Russell Lissau
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Wauconda District 118's nearly final budget includes new Crown School playgroundJul 31, 2018 1:00 am - Wauconda Unit School District 118 officials are set to approve a roughly $74.3 million budget this week. The spending plan for the 2019 fiscal year includes money fo...
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Lake County Board chairman on leave for drug treatmentJul 30, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor is taking a 30-day leave of absence as he undergoes treatment for an unspecified drug addiction. Lawlor, 36, a Vernon Hills R...
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Suburban heroes: Wauconda cop honored for saving crash victim's lifeJul 28, 2018 1:00 am - A Wauconda police officer has been honored for using CPR to save the life of a motorcycle crash victim. Had it not been for Sgt. Ted Hennessy's response, the injured man...
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Mundelein joins agencies opposing Wisconsin's controversial deal for a Foxconn plantJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - Mundelein trustees have joined the Lake County Board, Lincolnshire and Gurnee in opposing Wisconsin's plan to waive environmental restrictions for a Foxconn manufact...
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Painted coolers adding color to downtown WaucondaJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - Brightly decorated wooden coolers are popping up in downtown Wauconda as part of the annual Art on Main exhibition. The elevated chests, 12 in all, were built by Island ...
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Girl Scouts bring Little Free Libraries to Lincolnshire parksJul 26, 2018 1:00 am - Members of a Lincolnshire Girl Scout troop hope the Little Free Libraries they've created for two local parks will encourage people of all ages to read. Girl Scout T...
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District 128 officials looking to increase spending in 2019 fiscal yearJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - As they finalize a new budget, Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 officials are predicting a significant spending increase for the 2019 fiscal year....
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Mundelein buys another property for planned lakefront parkJul 24, 2018 5:18 am - The Mundelein village board's plan to create a new public park on the northeast shore of Diamond Lake just got a little grander. Trustees on Monday voted to buy the two-...
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Mundelein eying land for third fire stationJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - Mundelein trustees have approved a plan to reserve land that one day could be the site of a new fire station. The property is in a heavily wooded area on the southeast s...
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American Indian veterans gather at Cantigny: 'It helps a lot when you talk'Jul 21, 2018 1:00 am - Underneath a large tent at Wheaton's Cantigny Park, retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Raymond Harjo of Oklahoma chatted Saturday with fellow American Indian veterans and thei...