LHS Wins Final Regular-Season Varsity Baseball Game

What was the score against Nazareth Academy? Read on!

The Libertyville High School varsity baseball team won its final regular-season game Monday afternoon against Nazareth Academy. The final score was 5-2. The Wildcats took an early lead in the bottom of the first, scoring one run. LHS held Nazareth at zero runs until the top of the seventh. Next up for LHS is the regional semifinals at 4:30 p.m. May 23. They'll play against the winner of Monday's Lake Forest vs. Zion-Benton game.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Parts of Illinois

All of Illinois is in the "slight risk" category for severe storms.

Several counties in Illinois are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 3 a.m. The following counties are included in the watch, according to the National Weather Service: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McHenry, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will and Winnebago. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center placed all of Illinois in the "slight risk" category for severe weather for Monday. Most of Illinois, with the exception of far western portions of the state, is in the "slight risk" category for Tuesday.

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Forest Preserve District Approves Reduced Budget

The Lake County Forest Preserve District's overall budget for 2013-14 decreased $12.4 million over the last fiscal year.

To keep more than 30,000 acres of forest preserves in Lake County safe, clean and open for people to enjoy, the Lake County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners adopted a reduced fiscal year 2013-2014 budget of $101.5 million at its May 14 meeting. For the fifth consecutive year, total forest preserve property tax revenues collected are projected to decrease substantially due to declines in Lake County’s equalized assessed value (EAV), and because of the district's conservative budgeting practices and wise use of available fiscal resources. The overall budget decreased $12.4 million (11 percent) from the previous year, primarily due to an $11.4 million (21.5 percent) decrease in the capital budget. Of property taxes collected in…

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LHS Student Named to Tribune's All-State Academic Team

Senior Richard Pan plans to attend the University of Chicago and major in economics.

Libertyville High School Senior Richard Pan is one of 10 Illinois high school students to be named to the Chicago Tribune's 2013 All-State Academic Team. Pan, who scored a perfect 36 on the ACT and has a 4.7 GPA, is also a member of his school's debate and math teams and works at Kumon Learning Center in Mundelein, reported the Tribune. Read the full story at www.chicagotribune.com. Last September, Pan was named a National Merit Scholarship Program semi-finalist, reported Patch. In Dec. 2011, Pan was on the first-place winning team at the Milwaukee School of Engineering's annual "OP"portunity Science Conference, reported Patch.

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Police Blotter: Clothes, Shoes Stolen from Department Stores

These incidents were among the official reports of the Vernon Hills Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that decision.

ALCOHOL Patricia M. Dionesotes, 55, of 1539 Richmond St., Arlington Heights, was charged with driving under the influence, violation of minimum speed and improper lane usage May 19 at Route 83 and Westmoreland Drive, where police said she was driving 15 miles per hour under the speed limit. Her court date is June 12 in Waukegan. Sarah E. Cho, 24, of 260 Biros Lane, Round Lake, was charged with driving under the influence, improper right turn, driving with a blood-alcohol content above .08 and improper lane usage May 19 at Townline Road and Aspen Drive. Her court date is June 12 in Waukegan. DRUGS Janet Patricio, 19, of 245 E. Court of Shorewood, Vernon Hills, was charged with possession of cannabis May 15 while police investigated a …

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Special Guest Instructors Coming to Dancenter North

Professional dancers that have been featured in the Milwaukee Ballet and have performed with the likes of Beyonce will serve as special guest instructors at Dancenter North next month.

Ballet and jazz students will have the unique opportunity to get inspired by dance masters with Dancenter North's unique classes next month. Registration is now being accepted for Ballet Inspiration, to be held June 3 and 5. The cost is $25 per class, or $45 for two classes. Instructors include Courtney Kramer and Marc Petrocci. Kramer is in her eighth season with the Milwaukee Ballet and has enjoyed dancing in many roles choreographed by Michael Pink, Matthew Neenan, Lila York and many others. Petrocci is in his tenth season at the Milwaukee Ballet as a principal dancer. In 2010, he was privileged to have the role of "Peter Pan" created for him by Michael Pink of Milwaukee Ballet for his world premiere. A Jazz Inspiration class will be …

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Caption This!

Caption This! Two Cats and a Car

Love funny pictures of pets? Love thinking about what animals would be saying if they could talk? You're in luck. Check out our new contest to caption funny pet pictures.

We had close to a dozen captions submitted for the photo of a dog sleeping next to a box of beer in last week's Caption This contest. The Patch judges awarded title of best caption to Bobbie K for "A weekend with that cat gave me such a headache..." Both Bobbie K and Roxi Crawford, who submitted the photo, will get a digital copy of the photo with the caption affixed. You can click on the thumbnail above to see what it looks like. For next week, we’ve got a photo of two cats sitting on the hood of a car. You can start submitting your funniest caption ideas now. Here’s how it works: * In the comments section below, write in your best idea for a funny caption for this photo. Comments must be in by noon Friday. * The esteemed Patch judges …

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Dr. Mark Solomon

10:27 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013

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Disability Doesn't Even Slow Down Bridget Brown

From being the first Down syndrome student mainstreamed in her school district to starting her own advocacy organization, Bridget Brown's journeys are far and wide. Sponsored by Grape-Nuts.

Living like a movie star for a week, Bridget Brown of Darien had a small part in a movie with Miley Cyrus. Brown also has her own consulting business, works as a dental assistant’s assistant and has many more jobs in life few of us would ever conquer.  Having Down syndrome, the 27-year-old woman is considered to be disabled, but you would never know by the full life she leads. Brown was the first person with a disability included in her school district and is a strong advocate of inclusion. Among her dislikes is hearing someone be insulted. "Don’t call people retarded," Brown says. "I got called that, I was angry and wanted to cry.”    Another fight Brown goes up against is mothers who want to abort their babies when they find out the baby…

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