Mick Zawislak
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3-hour standoff with police in McHenry closes Rte. 120Sep 07, 2013 4:00 pm - A McHenry man was jailed Saturday on a variety of charges after a three-hour standoff that led to the closure of a section of Route 120. Police said they were called to ...
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Ex-Vernon Hills trustee had ‘heart a mile wide’Sep 06, 2013 4:35 pm - The Vernon Hills community this past week remembered longtime resident and former village trustee James T. Heier, who died Sept. 1 at 87. Heier, a Navy veteran served th...
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Libertyville Sports Complex gets new turfSep 05, 2013 5:15 am - The sounds of soccer or lacrosse matches at the Libertyville Sports Complex have been temporarily replaced by the hissing and rumbling of machinery as a different type o...
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Plan to drain hidden Antioch-area lake continuesSep 03, 2013 4:00 pm - The suggested method has changed but the goal to drain a hidden lake in the Ethel's Woods Forest Preserve near Antioch, and open the area to public access, is moving ahe...
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Route 12, Route 59 ramp closed because of hole in roadSep 03, 2013 1:00 pm - Two busy Lake County roads were closed for a short time early Tuesday afternoon because of a large hole in the pavement on Route 12 over Route 59 near Fox Lake. Northbo...
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Lawlor plan would require standards of conduct for appointed boards and commissionsAug 29, 2013 6:08 pm - Appointees to scores of boards and commissions would be required to sign a “standards of conduct” pact under a plan announced Thursday by Lake County Board Chairman Aaro...
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Fastest, tallest, steepest wooden coaster in the world to be built at Six FlagsAug 29, 2013 5:26 pm - When it opens next year, the new wooden roller coaster planned for Six Flags Great America in Gurnee immediately will live up to its name as a giant in the amusement ind...
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Libertyville hires help to battle emerald ash borerAug 29, 2013 5:30 am - Libertyville has opted for outside help in the continuing battle against the tree killing emerald ash borer. Village officials for the first time have earmarked funds sp...
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Voters could decide fate of former Libertyville HighAug 28, 2013 5:15 am - What is likely the last chance to renovate the former Libertyville Township High School for a performing arts and community center will need taxpayers' help. Efforts to ...
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Last two dams on Des Plaines River in Lake County targeted for removalAug 27, 2013 5:30 am - The two remaining dams on the Des Plaines River in Lake County will be removed in an effort to restore the waterway into a more free-flowing channel. Farmers long ago in...