Mick Zawislak
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Mettawa set to ban video gamblingAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - It's not as if tiny Mettawa would be raking in a big payoff, but village leaders are poised to take video gambling off the table before the games begin. The village boar...
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Weather's been rough on gardens, crops -- but there's hopeAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - By this time in a typical summer, you'd be politely refusing the offer of even more tomatoes from well-intentioned neighbors. For many home gardeners, the cupboard may b...
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Libertyville facing cash crisis; fee hikes in the offingAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A big annual debt for the Libertyville Sports Complex, falling sales tax revenue and other factors may wash away the village's rainy day cash reserves by early next year...
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Coulson joins 10th District raceAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - The field for the 10th Congressional seat grew Tuesday with the announced candidacy of Republican state Rep. Elizabeth Coulson of Glenview. Coulson confirmed her decisio...
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State Rep. Ryg resigning to lead children's advocacy groupAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Democratic state representative Kathy Ryg will resign from the 59th District seat effective Aug. 31 to take a job leading a children's advocacy group, she announced Mond...
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Vernon Hills' former Tweeter store to get face liftAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - One of Vernon Hills' retail vacancies will get a face lift as part of a plan to be considered today by the village board. At 8,000 square feet, the former Tweeter store ...
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Green Oaks attorney to seek 59th District seatAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Green Oaks lawyer Dan Sugrue will again try to replace state Rep. Kathy Ryg, who he says is part of an entrenched Democratic party that has failed to right a corrupt sys...
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Libertyville curbs wind powerAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The lone wind turbine in Libertyville has riled neighbors and created enough negative energy that the village board decided to put the brakes on any plans for new ones. ...
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Red-light cameras coming to LibertyvilleAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Red-light cameras will be installed in Libertyville - possibly by the end of the year - but village leaders insist money isn't the motive. "I wouldn't care if we never g...
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Trading services, items instead of spending cashAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Interest in an age-old practice is increasing as thousands are bartering using "trade dollars" in place of cash. Dentistry for computer services. A real estate appraisa...