Mick Zawislak
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Shared duties may save money in Vernon HillsFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Starting this fall, all building inspectors and engineering technicians in Vernon Hills will be required to learn a new skill: snow plowing. Other employees can voluntee...
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Libertyville streetscape plan looks good on paperFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Business owners support a makeover for Route 137, but without cost estimates, the interest is akin to admiring a pretty picture. Plenty of those have been generated by a...
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Train traffic to increase slowlyFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The signs are up but motorists shouldn't worry just yet about increased train traffic on some rail crossings in Mundelein and other areas, village and railroad officials...
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Vernon Hills man remains jailed on robbery chargeFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - A Vernon Hills man remained in the Lake County jail Thursday in connection with a robbery last week at his home. Benjamin Butler, 25, is held on $500,000 bond on charges...
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Route 83 project could get early startFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A $20 million plan to improve Route 83 from Lake Villa through Antioch could get an early start thanks to the federal stimulus package. The plan, which calls for widenin...
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Lake Co. ready to take on first of road 'challenges'Feb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Competition for big money road projects in Lake County is about to begin, with public input among the first steps. Lake County is proposing to widen Washington Street in...
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'Hero's Ball' another casualty of the economyFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - The idea for an event to honor Lake County's firefighters, police officers and paramedics had been brewing for a few years, a "thank you for jobs big and small that are...
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Business an issue in Libertyville mayor raceFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Local attorney Terry Weppler is a familiar presence at Libertyville village board meetings, often ready in the audience to answer questions about organizations or client...
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Case closed on Wauconda Superfund siteFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The safeguards don't satisfy everyone, and whether a potentially cancer-causing chemical will resurface in wells near a Superfund site near Wauconda is unknown. But more...
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Lake Michigan water an expensive option for Long GroveFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Long Grove is about 30 miles from an available water intake facility on Lake Michigan. But there is a much longer route to travel before water can be piped to homes the...