Russell Lissau
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Facebook group gives Wauconda residents a voiceAug 19, 2013 5:30 am - Wauconda residents and business owners who are concerned about decisions being made at village hall have turned to social media to vent their frustrations and build a gr...
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Judge halts creation of Lake election commissionAug 16, 2013 3:54 pm - A plan to strip oversight of Lake County elections from the county clerk was halted by a judge’s order Friday afternoon. In a hearing in Waukegan, Kane County Judge Davi...
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Wauconda mayor to name Yost chief without board voteAug 16, 2013 1:00 pm - Wauconda Mayor Frank Bart on Friday said he'll unilaterally name Sgt. Patrick Yost the new police chief rather than asking the village board to vote on the issue. Withou...
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Wauconda police chief says he's been placed on leave by mayorAug 14, 2013 10:00 am - Embattled Wauconda Police Chief Douglas Larsson on Wednesday informed his department he's been placed on leave. The announcement came in an email sent less than a day af...
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Wauconda, water agency at odds over feesAug 14, 2013 5:30 am - A disagreement over fees is keeping Wauconda officials from inking a deal with the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency for drinking water from Lake Michigan, v...
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Grade levels won’t change at Lake Villa District 41 schoolsAug 13, 2013 2:19 pm - Lake Villa Elementary District 41 officials have decided not to shuffle the grade levels of the schools that will remain open next year after J.J. Pleviak Elementary clo...
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Wauconda board could vote on police chief TuesdayAug 12, 2013 11:53 am - Wauconda trustees will hold a special meeting Tuesday to vote on mayoral appointments that were delayed earlier this year — including the next police chief. Mayor Frank ...
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Pleviak School could have new uses, Dist. 41 officials sayAug 12, 2013 9:28 am - The new school year will be the last for Lake Villa’s J.J. Pleviak Elementary School, but the 103-year-old facility isn’t headed for demolition, District 41 officials sa...
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Honors for 2 Island Lake cops ‘long overdue’ chief saysAug 07, 2013 10:42 am - A pair of Island Lake police officers will be recognized Thursday night for unrelated heroic actions. Detective Scott Johnson will receive a valor award for stopping a w...
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Police issue warning after burglars hit Lincolnshire subdivisionsAug 06, 2013 1:32 pm - Lincolnshire police on Tuesday urged local residents to protect themselves and their belongings after a string of home and car burglaries in town. The five crimes were c...