Russell Lissau
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Island Lake mayor’s vetoes standJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - For much of this year, Island Lake village board meetings have been bogged down by battles over proposals pushed by the board majority but opposed by Mayor Debbie Herrma...
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Mundelein's Rose gets reprieve as village board eliminates retirement mandateJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Just five months from his 65th birthday and the mandatory retirement that had awaited him, Mundelein Police Chief Raymond J. Rose will be able to stay on the job a littl...
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Summer concerts set for Independence Grove in LibertyvilleJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District’s summer concert series begins June 21. All of the concerts will be held outdoors at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near...
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Lake County may privatize Winchester HouseJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - Despite impassioned pleas from workers and other people, a divided Lake County Board on Tuesday decided to seek bids from private companies to run the Winchester House n...
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Lake Co. board OKs new district boundaries, reduces membershipJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - Overcoming objections from some Democrats, the Lake County Board on Tuesday approved new district boundaries and reduced its membership to 21. The changes, approved by a...
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Island Lake's legal bills continue to mountJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Already a matter of local controversy, Island Lake's legal bills are continuing to mount. One of the two law firms representing village leaders recently presented the to...
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Mundelein agrees to settle suit over historic buildingJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - The long, strange legal battle over one of Lake County’s oldest buildings finally is ending. The Mundelein village board on Monday agreed to settle a lawsuit and other l...
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Lake Co. leaders debate future of Winchester House managementJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - Lake County Board members are divided — mostly along party lines — about what to do with the Winchester House nursing home. Commissioners on Tuesday will decide whether ...
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Democrat calls for votes against Lake County map, but party unity is unlikelyJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - A Lake County Board member upset about proposed district boundary changes on Friday called for her fellow Democrats to vote against the plan. But at least two members of...
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County to fight water-rate increase for Forest Lake residentsJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - Lake County officials say they’ll fight a private company’s plan to increase water-service rates for residents in an unincorporated area near Hawthorn Woods. Despite bei...