Bob Susnjara

Staff Writer
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Bob Susnjara is a reporter covering village governments, schools and other issues in Gurnee, Grayslake and other parts of Lake County.

Since joining the Daily Herald in September 1999, he has written several significant stories that include revealing peculiar spending of activity fund money by former principal Philip Roffman at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. In 2005, Roffman pleaded guilty to illegally using $400 on Steppenwolf Theatre Co. tickets for family and friends.

Susnjara also wrote stories raising questions about the validity of "blue ribbon awards" given by a paid consultant to schools at Grayslake Elementary District 46. The stories also showed how District 46 spent public money to collect the awards as part of the consultant's conventions in South Carolina and Florida. Susnjara makes periodic appearances on behalf of the Daily Herald on ABC-7's Sunday morning newscast and on WBBM 780-AM.

Before joining the Daily Herald, Susnjara spent time at the Waukegan News-Sun and wrote a popular sports media column for the Copley News Service that used to be affiliated with the paper. He often was called on to discuss columns with former Chicago radio sports-talk host Chet Coppock and others.

Susnjara earned a radio-television communications major and a journalism minor at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

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Quick change in top job in Round Lake

May 15 2013 | 5:24 am - It didn't take long for Round Lake's top administrative position at village hall to change under new Mayor Daniel MacGillis. Marc Huber is out after seven years as village administrator. He has been replaced by Russell Kraly. who will serve in the...

One-day hot-air balloon festival planned in Grayslake

May 14 2013 | 12:58 pm - Grayslake expects to be full of hot air Aug. 24. That's when the village plans to hold its inaugural hot-air balloon festival at Central Park. Officials say they expect the first-time event to be small but successful. “We've been laying the...

Lake Zurich mayor's email hacked; no attack in Philippines

May 11 2013 | 1:43 pm - Lake Zurich Mayor Thomas Poynton's email account was hacked Saturday with a message that went out claiming he was mugged in the Philippines and needed $1,700 to return home.

Bank robbery suspect shot dead in Richmond, two others charged

May 11 2013 | 7:12 pm - Charges have been filed against two men who were captured outside a Richmond bank as part of an FBI surveillance operation that resulted in agents killing a third robbery suspect, authorities said. The two were seized about 11:30 a.m. Friday while...

Chick-fil-A restaurant planned in Kildeer on Muddy Paws property

May 10 2013 | 4:21 pm - Kildeer officials are considering a proposal for a popular chain restaurant to be constructed on the Rand Road site of the former Muddy Paws shelter, where 30 dogs and other animals were found dead from neglect in 2010. Chick-fil-A intends to build...

Spring Grove woman killed by her own van

May 10 2013 | 5:28 pm - An 83-year-old Spring Grove woman was killed after slipping and falling under a rolling van that she had exited without first shifting it into park, McHenry County authorities said.

Police: Jeep struck school bus in fatal crash

May 09 2013 | 4:10 pm - Results from a Lake County sheriff's office investigation into last month's school bus crash near Wadsworth show a Jeep Wrangler crashed into the bus. The Jeep's driver, Philip Smith, 62, of Beach Park, died in the crash and more than 30 children...

Gurnee village board approves another electricity contract

May 09 2013 | 5:20 pm - Gurnee has struck another deal with a company that will provide electricity at a cheaper rate than ComEd for homes and small businesses.

New Lake Zurich mayor highlights other officials

May 07 2013 | 4:27 pm - New Lake Zurich Mayor Thomas Poynton took a microphone and stepped in front of the village board dais at his first meeting in that post this week, but it wasn't to talk about himself or specific issues. Poynton provided brief biographies and...

Lake Zurich’s chip creator falls short in contest

May 07 2013 | 5:59 pm - Lake Zurich's Tyler Raineri fell short in his quest to have sriracha become the next big Lay's potato chip flavor, but he wound up with much more than crumbs in his pockets from the nationwide contest.

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