Russell Lissau
-
Wauconda to vote on tax breaks for developersDec 12, 2013 4:38 am - A proposed special taxing district designed to encourage commercial development in Wauconda could clear its final hurdles next week. The village board is expected to app...
-
Fishing rules on the agenda again in Island LakeDec 11, 2013 4:02 pm - A controversial overhaul of Island Lake’s fishing regulations will be up for yet another public discussion Thursday night. The town’s lake management committee has forw...
-
New medical company to treat Lake County inmatesDec 11, 2013 9:00 am - A Pittsburgh company has been hired to provide medical services at the Lake County jail starting in February 2014. Wexford Health Services will replace Correct Care ...
-
Libertyville High School flood repairs approvedDec 10, 2013 7:07 am - Eight months after a subbasement at Libertyville High School flooded during heavy rains, the District 128 board has approved a $650,000 repair plan. The Stuckey Construc...
-
Leaky pipe, bad smell to be fixed at Libertyville HighDec 09, 2013 1:48 pm - An enormous generator will provide heat for Libertyville High School while crews fix a leaky steampipe, District 128 officials said Monday. The heating system is working...
-
Vacant site in Mundelein could see retail developmentDec 09, 2013 1:42 pm - Long-vacant land near Mundelein’s Oak Creek Plaza would be redeveloped for new retail stores under a deal being negotiated with the shopping center’s owner. A sales-tax ...
-
Public hearing planned for Mundelein road projectDec 06, 2013 8:00 am - If you're concerned about Mundelein's plans to forcibly purchase land for a Hawley Street improvement project, you can speak up at an upcoming public hearing. The sessio...
-
Mundelein developing grant program for downtown businessesDec 05, 2013 3:27 pm - Mundelein officials have spent millions of dollars sprucing up the downtown business district since the 1990s. The cash infusions paid for wider sidewalks, old-fashioned...
-
4 gold coins worth $5,200 discovered in Lake Zurich kettleDec 05, 2013 12:22 pm - Four gold coins valued at $1,300 each were dropped into a Salvation Army kettle in Lake Zurich on Wednesday. “We don’t have any idea who made the donation,” Salvation Ar...
-
Don’t combine kids’ birthdays and holidays, experts sayDec 05, 2013 4:48 am - It’s been years, but Wauconda resident Beverly Linning still remembers the relative who gave her a combined gift each December because her birthday is less than two week...