Russell Lissau
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Pay raises approved for Wauconda mayor and clerk, but not until 2021Jan 23, 2019 12:00 am - Wauconda's mayor and clerk are set to get big pay raises - but they won't go into effect for two years. Trustees also will receive set annual salaries instead of stipend...
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Mundelein massage parlors surrender licenses after prostitution arrestsJan 22, 2019 4:20 am - A Mundelein massage parlor will shutter in the wake of a November prostitution arrest there. The owner of S Massage, 688 S. Lake St., must surrender the license for the ...
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Island Lake police sergeant fired for violating departmental rulesJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - An Island Lake cop with a checkered past and political connections to village hall has been fired. Sgt. Bill Dickerson, who's been on administrative leave since last fal...
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Marine veteran from Arlington Heights helps comrades get jobsJan 17, 2019 4:37 am - After four years in the Marine Corps, the transition from military service to civilian life wasn't easy, Arlington Heights resident Scott Lietzow admits. Finding a job s...
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All Lake County committee meetings could be televisedJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - Seeking to boost government transparency, Lake County officials are developing a plan to videotape and broadcast all county board committee meetings. Right now, only the...
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Island Lake trustee slams mayor in resignation letterJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - Weeks after abruptly announcing her resignation and storming out of a public meeting, Island Lake Trustee Sandy Doehler has made her departure official. Doehler submitte...
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Mundelein to knock down apartment building for parkJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Mundelein is moving ahead with plans to demolish an apartment building and other structures on Lake Street to make way for a proposed public park. Village trustees on Mo...
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'Stymied' by Lawlor case, Lake County Board to seek power to remove leadersJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Frustrated by their inability to legally remove their chairman last year despite a police investigation into his conduct, Lake County commissioners will lobby state lawm...
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Mundelein bans electronic sweepstakes machinesJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Although video gambling remains legal in town, Mundelein officials on Monday banned electronic sweepstakes machines. Sweepstakes machines closely resemble the video gamb...
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PADS Lake County director leaving for a new postJan 11, 2019 12:00 am - The executive director of the PADS Lake County homeless assistance agency will leave that post in March for a different public role in the area. Joel Williams will take ...