Russell Lissau
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Wauconda mayoral candidates differ on water bills, feesJan 24, 2013 7:00 am - Wauconda mayoral candidate Frank Bart is criticizing the town's new water billing process, calling the 20-percent penalty for late payments “almost usurious.” “Most cred...
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Garage fire damages home near WaucondaJan 23, 2013 3:14 pm - Firefighters from a few suburban departments battled a garage fire in an unincorporated area near Wauconda on Wednesday. The fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. on t...
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3 candidates survive challenges in Avon Township; one withdrawsJan 22, 2013 10:26 am - Despite formal objections, three candidates for office in Avon Township can stay on the April 9 ballot, officials have decided. Douglas Raul Williams, a candidate for su...
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Island Lake political website pulled, will be retooledJan 22, 2013 8:26 am - An amateur website critical of Island Lake Mayor Debbie Herrmann’s political foes has been temporarily shut down and is being retooled, its founder said Tuesday. “The si...
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Mundelein mayoral candidate suggests undercover program to observe staffersJan 18, 2013 3:59 pm - With customer care at village hall a top concern in Mundelein’s mayoral race, candidate Steve Lentz has proposed using undercover operatives to apply for various permits...
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Island Lake to lay off dispatchers, outsource service to Lake ZurichJan 18, 2013 8:00 am - The Island Lake Police Department's dispatch unit will be disbanded and the service outsourced to neighboring Lake Zurich, village officials have ruled. The decision, ma...
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Election board allows Ela Township candidates to stay on ballotJan 17, 2013 9:15 am - Efforts by one group of Ela Township candidates to get their opponents knocked off the April 9 ballot have proved fruitless, officials confirmed Thursday. An electoral b...
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Could dispatchers be replaced in Island Lake?Jan 16, 2013 3:35 pm - Island Lake’s police dispatchers could learn Thursday if they’ll be replaced by an out-of-town agency. The village board will host a special meeting at 8 p.m. at village...
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Island Lake mayor criticized for Internet postJan 16, 2013 8:00 am - An Island Lake trustee candidate is criticizing Mayor Debbie Herrmann for promoting a website that attacks her political opponents and ridicules some local residents. Th...
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Eric Guenther to replace Raymond J. Rose as Mundelein police chiefJan 15, 2013 3:47 pm - Mundelein Deputy Police Chief Eric Guenther has been tapped to lead the department after longtime Chief Raymond J. Rose steps down later this month, officials announced ...