Russell Lissau
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Voters want Mundelein clerk to be elected postApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Mundelein’s village clerk will continue to be an elected position, local voters decided Tuesday. With ballots in all 21 precincts counted, unofficial results showed 1,17...
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Lentz, Abernathy, Kim, Semple win in MundeleinApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - After four years as a Mundelein trustee, Steve Lentz will move to the mayor’s chair. Lentz defeated rivals Wally Frasier and Robin Meier on Tuesday for the post. With ba...
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Amrich, allies win convincingly in Island LakeApr 09, 2013 5:00 pm - Island Lake voters grabbed their brooms Tuesday and swept Mayor Debbie Herrmann out of office. Herrmann, who has been regularly — and often angrily — criticized by some ...
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Lake County forest board chooses new executive directorApr 09, 2013 4:20 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District board on Tuesday hired the agency’s next executive director. Alex Ty Kovach, a Minnesota resident who’s been working since 2012 ...
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Newport School getting back to normal after crash, principal saysApr 08, 2013 10:08 am - Three days after a horrific bus crash injured more than 30 students and killed one person, the mood at Newport Elementary School was positive and upbeat, Principal John ...
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State’s attorney investigating robocall targeting Island Lake candidateApr 07, 2013 11:22 am - The Lake County state’s attorney’s office is investigating a robocall made Saturday to Island Lake residents about mayoral candidate Charles Amrich. The recording, from ...
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Mayor excited as village hall construction begins in MundeleinApr 05, 2013 3:48 pm - After years of public discussions and planning, construction of a new village hall in Mundelein is under way. The two-story, 32,000-square-foot building eventually will ...
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Sciarrone: End fireworks show in Island Lake until finances improveApr 04, 2013 4:00 pm - Island Lake trustee candidate Tony Sciarrone favors stopping the town's annual fireworks show until after village officials “get our fiscal house in order.” Other candid...
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Wauconda water rates being reviewed for first time since 2005Apr 03, 2013 12:25 pm - A consultant has been hired to study if Wauconda needs to adjust what property owners are charged for water usage. Speer Financial Services, a Chicago firm that has advi...
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Man shot at Vernon Hills police station wanted to die, cops sayApr 03, 2013 5:54 am - A Vernon Hills police officer shot a man armed with a realistic-looking, fake handgun early Wednesday after a brief standoff at the police station, authorities said. The...