Russell Lissau
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Wauconda website may get faceliftFeb 18, 2020 12:00 am - Wauconda's official website is likely going to get a new look for the first time in five years. The site, wauconda-il.gov, features a calendar of local events, a busines...
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Candidate: Circuit court clerk should be appointed, not electedFeb 17, 2020 12:00 am - A Democratic candidate for Cook County circuit court clerk believes the job should be an appointed post, rather than elected. Jacob Meister, a Chicago attorney who also ...
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Wauconda's Green Goat restaurant closing after three yearsFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - Wauconda's Green Goat restaurant is shutting down after nearly three years, management has announced. The restaurant at 203 S. Main St. will serve its final meals Friday...
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Island Lake trustees again delay vote on video gambling moratoriumFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - Island Lake officials have again delayed voting on a proposed moratorium on new video gambling machines in the village. The village board punted the issue at its meeting...
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Construction crews coming to Daniel Wright Junior HighFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - An expansion and renovation of Lincolnshire's Daniel Wright Junior High School could get underway March 5, officials said this week. And now that bids for the project ha...
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New stadium turf, scoreboard highlight $7.8 million summer improvement plan at StevensonFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - Stadium improvements and classroom renovations are among the projects included in Stevenson High School's newly approved $7.8 million summertime construction package. Th...
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Could a park with a guitar-inspired promenade replace vacant factory in Mundelein?Feb 12, 2020 12:00 am - Plans for a new municipal park on the site of a former guitar factory in Mundelein got rave reviews from village officials this week. With a preliminary $1.5 million pri...
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Park plan kaput at Diamond Lake; Mundelein trustees now seek only environmental improvementsFeb 11, 2020 4:30 am - With plans to build a new municipal park at Diamond Lake in the trash bin, Mundelein trustees on Monday voted to set aside an unspecified amount of cash for environmenta...
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In wake of school vandalism, Lake County forest board condemns hateFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Moved by anti-Semitic graffiti at a local school, the Lake County Forest Preserve District board on Tuesday formally condemned hate and discrimination. The resolution, a...
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Shots hit Round Lake Park house, prompt elementary school lockdownFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - A Round Lake Park house was hit by gunfire Tuesday morning, prompting a lockdown at a nearby school. No one was injured in the shooting, which occurred about 8:45 a.m. o...