Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/mundelein/ en-us Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:06:25 -0500 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109844/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109844/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:47:07 -0500 The Mundelein High School jazz bands will present a winter concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 in the auditorium. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109903/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109903/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:01:26 -0500 Before being elected to the state Senate, Democrat Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge was a visible player in the emotional debate over guns in Illinois. Kotowski worked for six years as the executive director for the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, making him one of the state's top gun control lobbyists. Now, as both sides are set to clash on the issue in 2013, Kotowski could have a key role in that debate. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089712/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089712/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 16:40:36 -0500 The Mundelein village board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the main fire station, 1000 N. Midlothian Road, to discuss lighting upgrades, a proposed donation of firefighting gear and other issues. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079740/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079740/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 17:05:19 -0500 Some of the candidates for seats on Mundelein's village board expressed unique priorities when asked about ways to improve public safety in town. Whereas most talked about the continued need for community policing and the dangers of illegal drug use, one proposed re-educating drivers on obeying stop signs. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069708/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069708/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 08:27:41 -0500 After only three hours of deliberations, a Lake County jury found Sandra Rogers guilty of attempting to murder her ex-husband with a sledgehammer in an early-morning attack almost a decade ago. Prosecutors said Rogers was the "angry, bitter and frustrated ex-wife" who used a red sledgehammer to repeatedly strike Rick Rogers on May 19, 2003, in the bedroom of his Lincolnshire home. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069691/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069691/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:54:16 -0500 Mundelein Community Connection is looking for artists for the annual Mundelein Fine Arts Festival. It's set for Sept. 7 and 83 at Kracklauer Park. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069806/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069806/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:41:53 -0500 Stevenson High School officials are considering creating an app that would allow students and parents to access schedules, calendars and other information on smart phones and tablets. Neighboring Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools launched their first apps in December. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702059623/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702059623/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 11:31:48 -0500 Her athleticism is helping Wheeling's Danni Allen continue to excel on The Biggest Loser, the NBC weight-loss reality show that reached its halfway point this week with the Mundelein High School grad still in the hunt for the grand prize. As of Monday's episode, Allen had dropped 51 pounds from her starting weight of 258. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059661/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059661/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 18:04:35 -0500 Sales executive and former small business owner Ray Mullen of Mundelein has been named executive director of the Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce. Mullen, the former owner of Debbie's Floral in Mundelein succeeds Alese Campbell who left last fall for another job. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059675/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059675/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:51:48 -0500 Mundelein Community Connection is now accepting vendor applications for the 2013 Farmers Market. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059732/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059732/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:04:41 -0500 Sandra Rogers shouted obscenities as she lifted a red sledgehammer over her head and struck her ex-husband several times, an accomplice in the nearly decade-old attack testified Tuesday. Jonathan McMeekin took the witness stand in Lake County Court for the second consecutive day in Sandra Rogers' attempted murder trial to recount the grisly details of the May 19, 2003 attack on Rick Rogers, and his new wife Angela Gloria in their Lincolnshire home. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109854/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109854/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:17:18 -0500 Danni Allen can go around the suburbs incognito because she already looks different than she does on the NBC television show "The Biggest Loser." While the reality series is halfway to its live finale in March, all the other episodes were pre-shot, and the contestants are all back in their real lives. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109777/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109777/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:53:26 -0500 This edition of The Week in Pictures features a dads and daughters dance, kids science projects, and cold and snowy weather. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119817/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119817/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:42:25 -0500 A third grade class at Oak Grove School in Green Oaks formed a company to raise funds for hungry children in Haiti. Their effort raised abouit $700 and earned a visit of thanks Monday from the CEO of Feed My Starving Children. "Kids provide a significant amount of the volunteering and support," CEO Mark Crea said. "It's kids feeding kids." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702089696/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702089696/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 20:37:07 -0500 Two plans of different size and scope could boost home building in Vernon Hills. The Oaks, a proposed luxury rental community on the former Kelly's Day Camp on Route 45, has received official approval for preliminary plans. Village officials also supported changes to the look of townhouses to be built on Greenleaf Avenue. The original development was approved in 2006 but was idle until another firm bought the property. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069687/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069687/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:57:10 -0500 Two road improvement projects will be among the topics from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11 at the Bull Creek-Bull's Brook Watershed Council meeting at the Libertyville Township hall, 359 Merrill Court, Libertyville. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059681/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059681/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:44:06 -0500 Rondout Elementary District 72 will host an evening with Conserve Lake County at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11 at Rondout School, 28593 North Bradley Road, Lake Forest. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059705/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059705/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:03:34 -0500 Daniel Baker's sentencing will have to wait another six weeks while a court-appointed psychiatrist re-examines the Deerfield man to determine if he is capable of understanding his own potential prison sentence. The decision to delay Baker's sentencing until March 20 was made after Baker penned a letter to Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes in January in which he explained that his ex-girlfriend, Kristina Aksman, killed her mother, Marina Aksman, in April 2010. In the letter, Baker said he covered up the murder to protect his mentally disabled former girlfriend. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059947/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059947/ Mon, 4 Feb 2013 21:38:52 -0500 Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are considering a staff recommendation to add or replace about $3 million in various projects to the capital plan. Proposals include public access to two preserves, as well as trails or trail connections in other locations. "We look at most of these as projects of opportunity," Mike Fenelon, the district's director of planning, conservation and development, said of the proposed additions.