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FIREFIGHTERS TO HOLD WORKING OPEN HOUSE FOR THEIR CENTENARY
The Grayslake Fire Protection District will celebrate its 100th anniversary Oct. 3 with demonstrations of firefighting and fire-prevention techniques. From 10 to 10:30 a.m., the district will hold a hazardous...
STATE PANEL REJECTS CONDELL EMS SYSTEM
The state Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council has given thumbs down to a rule change that would have allowed Condell Medical Center to start the third EMS system in Lake...
PARKS PROGRESS SEEN FOR GREGG’S LANDING
Residents of Gregg's Landing, a Vernon Hills subdivision, who have been clamoring for parks, may soon see progress, now that park district officials have identified 10 potential sites. Most likely...
VILLAGE BORROWS FOR PARK, PIPES
Lincolnshire is taking out a total of $6.9 million in loans to pay for two public improvement projects. A $5.1 million loan from Success National Bank will pay for the...
AUSTERITY MAKES FIRM STATEMENT
If you've ever been to an IKEA store, you've seen that Swedes like to surround themselves with spare, unadorned furniture. They also enjoy working in spare, unadorned buildings. Witness the...
VILLAGE REACHES DEAL FOR 65-ACRE PROPERTY
Lincolnshire has negotiated a $5.15 million deal to buy the 65-acre Concorde property, which lies east of Riverwoods Road and north of Florsheim Park. The village long has coveted the...
SITES FOR PARKS EYED IN GREGG’S LANDING
Residents of Gregg's Landing, a Vernon Hills subdivision, who have been clamoring for parks, may soon see progress, now that park district officials have identified 10 potential sites. Most likely...
APTAKISIC’S BUDGET LESS THAN LAST YEAR’S
Aptakisic Tripp School District 102's tentative budget calls for spending $22.3 million in the 1999-2000 fiscal year, a 3.5 percent decrease from last year. Reasons for the decline include less...
VILLAGE TO PAY $5 MILLION FOR LAND SLATED FOR PARK USE
Lincolnshire has negotiated a $5.15 million deal to buy the 65-acre Concorde property, which lies east of Riverwoods Road and north of Florsheim Park. The village long has coveted the...
Driving into fall
Long after he had left Illinois, Ronald Reagan would beam when someone mentioned Dixon, his hometown, or Lowell Park, the spot on the Rock River where he worked as a...