Russell Lissau
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Island Lake officials promise to make pension fund wholeJan 16, 2014 12:55 pm - Making good on a $390,000 debt to Island Lake’s police pension fund could take village officials three or four years, Mayor Charles Amrich said Thursday night. But howev...
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Two arrests in Lake County air conditioner theftsJan 15, 2014 3:29 pm - Two Wildwood residents face charges they stole 68 commercial air-conditioning units in Lake County, police said Wednesday. Ricki Lucas, 37, and Kevin Blottiaux, 36, both...
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Volo names Mike May new administratorJan 15, 2014 3:21 pm - Volo has a new village administrator, the town’s second since it incorporated in 1993. Mike May, now an assistant to Grayslake Village Manager Mike Ellis, was named to t...
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Wauconda officials may shift public comment to start of meetingsJan 15, 2014 9:43 am - Wauconda village board meetings have a reputation for being lively, with trustees and audience members taking part in earnest discussions. But if there’s something resid...
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Carmel Catholic High School names interim presidentJan 13, 2014 2:38 pm - Carmel Catholic High School officials have named Sister Mary Frances McLaughlin as the Mundelein school’s interim president. McLaughlin had held the post from 1996 to 20...
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Mundelein expects big interest in grant programJan 13, 2014 11:42 am - Mundelein officials expect a proposed grant program for businesses in the village’s downtown area will be popular with local entrepreneurs and property owners. “We’re go...
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Expansion coming to Lake County juvenile centerJan 12, 2014 7:00 am - A long-proposed expansion of Lake County's juvenile courthouse near Vernon Hills finally is moving forward. A $10.5 million addition to the north side of the Robert W. D...
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Bullet, water main break disrupt classes at Big Hollow Middle SchoolJan 10, 2014 11:30 am - Big Hollow Middle School in Ingleside was briefly locked down Thursday after a student found a bullet in a hallway, authorities said. And later in the day, students were...
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Dave Habley, Stevenson’s first band director, has diedJan 10, 2014 10:48 am - A funeral will be held Saturday for Dave Habley, Stevenson High School’s first band director. Habley, 82, of Lake Zurich, died Monday at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital...
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Island Lake officials reconsidering video gamblingJan 10, 2014 4:30 am - If a discussion Thursday night was any indication, Island Lake trustees are leaning toward repealing a ban on video gambling machines at bars and other businesses in tow...