Mick Zawislak
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Bike desks used to increase student focus at Green Oaks schoolFeb 03, 2018 12:00 am - Students in health classes at Oak Grove School now get more than a lecture on the benefits of physical activity. Ten "bicycle desks" have replaced traditional models in ...
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District 73 testing waters for a November referendumFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - With space still at a premium, Hawthorn Elementary District 73 leaders are looking ahead to November to see if or how much borrowing voters would support to address the ...
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Woodstock Willie says we're going to have 6 more weeks of winterFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - A cloudless sky at sunrise Friday meant Woodstock Willie had no choice but to see his shadow and with it, six more weeks of winter rather than an early spring. Hundreds ...
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Des Plaines River bridge in Libertyville closed to ensure public safetyFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - The Rockland Road bridge over the Des Plaines River in Libertyville was closed Thursday morning because of significant deterioration of its decorative steel truss system...
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New building pitched for Lakewood Forest PreserveJan 30, 2018 4:06 am - Replacing aging maintenance facilities at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda with a new $2.5 million energy-efficient building is being pitched as having big-pictu...
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Antioch hopes new Lovin Oven Cakery will spark investment downtownJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - If the cooler at the new Lovin Oven Cakery in Antioch were a tad larger, the space inside would equal that of the entire original storefront operation opened by Ken Slov...
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New observation deck will open unseen vista at Spring Bluff PreserveJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - A tiered wildlife observation platform extending 15 feet above ground level will open to public view a long-held property near Lake Michigan. The handicapped-accessible,...
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Bears-themed fitness center proposed in Vernon HillsJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - A Chicago Bears-themed fitness facility planned for an empty big box store in Vernon Hills would let members train like pros, with the possibility a current or former pl...
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St. Bede and St. Peter to combine as one new Catholic parish in Lake CountyJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - St. Bede parish in Ingleside and St. Peter Parish in Antioch will be combined as part of a continuing restructuring by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Two other Catholic par...
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Lake County communities waiting on test results to resume water deliveryJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - Some Lake County communities Friday continued to deal with a rare shutdown of the Lake Michigan water delivery system pending test results. The Central Lake County Joint...