Russell Lissau
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Coin flips choose winners in Island Lake, Green OaksApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - More than two weeks after Election Day, a pair of deadlocked Lake County village-board races were decided by chance Wednesday — coin flips. With County Clerk Willard Hel...
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Island Lake might bring in mediatorApr 19, 2011 12:00 am - For a local government with a reputation for odd behavior, Tuesday night's Island Lake village board meeting was particularly unusual. Mayor Debbie Herrmann and the trus...
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Island Lake trustees race to be decided by coin flipApr 19, 2011 12:00 am - After months of door-knocking, handshaking and mudslinging, the race for a seat on the Island Lake village board will be decided by a coin flip Wednesday. Representative...
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Island Lake board moving to fire finance directorApr 18, 2011 2:00 am - The Island Lake village board will consider firing Finance Director John Little at a special meeting Tuesday night, officials confirmed. Little’s dismissal is not specif...
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Coffelt won’t run for court clerk in 2012Apr 14, 2011 12:00 am - Lake County circuit court Clerk Sally Coffelt announced Thursday she won’t seek re-election in 2012. Coffelt, the court clerk since 1980, is the longest-serving countywi...
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Island Lake trustee calls for investigation of top copApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - An Island Lake trustee on Thursday called for a background check to be conducted on Police Chief William McCorkle. The proposal from Trustee Don Saville came a little mo...
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Island Lake board still battling mayorApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Stymied three weeks ago because of some procedural confusion, the Island Lake village board Thursday night will continue its efforts to sap Mayor Debbie Herrmann’s execu...
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Mundelein High School moves forward on construction plansApr 12, 2011 12:00 am - One week after voters approved a plan to raise $10 million to pay for campus improvements, the Mundelein High School board on Tuesday hired a construction manager for th...
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Lake Co. Board could shrink this yearApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - The Lake County Board should shrink from 23 to 21 members, a key committee recommended Monday. The unanimous recommendation came during a discussion about reconfiguring ...
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Dist. 125 winners vow to boost communication with communityApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - The winners in the race for seats on the Stevenson High School District 125 board say they learned a few things during the heated campaign — particularly that they need ...