Mick Zawislak
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‘Great idea, wrong location’: Fixed shelter for homeless adults nixed in GurneeAug 20, 2024 9:08 pm - A proposal to convert the FairBridge Inn on Grand Avenue in Gurnee to a fixed-site homeless shelter was derailed Monday.
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Path forward for Liberty Theater site? Village ‘committed’ to improving downtown gatewayAug 20, 2024 3:09 pm - Although a key requirement was narrowly rejected by the village board last week, there may be a path forward for redevelopment of the former Liberty Theater and property as a northern gateway to downtown Libertyville.
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Authorities: Police dog helps find Fox Lake woman who led deputies on 100 mph chaseAug 20, 2024 1:20 pm - A Fox Lake woman authorities said led Lake County sheriff’s deputies on a chase reaching speeds of more than 100 mph was apprehended Monday night with an assist from a police dog.
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‘It’s all about the bumblebees’: Dogs looking for nests help effort to boost pollinator habitats and populationAug 16, 2024 5:06 pm - Specially-trained dogs were used in Lake County forest preserves this year to locate bumblebee nests in an effort to improve pollinator habitat.
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‘It’s going to happen again’: Biting mites an issue for some following cicada emergenceAug 15, 2024 6:57 pm - Like 17 years ago, a corollary effect of the periodical cicada emergence has left some people scratching unexplained red welts appearing seemingly out of nowhere.
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‘It’s very unique’: Lake County forest preserves to buy and protect sensitive rookery property near AntiochAug 14, 2024 8:55 pm - The largest heron and egret rookery in Lake County will become a conservation preserve under forest preserve control.
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‘They agree to move, we agree to pay’: Gas line relocation key part of Route 83/Winchester Road intersection reconstructionAug 13, 2024 8:38 pm - The dangerous intersection of Winchester Road and Route 83 near Grayslake is going to be corrected, but the project comes with some seldom encountered quirks for the Lake County Division of Transportation.
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‘Excited about the opportunity’: Investor buying Wauconda’s original village hallAug 12, 2024 7:16 pm - The pending sale of Wauconda’s original village hall is meant to revive an old building and bring new business and visitors downtown.
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Libertyville board to consider revised plan for Liberty Theater siteAug 12, 2024 5:40 pm - The Libertyville village board Tuesday will consider revised elements for the proposed redevelopment of the Liberty Theater property at 708 N. Milwaukee Ave., the northern gateway to downtown.
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‘I saw it as an opportunity’: Lake Zurich works toward banning sale of Delta-8, Kratom productsAug 09, 2024 9:44 pm - Lake Zurich has joined several other communities in banning the sale of unregulated Delta-8 and Kratom products.