Mick Zawislak
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‘How do they do it?’: Endangered piping plovers return to the same spot in Waukegan for a second yearMay 14, 2025 6:44 am - A beloved shorebird couple recently reunited at a private beach along Lake Michigan in Waukegan, completing a remarkable journey for a second consecutive year.
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Density, height among issues for proposed 91-unit apartment building in downtown LibertyvilleMay 13, 2025 10:24 am - Any official action will come later but pushback is expected Tuesday for an important step in a proposed redevelopment of an area near the Metra station in downtown Libertyville.
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Chicago man charged in deadly 2021 Gurnee road-rage shootingMay 12, 2025 4:18 pm - A Chicago man is facing murder charges in the 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee of a Southern Illinois University student who was home for Thanksgiving break.
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‘Beyond the music room’: Vernon Hills High director of bands to retire after 26 yearsMay 12, 2025 12:23 pm - As the only director of bands at Vernon Hills High School since it opened in 1999, Randy Sundell has influenced generations of young musicians and snared numerous awards and honors for himself and the program.
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‘Not our typical audience’: CLC’s Urban Farm Center envisioned as community assetMay 11, 2025 9:00 pm - Construction of a modern growing operation is about to get underway in downtown Waukegan with a mission beyond food production.
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Agreement would settle lawsuit, approve design for long vacant Liberty Theater in downtown LibertyvilleMay 09, 2025 6:17 pm - An impasse involving development of the long vacant Liberty Theater in downtown Libertyville could be solved with a proposed settlement agreement.
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‘One of our biggest challenges’: Modernizing Wildwood water system includes replacing old linesMay 07, 2025 6:33 pm - Water-related improvements in the unincorporated Wildwood and Gages Lake areas near Grayslake will continue this year.
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‘This is what we feed our families’: Oxtail Market, offering pasture-raised beef opens in LibertyvilleMay 06, 2025 6:33 pm - Oxtail Market, a quality meat store offering pasture-raised, hand-cut, flash-frozen and vacuum-sealed meats, just opened in strip center on Peterson Road in Libertyville.
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‘He had a defined vision’: Over 38 years, Roger Byrne helped shape Vernon Hills into a complete villageMay 05, 2025 6:14 pm - Vernon Hills Mayor Roger Byrne is leaving office after 38 continuous years encompassing an unparalleled period of growth and transformation in the village.
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Increase in e-bike use prompts safety, trail etiquette reminders in forest preservesMay 04, 2025 4:48 pm - The rise in trail use at forest preserves and parks throughout the region comes with words of caution from those who oversee the facilities, especially when it comes to electric bicycles, or e-bikes.