Russell Lissau
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Former pro pitcher Gloria 'Tippy' Schweigerdt diesJul 11, 2014 1:00 am - Not many young men learn how to throw a curveball from their moms. But that's exactly what Gloria “Tippy” Schweigerdt did with her son, Gordon. Schweigerdt had some expe...
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Competition, music part of 51st annual rodeoJul 10, 2014 11:01 am - The 51st annual IPRA Championship Wauconda Rodeo rides into town this weekend. Staged by the Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce, the rodeo will be held at the Golden Oaks...
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Wauconda remembers 'The Blues Brothers' shot in town 35 years agoJul 10, 2014 5:00 am - Thirty-five years ago, a mission from God brought Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi to Wauconda. It was early September 1979, and the actors were in town filming “The Blues B...
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Jenkins could get full term on Island Lake fire and police commissionJul 09, 2014 1:01 am - A politically connected Island Lake woman who filled a vacancy on the village's fire and police commission in April could be appointed to a full, three-year term Thursda...
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Wauconda Dominick's site primed for new tenantJul 09, 2014 1:00 am - A long-vacant supermarket building on Wauconda's west side could be a great location for an independent grocery store, a village-hired consultant said Tuesday. A store s...
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Former Vernon Hills Trustee Donald L. Hook diesJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - Plenty of Northwestern University alumni say they bleed purple and white. Then there was Donald L. Hook. A 1974 graduate, Hook hadn't missed a home football game in Evan...
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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...