Mick Zawislak
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Lake County forest district gets $836,000 settlement over herbicide claimsJun 12, 2012 4:58 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District has reached a settlement worth nearly $836,000 with the maker of an herbicide found to have killed more than 100 trees and damag...
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Helium shortage means fewer balloons at Libertyville paradeJun 12, 2012 2:54 pm - A worldwide shortage of helium will mean a little less aerial pizzazz this Saturday at the annual Libertyville Days parade. Instead of the eight or nine big balloons tha...
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Lakemoor looks to improve image with new facilitiesJun 10, 2012 6:46 pm - Prominently located just steps from Route 120 across from Lily Lake, the Lakemoor village hall for decades has been hard to miss. But that hasn’t been a good thing. Buil...
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Ongoing court action ends with demolition of Vernon Hills homeJun 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Home that spurred odor complaints demolished in Vernon Hills
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Open space plans to proceed for Fort SheridanJun 06, 2012 8:00 am - A master plan to be drawn for the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve will not include a golf course, a decision buoyed by an opinion from the Army in response to the city of ...
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Public can weigh in on controversial Dimucci planJun 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Discussion of a controversial concept plan for commercial development on unincorporated land at Route 12 and Old McHenry Road in southwest Lake County is about to resume...
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Old school entertainment pitched for Vernon HillsJun 04, 2012 5:04 pm - New gadgets are fine, but the desire for old-school entertainment is strong, says Neil Bryson, a Vernon Hills resident, who wants to turn his passion for pinball into a ...
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Cook County property taxpayers can expect earlier tax billsJun 02, 2012 2:00 pm - Cook County property owners this year can expect a surprise when the second installment of tax bills arrive: They will be on time. Those involved in the process expect t...
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Connolly retires after 25 years as Mundelein postmasterJun 01, 2012 2:04 pm - A ruby ring encrusted with diamonds was an unexpected, breathtaking surprise going-away gift for Mary Connolly as she faced about 100 well wishers Friday morning. But fr...
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Public to get improved access to Lakewood Forest PreserveMay 31, 2012 3:15 pm - Visitors to the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda will face a tangle of work along Route 176 for the next week or so in advance of a wide-ranging two-year project t...