Russell Lissau
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Mundelein High's $21.8 million expansion closer to realityJan 21, 2014 1:00 pm - A $21.8 million expansion to Mundelein High School's Hawley Street campus could get a green light from the school board next week. Officials are considering borrowing ab...
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Stevenson High students volunteer on day offJan 20, 2014 1:41 pm - With classes canceled because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, dozens of Stevenson High School students tackled community service projects across Lake County on Monday. Th...
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Coyote activity spotted near Wauconda prompts warningsJan 20, 2014 7:05 am - Coyote activity along the Millennium Trail near Wauconda has prompted safety warnings. Lake County Forest Preserve District staff are posting signs along the trail near ...
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Vernon Area Library to ease some borrowing rules for non-residentsJan 17, 2014 3:00 am - Vernon Area Public Library officials are set to lift one of the last remaining restrictions for out-of-district patrons who check out materials at the Lincolnshire facil...
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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...