Russell Lissau
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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...
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Nixon posthumously honored by Lake County BoardMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - Longtime Lake County Board member Audrey Nixon was posthumously honored by her sometimes-teary colleagues Tuesday. With her traditional seat in the boardroom draped in m...
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Wauconda administrator resigning to take job in MolineMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - Wauconda Village Administrator Doug Maxeiner is resigning to take a similar post in another Illinois community. Maxeiner is set to become the city administrator in M...
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Plans for gun store, shooting range draw critics in MundeleinMay 05, 2017 5:30 am - A Buffalo Grove business that sells realistic-looking air- and gas-powered guns wants to move to Mundelein and expand its sales to include actual firearms. MiR Tacti...
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'13 Reasons Why' draws warnings from suburban school officialsMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - Concerned about depictions of suicide and violence, some suburban school officials have issued warnings about the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why." The messages from Mun...
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Knight sworn in as Wauconda's new mayorMay 03, 2017 5:42 am - With a standing-room-only crowd packing Wauconda's village boardroom, Lincoln Knight was sworn in as the town's new mayor Tuesday night. Knight now has four years to mak...
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Pay raises approved for Wauconda's police chief, deputy chiefMay 03, 2017 1:00 am - Wauconda Police Chief David Wermes and Deputy Chief Mike Botterman will receive pay raises starting this week. Wermes' salary will increase 5 percent to $128,625, the vi...