Russell Lissau
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Lake County Model Railroad Club may have to move after 44 yearsFeb 04, 2017 12:00 am - For 44 years, the Lake County Model Railroad Club's trains have been chugging through layouts in a basement in downtown Wauconda. Guided by hobbyists with hand-held cont...
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Wauconda homeowner associations may still ban backyard chickensFeb 03, 2017 12:00 am - If Wauconda trustees vote Tuesday to allow people to keep chickens in backyard coops, some residents still won't be allowed to practice the hobby. Homeowner associations...
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Wonder Lake man killed in car crash near WaucondaFeb 03, 2017 12:00 am - A car crash near Wauconda that left a Wonder Lake man dead remained under investigation Friday. The 62-year-old driver, whose name was not released by Lake County sherif...
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No one hurt in South Elgin attic fireFeb 02, 2017 12:00 am - No one was hurt in a house fire Wednesday night in South Elgin. The blaze was primarily in the attic of an apartment above the garage of a home on the 1000 block of Wood...
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Fire forces families from Elgin apartment buildingFeb 02, 2017 12:00 am - Six Elgin families were forced from their apartments by two fires Wednesday, but no one was hurt. The first blaze was discovered shortly before 3 p.m. in a building on t...
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Libertyville High planning centennial celebration this yearFeb 02, 2017 12:00 am - Libertyville High School turns 100 in 2017, and officials are preparing to mark the centennial with public celebrations throughout the year. A concert scheduled for ...
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Lawlor pushing Lake County board changesFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor briefly spoke to the panel's financial and administrative committee Wednesday about his plans to reshape the board and change how...
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Grayslake-area man robbed at his homeFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - A Grayslake-area man was robbed Wednesday night at his home, police said. The 37-year-old man was robbed about 9:30 p.m. as he entered his home on the 18300 block of Wes...
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Will Lake County increase tobacco age to 21?Jan 31, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County officials want to develop an ordinance that would raise the legal age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products to 21. The informal decision Tuesday f...
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Should voters select the Lake County Board chairman?Jan 31, 2017 12:00 am - Of all the county boards in the Chicago suburbs, Lake County's is the only one with a chairman selected by its members rather than voters at large. Newly proposed legisl...