Russell Lissau
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Dist. 79 wants help in superintendent searchSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - As they search for a new superintendent, Fremont Elementary District 79 officials want help from local parents. Specifically, officials with the Mundelein-area district ...
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Homeless shelters bracing for tough seasonSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - As they prepare to open homeless shelters for the cold months, officials with the suburbs' leading homeless-assistance organizations are bracing for greater demand. In m...
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Some Hawthorn Woods residents face $12,000 water billsSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A resident of Hawthorn Woods' Glennshire subdivision for 41 years, Carol Brett paid off her house long ago. But now the 71-year-old woman -- like dozens of her neighbors...
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Should Lake County ban video gambling? Opinions differSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - In the weeks since state lawmakers agreed to legalize video gambling in bars and other local establishments to help fund a $31 billion public works program, local govern...
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Fox Lake motel ordered to make repairs or shut downSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - A Fox Lake motel cited for many health, business and building code violations was ordered Thursday to make repairs, or shut down. Joseph Wulf, the owner of the Marina Mo...
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Mundelein High may raise feesSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Some community groups, athletic leagues and local residents will have to pay more to use fields and facilities at Mundelein High School under a plan being considered by ...
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Cook Memorial's Vernon Hills branch has a managerSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - It isn't even built yet, but the Cook Memorial Public Library District's Vernon Hills facility already has a manager. Longtime employee Colleen Koebel will run the libra...
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Man who severely hurt son won't face prison timeSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A Lake County man who hurt his infant son so severely the boy is now developmentally disabled won't go to prison for his crime, a judge decided Tuesday. Daniel Mitchell,...
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Libertyville High looks to tweak character-building programSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Libertyville High School's renowned First Class character-building program could change its focus as part of a recently begun retooling effort, officials said. The progr...
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Vernon Hills firm uses blooms to support cancer fightSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The bright-pink floral display in front of the James Martin Associates headquarters in Vernon Hills certainly is eye-catching - and really, that's the point. Set on the ...