Russell Lissau
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Pardon our dust: Work being done at Island Lake village hallOct 15, 2019 1:00 am - Improvements are underway at Island Lake's village hall to make the building more easily accessible to people with disabilities. A canopy and part of the sidewalk in fro...
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How Lake County will encourage energy-efficient projectsOct 14, 2019 5:30 am - Lake County officials want to help local business owners finance projects designed to boost energy efficiency. The county board has announced plans to create a Property ...
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Sprague School celebrates students' diversityOct 11, 2019 1:00 am - Students at Lincolnshire's Sprague School learned about their classmates' heritages through art, games and other fun activities Friday as part of the school's second ann...
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Lake County Board formally bans harassment, bullying by its membersOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: The story has been updated to reflect that Round Lake Beach Republican Dick Barr ardently criticized the anti-harassment rules but later said he suppo...
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Lake County gets $200,000 grant to fight homelessnessOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - The fight against homelessness in Lake County has received a big financial boost from a national organization working to eradicate the problem. The Built for Zero progra...
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Aspen Drive Library expansion project aims for November debut in Vernon HillsOct 07, 2019 5:30 am - Eight months after work began, the $6.8 million expansion and renovation of the Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills is nearly complete. The project should wrap up the fi...
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Mundelein High may trade snow days for e-learningOct 04, 2019 1:00 am - The Mundelein High School board is considering allowing teachers to educate remotely when campuses are closed because of snowstorms or other emergencies. If trustees app...
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Check your faucets, Wauconda - Lake Michigan water is comingOct 03, 2019 1:00 am - Wauconda's water supply switched from local wells to Lake Michigan with the press of a button Thursday. Mayor Lincoln Knight had the honor of activating the new water sy...
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Cary teen pleads not guilty to reckless homicide, other charges in crash that killed McHenry girlOct 02, 2019 1:00 am - A Cary teenager has pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide and other charges stemming from a car crash that left a McHenry girl dead. Caleb Rohrbach, 18, entered his pl...
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Wauconda approves 3% tax on recreational pot sales, if they're ever allowed thereOct 01, 2019 1:00 am - Wauconda trustees on Tuesday approved a 3% tax on recreational marijuana sales - if pot shops ever open in town. Village board members still haven't decided if they'll a...