Russell Lissau
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Freight train derailment blocks Metra North Central lineJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - A pre-dawn freight train derailment near Buffalo Grove forced the cancellation of commuter rail service between Antioch and Chicago on Friday. Seventeen of the 72 cars o...
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Lifesaving firefighters to be honoredJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District Lt. Tom Krueger shrugs off his actions on the night of Dec. 19. He doesn't think he did anything special. "It's our job,...
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Mundelein officials optimistic about fire truck fundraiserJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - A fundraising drive to pay for the restoration of Mundelein's recently reacquired first fire truck is heating up as the village prepares for a slew of centennial celebra...
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Referendum on Route 53 a no-brainer, Stolman saysJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Could support from Lake County voters help persuade lawmakers to extend Route 53 north through Lake County? County board member David Stolman hopes so. "It's a no-braine...
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Sun-Times Media Group to close 12 suburban papersJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - A dozen of Pioneer Press' local weekly newspapers are being eliminated as a cost-cutting move by its parent company, the Sun-Times Media Group, a spokeswoman said Thursd...
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Forest preserve district made great strides since 1999Jan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - In its first meeting of the new year, the Lake County Forest Preserve District's land preservation and acquisition committee on Thursday reviewed the purchases and impro...
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Waukegan mayor set for hospital releaseJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Waukegan Mayor Richard Hyde was scheduled to be released from the hospital Thursday, roughly a week after undergoing an appendectomy. Hyde, 81, was admitted to Lake Fore...
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Local troops to talk about their experiences at museumJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Military troops now serving in Lake County will share their experiences in upcoming programs as part of a war-themed exhibit at the Lake County Discovery Museum near Wau...
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Lake Co. forest district officials reviewing 57 possible projectsJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Trail improvements at the Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve and repairs to Bonner Heritage Farm's barn are among projects that could be funded by the $185 million Lake Count...
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Bean foe got late help from big names, reports showJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Recent Republican congressional hopeful Steve Greenberg received campaign cash from some prominent donors in the days before his Election Day showdown with Democratic Re...