Russell Lissau
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Officials celebrate demolition of low-income housing project, plans for new developmentMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - North Chicago and Lake County officials and other dignitaries gathered Friday morning to mark the pending demolition of the Marion Jones town house development, which wi...
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Juan Rivera gets $20M after three convictions: 'I'm bitter, but I'm not angry'Mar 20, 2015 1:00 am - Juan Rivera - the subject of one of Illinois' most notorious wrongful conviction cases - stands to receive $20 million from a newly settled lawsuit against the law-enfor...
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Wauconda mayor touts financial savings in new reportMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Spending cuts and increased revenues have helped create a record financial surplus in Wauconda, Mayor Frank Bart has announced. The fiscal shifts created an unprecedente...
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Wauconda allows World Trade Center beam in Sept. 11 memorialMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - A plan to build a memorial to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks cleared a major hurdle in Wauconda. After a lengthy presentation and discussion Tuesday, village ...
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Big crowd expected for 9/11 memorial meeting in WaucondaMar 16, 2015 1:00 am - Wauconda Mayor Frank Bart has said a local memorial to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks would be "a unique opportunity" for people to remember that tragic day. ...
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Island Lake police chief is recovering after aneurysmMar 13, 2015 5:30 am - Island Lake Police Chief Don Bero continues to recover from an apparent brain aneurysm last month, officials said Thursday. Bero has been released from the hospital wher...
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Camping World to build call center in Island Lake, without grantMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - A planned expansion of the Camping World business in Island Lake is moving forward without an $18,000 village grant the retailer requested last month. Company representa...
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Wauconda officials hire company to overhaul village's official websiteMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - Wauconda officials have hired a company to overhaul the village's official website. A Kansas company called CivicPlus will handle the task. Officials hope the new site w...
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Is 9/11 artifact headed to Wauconda?Mar 04, 2015 4:30 am - A plan to display a steel beam from one of the fallen World Trade Center towers is taking shape in Wauconda. An architect and proponents of the project unveiled a scale ...
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Wauconda dispatchers get more payMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - Wauconda's 911 dispatchers still don't know if their workplace is going to be shuttered and the service outsourced - but they're about to get more money in their paychec...