Mick Zawislak
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Hawthorn Mall redevelopment nearing milestoneJul 24, 2020 5:30 am - The plan for a $250 million makeover of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills is taking shape, with the end of October a target for village leaders to decide whether to designat...
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Revised, higher tax bills coming for some in District 118Jul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Taxpayers in the Lake County portion of Wauconda Unit School District 118 will be getting revised tax bills to include a charge to fill a $5.7 million shortage caused by...
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Plan for 'active adult' apartments in Vernon Hills gets preliminary backingJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - A proposal to replace the shuttered AMC Classic Vernon Hills 8 theater south of Route 60 with a luxury apartment community for residents 55 and older has received a prel...
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Dist. 75 proceeding with plans for students to return to classroomsJul 20, 2020 11:00 pm - School reopening plans come with an asterisk because of the coronavirus pandemic, but at this point Mundelein Elementary District 75 is proceeding with plans for student...
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35-year sentence 'isn't justice for AJ,' boy's family, supporters sayJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - JoAnn Cunningham's 35-year sentence Friday for beating her 5-year old son, AJ Freund, to death in their Crystal Lake home disappointed those who have closely followed th...
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Lake County directing COVID-19 relief funds to hard-hit communitiesJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - An initiative to distribute 70,000 safety kits and educational materials to Latino and Black communities in Lake County hit hard by the coronavirus is underway. Those gr...
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Upgrades planned for Millburn bypass areaJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Millburn bypass of Route 45 in north central Lake County was a monumental project but more upgrades are pending for the adjoining area. Up next is a multifaceted $6....
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Adler Center in Libertyville working on slate of outdoor eventsJul 14, 2020 4:30 am - The Adler Center in Libertyville plans to transition from virtual concerts and workshops to COVID-conscious outdoor events. Due to stay-at-home restrictions, the center ...
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Graphic images won't be publicized at AJ Freund's mom's sentencing ThursdayJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Extended media coverage of autopsy photos and other graphic evidence involving the murder of 5-year-old AJ Freund will not be allowed at his mother's sentencing hearing ...
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A sentence is coming Thursday for AJ's death: Mother could get 60 years in prisonJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Fifteen months ago, the recovery of 5-year-old AJ Freund's battered body from a shallow grave in rural Woodstock ended a frantic six-day search and ignited widespread pu...