Russell Lissau
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Plan to shrink Lake County government headed to voters this fallJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County residents will have the rare opportunity to reduce the size of local government when they vote this fall. The county board on Tuesday agreed to ask voters if...
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Lake County Board honors former member Carol SpielmanJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Former Lake County Board member Carol Spielman, who died last week at 92, was honored by the current board Tuesday morning. Members from both political parties sang Spie...
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Shuttered recycling center in Mundelein being demolished to make way for redevelopmentJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: The Alan Josephsen Co. has relocated to Waukegan from Mundelein. Crews are demolishing a former recycling center in downtown Mundelein to make way fo...
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Police pursuing 'person of interest' in deadly Mundelein shootingJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - Police on Monday said they're pursuing a "person of interest" in the May 28 shooting death of a teenager in Mundelein but didn't release any information about the suspec...
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Lake County offering voluntary furloughs despite assurances none were plannedJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - Despite public assurances to the contrary, Lake County administrators are asking some employees to voluntarily take unpaid time off from work because of the growing econ...
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Should Lake County eliminate the recorder's office? Voters could decideJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Cook County voters approved a merger of the two offices in 2016. Years after the idea first was proposed, a plan to eliminate the office of the Lake ...
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Wauconda library preparing to launch curbside checkoutJun 03, 2020 1:00 am - After months of reduced service because of the COVID-19 crisis, Wauconda Area Public Library officials are readying a plan for curbside checkouts. As has been the case f...
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Libraries in Libertyville, Vernon Hills launch new pickup serviceJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - After months of no on-site patron activity because of the COVID-19 crisis, the Cook Memorial Public Library District has launched a new pickup service. Patrons of the Co...
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Gurnee-area man identified as victim of deadly shootingJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - A Gurnee-area man who was gunned down late last week likely was killed during an illegal drug transaction, police said. Elliot Jones, 21, was fatally shot Saturday night...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District's dog parks to reopen starting June 8Jun 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District's dog exercise areas will begin reopening to the public next week, nearly three months after they were shut down because of the ...