Mick Zawislak
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Lake County forest preserves go green in newsletterMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Fall color for the Lake County Forest Preserve District this year will apply to more than changing foliage. The district's Horizons newsletter -- redesigned to a magazin...
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Event results in 60 tons of used tires, 2,5000 gallons of oilMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Bald, beaten, huge and tiny, the tires rolled in Tuesday to a special collection at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. From individuals with a few unwanted spares...
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Is Lake realizing 'green is hot'?May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - With a winter that wouldn't end, keeping the garden watered with a renewable resource didn't seem to be at the top of many to-do lists in early April. "Plus, with the ec...
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Couple in never-ending battle with invader buckthornMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In early spring, the big bushes fronting Echo Lake Road greened up nicely giving the new homeowners a pleasant view and some privacy. Fresh from the Northwest Side of Ch...
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Lake County trail extension plannedMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Another piece of a regional trail system connecting central, western and northern Lake County is expected to be completed by fall. Two committees of the Lake County Fore...
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Water use still under scrutinyMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Water could become a scarce commodity in the 11-county Chicago area in the coming decades, but how much so will depend on several variables. The Chicago Metropolitan Age...
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Going green to clean schoolsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The environmentally friendly glass cleaner used in Northwest Suburban District 214 has been leaving streaks. There's an easy fix -- some simple adjustments in how a new ...
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Cougar shot in city had been in WisconsinApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A male cougar shot and killed by police April 14 in Chicago was the same animal positively identified in Wisconsin -- the first confirmed instance there in a century. Pr...
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Golf-course pilot lands a few chargesApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - He may have been trying to help his son, but prosecutors say a Lake Villa Township pilot endangered the 14-year-old by landing a small plane on a Lincolnshire golf cours...
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Big Lake County road projects on hold for nowApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - State and local officials pressed Monday for an infusion of state money to fix roads and more, saying a bleak outlook will become even worse without one. In separate eve...