Mick Zawislak
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New 'kid' at school excited for first dayOct 31, 2021 6:11 pm - As students surged to the buses at the end of the first day Thursday, one woman outside Oak Grove School seemed nearly as excited as they were. Janice Matthews stopped s...
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Waukegan Harbor plans in jeopardyOct 31, 2021 6:04 pm - Waukegan is close to losing more than $23 million in federal funds to clean its Lake Michigan harbor, a main element of an ambitious downtown revitalization plan. The U....
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Bond help will boost SedgebrookOct 31, 2021 5:53 pm - The pace of development at a retirement community in Lincolnshire will pick up with an infusion of $137 million in state-issued bonds. Bonds issued by the Illinois Finan...
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Libertyville won't turn its back on industrial pastOct 31, 2021 5:51 pm - When Money magazine pegged Libertyville as the 52nd best place to live in the country, a street scene from the historic downtown was posted as a defining image. Quaint s...
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Road work at fairgrounds site get OKOct 31, 2021 5:43 pm - Another in a series of steps needed to transform a long-time Lake County farm into a new fairgrounds site has been enthusiastically approved by the Lake County board. Th...
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Quest for quiet still on trackOct 31, 2021 5:33 pm - There's something soothing about the plaintive sound of a distant train whistle in the middle of the night. But closer to the source, two long blasts of the horn followe...
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Neighborhood character at issue in sidewalk planOct 31, 2021 5:23 pm - Neighborhood character has become a consideration in an ongoing street project in Libertyville. The village board's streets committee on Tuesday buoyed some residents on...
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Neighborhood character at issue in sidewalk planOct 31, 2021 5:24 pm - Neighborhood character has become a consideration in an ongoing street project in Libertyville. The village board's streets committee on Tuesday buoyed some residents on...
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Duty calls, Libertyville doctor answersOct 31, 2021 5:11 pm - The cake was decorated in frosting with the American flag and congratulations to "Major Tom" -- which had an amusing double meaning for the newly commissioned officer in...
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Grayslake road closure not controversialOct 31, 2021 4:55 pm - The attendance at a road closure public hearing this week in Grayslake was fairly sparse. But in this case, that could be more a sign of expectation than indifference. "...