Russell Lissau
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Arts festival gives veterans a creative outletMar 10, 2016 12:00 am - Like many military veterans, Melvin T. Brown Jr. has struggled with anxiety since leaving the U.S. Air Force in 1992. But it wasn't until recently that he discovered art...
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Wauconda meetings rescheduled to accommodate cruise night eventsMar 10, 2016 12:00 am - In a move that balances an increasingly popular public event with the need for open government, Wauconda officials have rescheduled three summertime village board meetin...
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Spending on race to win 10th district Democratic primary tops $1 millionMar 09, 2016 12:00 am - The Democrats running for Illinois' 10th Congressional District seat spent more than $1 million between them on media advertising just in the first two months of the yea...
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Lake County forest district adopts 10-year planMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District commissioners on Tuesday adopted the agency's first 10-year capital improvement plan, a long list of projects officials hope to ...
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End may be near for Lake County's Winchester House nursing homeMar 07, 2016 4:40 am - The private company that operates the Winchester House nursing home has plans to close the county-owned facility in Libertyville and build something new in Mundelein. If...
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Wauconda is latest town to join gang task forceMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - Wauconda has become the latest community to join a regional police task force targeting gangs and drug dealers. The Lake County Gang Task Force formed in July 2015 a...
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Lincolnshire library gets largest-ever giftMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - The Vernon Area Public Library has received a $100,000 donation, the largest gift the Lincolnshire facility has ever gotten from a private source. The check came from th...
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Wauconda yarn store closing; owners blame 911 outsourcingMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - A yarn store in downtown Wauconda is closing its brick-and-mortar operation after less than two years in business, and the owners are blaming the village board's decisio...
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10th District Dems spar over Iran, health care on 'Chicago Tonight'Mar 02, 2016 12:00 am - The Democrats running to represent Illinois 10th Congressional District sparred about the Iran nuclear deal and the Affordable Care Act during a live televised appearanc...
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Lake coroner named Law Enforcement Exec of the YearFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd has been named 2015 Law Enforcement Executive of the Year by a state organization. The recognition comes from the Illinois Association of...