
Mick Zawislak
Reporter at Daily Herald
Daily Herald reporter covering news, notes and items of interest in Lake County and its communities
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3 days ago |
dailyherald.com | Mick Zawislak
Construction is about to start on a $20.8 million Urban Farm Center at the College of Lake County’s Lakeshore campus in Waukegan, intended to offer opportunities for students and the community alike. Courtesy of College of Lake County Construction of a modern growing operation is about to get underway in downtown Waukegan with a mission beyond food production.
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5 days ago |
dailyherald.com | Mick Zawislak
A proposed settlement agreement could break a long-running impasse over the development of the Liberty Theater property at 708 N. Milwaukee Ave., in downtown Libertyville. Mick Zawislak/[email protected] An impasse involving development of the long vacant Liberty Theater in downtown Libertyville could be solved with a proposed settlement agreement between the owner and village. The village board at 7 p.m. Tuesday will consider two items involving the local landmark at 708 N. Milwaukee Ave.
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1 week ago |
dailyherald.com | Mick Zawislak
Continuing work to modernize the Wildwood water serving unincorporated areas near Grayslake this year calls for replacing about 6,000 feet of old water main as part of a $2.7 million project. Courtesy of Lake County Water-related improvements in the unincorporated Wildwood and Gages Lake areas near Grayslake will continue this year. Next up is a pending $2.74 million contract to replace about 6,000 feet of aging water main on Gages Lake and Greentree roads and Blackhawk Drive.
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1 week ago |
dailyherald.com | Mick Zawislak
Mike Ghazal just opened Oxtail Market, a premium quality meat store at 277 Peterson Road in Libertyville. The store offers pasture-raised cuts of beef, pork lamb and other products. Mick Zawislak/[email protected] Some contend oxtail is the tastiest part of the cow. Agree or not the name fits nicely with what Mike Ghazal and partners are about at Oxtail Market, a premium-quality meat store tucked in the corner of a strip center on busy Peterson Road in Libertyville.
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1 week ago |
dailyherald.com | Mick Zawislak
Roger Byrne He left the Southwest Side for Vernon Hills nearly half a century ago but Roger Byrne didn't lose his unmistakable dialect or attitude while creating a legacy of public service in his adopted home. During his 38 continuous years in office, mostly as village president, Vernon Hills evolved to a retail and dining leader in Lake County; a center for business and recreation; and, with a variety of high-end housing options, a place where residents don’t have to move out to move up.
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