Articles filed under Lake Villa Public Library

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  Pat Gallagher: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Pat Gallagher, running for Lake Villa Library Board (6-year Terms)
  

   
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  Gary Stittgen: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Gary Stittgen, running for Lake Villa Library Board (6-year Terms)
  

   

• Barbara Venturi: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Barbara Venturi, running for Lake Villa Library Board (6-year Terms)
  

   
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  James Mitchell: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for James Mitchell, running for Lake Villa Library Board (6-year Terms)
  

   
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  Caroline Jacobson: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Caroline Jacobson, running for Lake Villa Library Board (6-year Terms)
  

   

• Robert Engelmann: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Robert Engelmann, running for Lake Villa Library Board (2-year Term)
  

   
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  Kathleen Rettinger: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Kathleen Rettinger, running for Lake Villa Library Board (6-year Terms)
  

   

• Write-in bid for D41 seat: Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Lindenhurst man who was knocked off the ballot in three school board races last week has filed to be a write-in candidate in one of those districts.
  

   
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  Lake County candidate knocked off three ballotsJan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  James Creighton Mitchell Jr., a perennial Republican candidate from Lindenhurst who had intended to run for seats on four government boards in April, can't do so because of potential conflicts of interest, officials have ruled. He will remain on the ballot for the Lake Villa Public Library District board. “I'm disappointed that this was an oversight on my part,” he said.
  

   
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  Fruits, vegetables deliver healthy living Jan 20, 2013 12:00 AM
  "What is the most eaten fruit in the USA?," asked a student in Jen Janik's third-grade class at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside.
  

   
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  Fruits, vegetables deliver healthy living Jan 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  "What is the most eaten fruit in the USA?," asked a student in Jen Janik's third-grade class at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside. The top-selling fruit in the third quarter of 2012 was berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and currants), which brought in an average of $3,755 each week to grocery stores.
  

   

• Kids ask about history of droughts Jan 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  "What was the biggest drought in the world?," asked students in Jen Janik's third grade class at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside.
  

   
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  Mutual UFO Network to host symposium at Starved Rock Oct 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  Jen Janik's third-graders at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside asked, "Have there been any sightings of aliens in this area?" Some say the possibilities are endless. The Mutual UFO Network sends investigators out to explore possible UFO sightings, most recently in Wisconsin. The group will host its symposium at Starved Rock State Park.
  

   

• William Hill Brown wrote the first American novel Aug 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  "Who was the first American to write a novel,?" asked students in Jen Janik's third grade class at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside.
  

   

• Lake Villa writer presentation Jul 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  Illinois-based independent writer and journalist Derek Monroe will give a video-photo presentation called "Japan: One Year After the Disaster in the Tohoku Region" at the Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
  

   
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  Need to renew a book? In Tri-Cities, use your phone Jun 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Patrons at the St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia libraries now have a new way to reserve and renew library items: Using their phones. The LINC consortium, which contains nine suburban library systems, including those from the Tri-Cities, has launched a service that allows patrons to manage their accounts via text messages on their phones.
  

   
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  BMX bike star to perform at Lake Villa library Jun 20, 2012 12:00 AM
  Matt Wilhelm's amazing BMX bike tricks have earned him three X Games medals, two National Championships and a host of other awards. A recent semifinalist on “America's Got Talent,” Matt will be riding at the BMX-travaganza! Friday at the Lake Villa District Library.
  

   

• Lake Villa reading program Jun 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., is opening its reading incentive program this summer with the theme of "Once Upon a Summer."
  

   

• Lindenhurst receives grant to build bike path on Grand Avenue May 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  With help from a $250,000 state grant, an asphalt bike path is planned for a four-mile stretch of Grand Avenue from Munn Road to Deep Lake Road — a project Lindenhurst residents have labeled as a number-one priority. It will link Engle Memorial Park to the Lake Villa District Library and received the priority designation in 2008.
  

   

• Can a bare bear bear it? Fun with homonyms, homophones Mar 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  Is it an animal, vegetable or mineral? In the game Charades, those categories guide players to figure out the winning answers. Words have categories, too, including homonyms, homophones, homographs and heterographs. These identify word meaning or spelling when differences might not be obvious.