Russell Lissau
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Lake County forest workers will get their raises after allMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite a last-minute attempt to freeze employees' salaries, the Lake County Forest Preserve District board on Thursday approved a $147 million budget that included rais...
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Fox Lake-area residents told to have private wells tested for contaminantsMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Some Fox Lake residents who have private wells should have their water tested for possible contaminants, state health officials announced Tuesday. Illinois Environmental...
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Garling headed out, Verciglio could return to Island Lake boardMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Island Lake Trustee Rich Garling is expected to resign at the village board's Thursday meeting and could be replaced by a former trustee who recently lost a re-election ...
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Local libraries using games to attract patrons, boost circulationMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Librarians across the suburbs are turning to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Batman and Hannah Montana - or, at least, their digital incarnations - to attract patrons and boost circulat...
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After 47 years, 'face of Mundelein High' to retireMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - After more than 47 years as a teacher, coach and counselor at Mundelein High School, Frank Giannamore is set to retire next week. Forty-seven years. Pause for a second. ...
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Food, drink and even vandalism welcome at libraryMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Everyone knows food, drink and boisterous behavior generally are frowned upon at public libraries. For two special events in June, however, Cook Memorial Public Library ...
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High interest in vacant Lake Co. board seatMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Waukegan Mayor Bob Sabonjian is backing a friend and political ally to replace him on the Lake County Board. Waukegan resident Keith Turner has Sabonjian's support for t...
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Cook Memorial Library balances budgetMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite a $14 million construction project and a recession that has government agencies across the country operating in the red, the Cook Memorial Public Library Distric...
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Mundelein man thanks paramedics for saving lifeMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - How would you thank people who save your life? Is a call, an e-mail or a card enough? Not for Mundelein-area resident Al Stensrud. Six days after suffering a near-fatal ...
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Lake County employees asked to reduce work hoursMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Lake County governmental employees are being asked to voluntarily reduce work schedules as a budget-cutting measure, officials said Tuesday. Eligible employees would tem...