Mick Zawislak
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Lake County museum, libraries building living history collections of COVID-19 pandemicMay 12, 2020 5:30 am - Documenting the COVID-19 experience was first mentioned in a staff meeting of the Dunn Museum of Lake County in mid-March, before stay-at-home orders upended daily life....
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Lake County residents getting partial reprieve on property tax paymentsMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County taxpayers can defer half their property tax payments for 60 days under a measure approved Tuesday to provide residents with some economic breathing room. And...
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Hawthorn District 73, teachers reach 5-year pactMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - Teachers in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 will begin the 2020-21 school year with a new five-year contract. The pact was overwhelmingly ratified by ...
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Route 45 underpass will connect Raven Glen, Ethel's WoodsMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - A $4.9 million tunnel beneath Route 45 to connect the Raven Glen and Ethel's Woods forest preserves in the Antioch area is on track to be built this fall. The 145-foot-l...
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$250 million Hawthorn Mall redevelopment 'moving at light speed'May 07, 2020 5:00 am - While everyday life may seem to be in suspended animation, several ongoing projects in Vernon Hills show there is hope ahead, town officials say. And that includes a pro...
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Lake County Board measure would allow property owners to defer tax payments for 60 daysMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Some property owners would be able to defer a portion of their tax bills for 60 days without penalty under a measure to be considered next week by the Lake County Board....
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Vernon Hills calls off Summer Celebration over coronavirus concernsMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Vernon Hills' Summer Celebration, one of the best-attended events of the Lake County festival season, has been canceled due to concerns about the spread of the coronavir...
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Libertyville Days canceled, and public pools won't openMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - The long-running Libertyville Days festival, a symbolic start of summer for the community, has become one of the latest events to be canceled because of the COVID-19 pan...
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Civil War Days canceled again, as Lake County forest preserve calls off summer eventsMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Summer events, activities and programs that attract crowds or do not lend themselves to social distancing will be canceled by the Lake County Forest Preserve District du...
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Free COVID-19 testing facility to open in WaukeganMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - A drive-through COVID-19 testing facility, the state's first community-based site in Lake County, will open Sunday in Waukegan. Lines are expected in advance of the 8 a....