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President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, step off Air Force One, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘The Democrats have had their hands in the cookie jar, and now they can’t get their hands out’

February 6, 2023 at 10:50 a.m.

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In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. The downing of the suspected Chinese spy balloon by a missile from an F-22 fighter jet created a spectacle over one of the state's tourism hubs and drew crowds reacting with a mixture of bewildered gazing, distress and cheering. (Chad Fish via AP)

Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘The nerve of the Chinese to even think that we were just going to sit there and wait’

February 6, 2023 at 9:40 a.m.

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The staggered intersections of Case and Neville roads are depicted by County signage on Darrell Road. Construction of a roundabout is expected to start in May of this year, and be completed by November.

Roundabouts to address Wauconda Township safety concerns; ‘It’s so dangerous’

February 2, 2023 at 2:05 p.m.

Appropriations for a phased project to install three roundabouts along Darrell Road in Wauconda Township over the next two years have been approved by the Lake County Board. The project...

Letter to the Editor

January 31, 2023 at 5:18 p.m.

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Planes taxi on the tarmac at Waukegan National Airport Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Waukegan, Illinois. Neighbors and environmentalists are worried about a proposal by the Waukegan National Airport to purchase 52 acres of the Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve from the Lake County Forest Preserve District. The airport plans to replace an outdated runway with a new one and needs the additional property for a buffer. Although airport officials said nothing would be built on the 52 acres, some trees and wetlands will be removed. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Why can’t Waukegan have a gem of an airport?’

January 31, 2023 at 6:58 a.m.

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FILE - Assault style weapons are displayed for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply on Jan. 16, 2013, in Springfield, Ill. Illinois

Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘If they’re policemen … they don’t get an option to do what they want to do’

January 30, 2023 at 11:34 a.m.

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A private jet takes off from Waukegan National Airport.
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Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Why should me, a poor taxpayer, have to pay taxes to rebuild a runway that will only help the wealthy?’

January 30, 2023 at 10:45 a.m.

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A police crime camera on a light pole, that documented the beating of True Nichols, is seen above a makeshift memorial where Tyre Nichols was beaten by police and later died, at Bear Creek Cove and Castlegate Lane in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Talk of the County reader opinion: When cities hire police officers, ‘it’s who you know is how you get the job’

January 30, 2023 at 9:56 a.m.

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FILE - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker looks to supporters after he defeated GOP challenger Darren Bailey on Nov. 8, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘The Illinois governor … wants to empty the jails and let the prisoners run loose again’

January 30, 2023 at 9:27 a.m.

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FILE - This combination of photos shows logos for social media platforms Facebook and Twitter. Social media companies are sharing their plans for safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections, although they are offering few specifics. Tech platforms like Facebook and Twitter are generally staying the course they were on in the 2020 voting season — which was marred by conspiracies and culminated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo, File)

Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Just behave like a real honest and compassionate human being … and the FBI wouldn’t have to get involved’

January 23, 2023 at 9:53 a.m.

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