. AOL will provide a live stream of the debate. TV Channels Broadcasting...
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How Much Do Educators Make At Your School?
Patch built readers a database to look up teacher and administrator salaries. The data is from the Illinois State Board of Education for the 2010-11 school year. We are aware that some districts are...
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Want the Phone Calls, Full Mailboxes To Stop? Vote
With 10th Congressional voters receiving a barrage of phone calls, knocks on the door and brochures in their mailboxes not to mention all the commercials, one professional affiliated with a campaign...
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Agent Uses Creative Marketing for Multi-Million Dollar Historic Home
There may be an outstanding real estate bargain Oct. 30 in Deerfield for someone willing to participate in an unusual marketing technique for luxury real estate—an auction. Once listed at $10.8...
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Breast Cancer in Young Women: Resources on the North Shore
Generally speaking, an American woman in her 30s has a one in 232 chance of getting the disease, and a woman 20 years her senior has a one in 42 probability, according to komen.org. “Although we...
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Black Acura Stolen from Highland Park, Recovered in Wisc.
The information below comes from the Highland Park Police Department. Theft Police are investigating a report of theft. It was reported that numerous valuable items have been taken from a residence...
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A Driving Legacy: Knauz Autopark
In the depths of the Great Depression, Karl Knauz and his wife Emmy began working a “couples job” for a well-to-do Lake Forest family in the early 1930’s. Karl was the butler/chauffer and Emmy was...
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Look Up Boy Scout Leaders Expelled in Illinois
Information gathered by the Los Angeles Times shows the leaders of the Boy Scouts of America who were expelled between 1947 and 2005 on suspicions of sexual abuse. Patch's searchable database allows...
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Boys Scouts’ Perversion List a Sad Legacy of Abuse
The Boys Scouts of America's method for handling allegations of child abuse by local troop leaders was expelling the accused and putting the person’s name on an ineligible to volunteer list, or what...
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A Driving Legacy: Napleton Auto Group
It’s been more than 80 years since family patriarch, Edward Napleton, ventured into the automobile industry. And today, that first store on the south side of Chicago has bloomed into more than 60...
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Beautiful Lake Forest Home Features Hard Wood Floors, Walk-in Closets
From beautiful historic mansions to crisp, contemporary architecture, the North Shore definitely has no shortage of fabulous houses. Each week, Patch will feature one ‘Wow House’ that caught our...
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Lake County Forest Preserve Commissioner Thanks Beach Cleaning Volunteers
Thanks to the 75 volunteers who joined with thousands of people in caring for our environment during the Alliance for the Great Lake’s Adopt-a-Beach™ Event, part of the International Coastal Cleanup....
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