Russell Lissau
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Time to sink or float at Stevenson High cardboard regattaMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - Students in Stevenson High School's Advanced Placement Physics I classes tested their buoyancy Monday with an annual cardboard boat regatta. Gathering at the Lincolnshir...
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New Phil's Beach could be a 'crown jewel' for WaucondaMay 20, 2017 1:00 am - A splash park, floating play platforms and a picnic pavilion are among the amenities proposed for the re-imagined Phil's Beach in Wauconda. Although the sandy site's gra...
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Kim lands Vernon Township job after losing Mundelein mayor's raceMay 19, 2017 1:00 am - Weeks after narrowly losing the Mundelein mayor's race, Holly Kim has landed a $60,000-a-year job with Vernon Township. Kim is the township's first director of constitue...
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Takeout restaurant specializing in grilled cheese sandwiches opens in MundeleinMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - A new carryout restaurant specializing in grilled cheese sandwiches opened this week in Mundelein - and it's already proving to be a hit. The aptly named GRIL began serv...
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Island Lake officials working to balance budgetMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Island Lake officials are trying to balance the proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year, and they say they're nearly there. After a finance committee discussion Tue...
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Stevenson High officials weighing $135.8 million budgetMay 16, 2017 5:30 am - Stevenson High School officials are preparing a $135.8 million budget for the 2018 fiscal year - and a large chunk of that cash will go toward a planned 58,000-squar...
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$28 million Stevenson addition aims to 'reinvent' the classroomMay 16, 2017 5:30 am - With a groundbreaking tentatively set for late summer, the three-story addition planned for Lincolnshire's Stevenson High School may defy the usual expectations for a sc...
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Island Lake bans new video gambling permitsMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - Trying to stop the local expansion of video gambling, Island Lake officials have pledged to cease issuing permits for the machines. Trustees approved the one-year morato...
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Stevenson High School to buy land next to campusMay 11, 2017 1:00 am - Stevenson High School officials plan to buy a nearby residential property to ease the planned construction of a turn lane. The 1.1-acre property, at 16139 W. Port Cl...
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Kim concedes Mundelein mayoral raceMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - More than a month after Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz narrowly won re-election, challenger Holly Kim finally has conceded. Kim, a now-former village trustee who lost the m...