Mick Zawislak
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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 ...
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Libertyville looks to strengthen business through grant programSep 28, 2023 5:00 am - Libertyville recently approved a program to strengthen existing businesses and encourage facade or site improvements. Village officials included $100,000 in discretionar...
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Lake County administrator to retire in FebruarySep 27, 2023 1:00 am - Gary Gibson, who came out of retirement four years ago to serve as interim and then full-time Lake County administrator, is going to give it another try. The Lake Bluff ...
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'A pretty complicated project': Lake County planning improvements at one of its busiest intersectionsSep 26, 2023 5:00 am - A complicated project to address safety at one of Lake County's busiest intersections - a gateway to I-94 but also site of a sharp increase in crashes - is in the works....
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Why some oppose proposed new runway at Waukegan National AirportSep 26, 2023 1:00 am - Opponents of a proposed runway extension at Waukegan National Airport will host an information session Thursday in advance of the release of a draft environmental assess...
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Man shot by police faces charges in connection with Round Lake hostage situationSep 26, 2023 1:00 am - A Round Lake man shot by police responding to a hostage situation at his apartment last week has been charged with aggravated unlawful restraint. Gerzin Ramirez-Perez, 3...