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During a special board meeting on June 30, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to hire Kristen Trebil-Halbersma to become the new Cook County Administrator.

The Citizen of the Year award is for an individual or couple whose volunteerism and service to the community has made Cook County a better place to live. In choosing a recipient, consideration will be given to the nominee’s past and on-going contributions to the community. A nominee only needs to be nominated once to be considered.

Charges of drug possession and criminal vehicular operation were filed against 34-year-old Hartland, Wisconsin man in Lake County court following a vehicle crash in a Highway 61 tunnel that injured two construction workers, one critically, who were working to restore lighting in the tunnel.

After weeks of secrecy, the two campers found dead on the remote Isle Royale, the 206 square mile National park that lies 17 miles off the coast of Grand Portage in Lake Superior, are now identified as a father and son.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, there was a one-vehicle accident south of Grand Portage on Highway 61 on June 22, with the driver suffering non-life-threatening injuries.