Mick Zawislak
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Nonprofit plans to take therapeutic scuba deeper with $300 million proposalFeb 26, 2024 1:35 pm - A Downers Grove-based nonprofit is fundraising for a $300 million underwater education and research facility in North Chicago envisioned as a worldwide attraction for tho...
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Dormant building on busy Libertyville corner to get makeover for medical officesFeb 23, 2024 6:17 pm - A vacant office building on a high-traffic corner in Libertyville will be renovated inside and out as a medical office building. Pending expected approval by the village ...
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Proposed state budget includes $1 million for Route 53 corridor greenway master plan in Lake CountyFeb 21, 2024 5:34 pm - Supporters of creating a greenway out of land acquired for the defunct Route 53 extension in Lake County are celebrating a $1 million allocation for the project in Gov. J...
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A bounty on buckthorn: How conservation group is targeting invasive plantFeb 20, 2024 5:52 pm - As gardeners get antsy to start planting, a Lake Zurich-based conservation group is offering a “buckthorn bounty” to homeowners who clear their landscapes of the tenaciou...
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Libertyville to pause stormwater construction this year but issue $8.85 million in bonds for pending flood control initiativesFeb 19, 2024 5:13 pm - ‘Wheels in motion’ for master stormwater plan initiatives Libertyville will borrow $8.85 million by issuing bonds for two more flood reduction projects as part of an...
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‘Very big opportunity’: College of Lake County expanding electric vehicle curriculumFeb 18, 2024 4:46 pm - As the popularity of electric vehicles grows, automotive programs at the College of Lake County in Grayslake and elsewhere are getting a financial boost to keep pace with...
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Lake County forest preserves want to know whether or how much voters would support in potential referendumFeb 16, 2024 7:12 pm - Forest board to vote Tuesday on contract for voter survey ahead of potential referendum on November ballot Lake County forest preserve officials want to learn if and...
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Round Lake Beach man sentenced to life in prison without parole for ‘brutal, evil and sinister’ murders of his three childrenFeb 16, 2024 2:29 pm - A Round Lake Beach man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after entering a guilty but mentally ill plea Dec. 15 in the killings of h...
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‘It makes us better humans’: Broadway star returns home to Libertyville to raise awareness, support for the artsFeb 15, 2024 6:03 pm - An enduring childhood friendship and a desire to raise awareness of the arts is bringing a Broadway star back to her hometown of Libertyville for the first time in nearly...
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Four people rescued as Highland Park woman charged with multiple counts of human traffickingFeb 14, 2024 10:57 am - Four people including an infant were rescued, and a Highland Park woman was charged with multiple counts of human trafficking and involuntary servitude involving a case t...