Russell Lissau
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Libertyville's Joanne Boehm remembered for community workJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - Longtime Libertyville resident Joanne Boehm is being remembered as a community volunteer, a dedicated church parishioner and a patron of the arts. "I don't think there w...
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Mundelein utility boxes become canvas for public art projectJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Lake County's latest public art program launched this week in Mundelein with the completion of three painted utility boxes. Local artists decorated the metal boxes, each...
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Wauconda hires consultant for finance director searchJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - Wauconda trustees have hired a suburban firm to help them find a new finance director. The village has been without a money manager for nearly a year. A pair of consulta...
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Police: Palatine man solicited undercover cop posing as 14-year-old boyJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - A Palatine man was arrested after he went online and solicited sex from an undercover Lake County sheriff's detective, authorities said Tuesday. Ivan V. Dimitrov, 26, of...
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Developer wants to change Lake County high school districtsJun 30, 2014 1:00 am - Lake County's regional school board next week could decide if a small residential subdivision in Lake Forest is allowed to switch high school districts. The Willow Lake ...
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Island Lake names new superintendent for public works, water departmentsJun 28, 2014 8:00 am - Island Lake trustees have hired a new superintendent for the public works and water departments. Brian Bartnick was named to the post Thursday night. He has worked in Nu...
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Wauconda police department employee celebrates 40 years on the jobJun 27, 2014 5:00 am - When Deb Gompertz started working as a Wauconda police dispatcher in 1974, she simply was looking to boost her family's income. She never expected she'd still be with th...
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Annual art exhibition brings colorful benches to Wauconda's Main StreetJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - Wildly colorful, hand-painted benches have appeared along a stretch of Main Street in downtown Wauconda, the latest edition of what's become an annual public art display...
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Mundelein Community Days begins July 3Jun 26, 2014 11:00 pm - If you're in the mood for a car show, a carnival, fireworks or a parade, head to Mundelein this weekend for the annual Community Days festival. The party begins Thursday...
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Vernon Hills officers kill dog that bit womanJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - A woman was attacked by a loose dog Thursday morning in Vernon Hills, and police shot and killed the animal when it charged again, authorities said. The 56-year-old woma...