Russell Lissau
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Lake Zurich downtown plan must be reshaped, official saysJan 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Now that the developer attached to Lake Zurich’s downtown redevelopment project has been jettisoned, the project must be reshaped to meet “today’s fiscal realities,” a t...
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Fremont Dist. 79 fees won’t go up next yearJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Parents of Fremont Elementary District 79 students won’t have to pay more for their kids’ athletic participation or textbooks next fall, officials decided this week. Des...
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Mundelein settles legal fight with Ivanhoe over proposed WalmartJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - A 3½-year legal fight over a proposed Walmart in Mundelein could end this week. After a closed-door discussion with their attorneys, village trustees on Monday night agr...
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World Trade Center artifact headed to MundeleinJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Mundelein’s planned 9/11 memorial will use steel piece
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Lake forest preserve raises parking fees for concertsJan 20, 2011 12:00 am - In yet another sign of the still-struggling economy, Lake County Forest Preserve District officials will charge people $5 to park at Independence Grove’s otherwise free ...
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Island Lake preschool to close next week during director’s criminal trialJan 20, 2011 12:00 am - Island Lake’s Creative Playtime Preschool will be closed Tuesday through Friday because teachers may be called to testify during their boss’ criminal trial, village offi...
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Cook Memorial board to consider changing parking lot in LibertyvilleJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Cook Memorial Public Library District officials on Wednesday said they’ll consider a request from Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler to change the configuration of the Lib...
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Island Lake votes on 123 bills, one ... at ... a ... timeJan 18, 2011 12:00 am - When trustees on a village board or other local government vote to pay routine bills, they generally do it with one sweeping motion covering all the invoices. Not so in ...
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Libertyville’s newly remodeled library, by the numbersJan 16, 2011 12:00 am - Patrons have been flocking to the Cook Memorial Public Library in downtown Libertyville since an extensive remodeling and expansion project wrapped up this month. One wo...
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Great Lakes Naval Station turns 100Jan 14, 2011 10:00 pm - It was July 3, 1911, and Joseph Gregg was excited about joining the U.S. Navy. So excited, in fact, that the Terre Haute, Ind., native didn't just walk through the gates...