Mick Zawislak
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More Libertyville park improvements work to bring in springOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Work on $2.5 million in improvements for the northern part of Nicholas-Dowden Park in Libertyville is on track to begin in spring. The village board Tuesday approved tw...
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Lake County's ninth roundabout near Wauconda opens earlyOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The detour signs finally are gone as a new roundabout on Darrell Road near Wauconda has opened nearly two weeks ahead of schedule. Darrell Road is on the far western si...
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'It's a much clearer, prettier area': Libertyville High student-led Butler Lake shoreline restoration nears completionOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - The last plantings of the season along the south shoreline of Butler Lake in Libertyville came with common sense advice to ensure root balls made good contact with their...
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Long Grove fire district seeks final approval for new station siteOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Six months after voters authorized $16.5 million in borrowing, the Long Grove Fire Protection District is seeking final approval to secure a site and build a new station...
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Vernon Hills principal, Wauconda school board member dies at 53Oct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - A memorial service was held Friday for Robert Collins, principal at Hawthorn Middle School North in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 and a member of th...
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'Oaks are having a moment': Why there is a bounty of acorns this seasonOct 05, 2023 5:30 am - It's not your imagination. Oak trees are producing huge numbers of acorns that are crunching underfoot and snapping like popcorn when driven over. Stand under an oak tre...
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'He shook the hand of Lincoln': Last soldier in Lake County to serve in the Civil War to be honoredOct 05, 2023 5:00 am - Silas Nichols died in 1945 but a special service Saturday will culminate a long mission to find and honor him as the last Union Civil War veteran in Lake County. A grani...
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Why Libertyville's downtown was a destination Tuesday for visitors from coast to coastOct 04, 2023 5:30 am - A tour bus filled with curious visitors stopped Tuesday in downtown Libertyville looking for inspiration and nuggets of possibilities to take home. The group of about 40...
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Balanced budget, modest spending increases recommended for Lake forest preserveOct 01, 2023 11:00 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District's proposed $66.8 million 2024 budget is balanced and features some increased spending for new and returning programs. That total...
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Early bond payoff would save some Lake County taxpayers $3.56 millionSep 29, 2023 5:30 am - Taxpayers in northern Lake County communities that switched to Lake Michigan water in recent years could be spared about $1,070 in future payments. That's because bonds ...