Mick Zawislak
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$9.6 million Antioch library renovation approved by 8 votesNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - It took more than two weeks to learn the final tally, but a measure enabling a major upgrade of the Antioch library came out on top by 8 votes out of 13,162 cast. Suppor...
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Sears demolition will be first step in $250 million Hawthorn Mall makeoverNov 19, 2020 4:20 am - The long-advertised $250 million repurposing of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills is set to get off the drawing board. The first visible signs of sweeping changes to recreat...
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Round Lake Beach approves $6.2 million sales tax incentiveNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - The aging Rollins Commons shopping center in Round Lake Beach will be revamped with a familiar grocery chain as anchor. Plans by Tony's Finer Foods Enterprise Inc., to r...
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4 changes in Libertyville leadership guaranteedNov 16, 2020 4:30 am - Four Libertyville village board seats flipped in the 2009 election, as the mayor and three trustees were ousted by a slate of candidates led by attorney Terry Weppler. A...
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COVID numbers spark switch to full remote learning in Oak Grove school districtNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - One of the few school districts in Lake County that has operated all school year with students in classrooms will switch to full remote learning. Parents in Oak Grove El...
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Libertyville leases sports complex for winter youth soccerNov 13, 2020 4:30 am - Soccer is planned as the first organized indoor activity at the cavernous Libertyville Sports Complex since it closed to the public March 14 due to the coronavirus pande...
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No start date set, but District 73 readying for hybrid modelNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - A hybrid learning model has been approved for students in Hawthorn Elementary District 73, but the move will be subject to health parameters and no starting date has bee...
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$8 million hurdle to old fairgrounds site development eliminatedNov 12, 2020 4:30 am - What had been considered an impediment to the potential development of the former Lake County Fairgrounds site in Grayslake has been dissolved. The Lake County Board vot...
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Lovell health care center mural a symbol of hope and healing for veteransNov 11, 2020 4:30 am - An unexpected but welcome symbol of hope and healing for veterans stretches along a concrete block wall in the covered walkway system linking buildings at the expansive ...
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COVID protocol part of Vernon Hills' snow plan this yearNov 10, 2020 4:30 am - Vernon Hills' snow plan for this winter is consistent with past years' with one exception. "The extra page is essentially in case COVID hits our organization; we have to...