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Russell Lissau

Staff Writer and Journalist at Daily Herald

I'm a journalist with The Daily Herald, a comic book writer and an artist. My lates mini-series is THE HARDWAYS. Online store: https://t.co/5vwIWEym9O

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  • 2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Russell Lissau

    Homes, light industrial buildings, parks and pedestrian-friendly roads are part of the Ivanhoe Village concept proposed for northwest Mundelein. Courtesy of village of Mundelein Legislation clarifying municipal officials’ ability to impose fees that help schools pay for construction necessitated by new housing developments has cleared the Illinois General Assembly — but it isn’t being enacted just yet.

  • 3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Russell Lissau

    Bill Murphy Courtesy of Wheeling Former Wheaton Police Chief Bill Murphy has been hired as interim chief in Wheeling. Village Manager Jon Sfondilis, who oversees hiring and firing police and fire department leaders in Wheeling, announced Murphy’s hiring in a new release Thursday afternoon. Murphy retired from the Wheaton police force in 2023, after 33 years in law enforcement, including five years as Wheaton’s chief.

  • 3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Russell Lissau

    Honey Lake Bee Co. owners Brian Thomson, left, and Karen Thomson, center, with some of their hives and a sketch of the facility they plan to build in Lake Barrington. Son Colin Thomson, right, is part of the operation, too. Brian Hill/[email protected] After years operating online and at farmers markets, suburban purveyors of honey and related products are planning their first brick-and-mortar store.

  • 3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Russell Lissau

    The average ComEd residential customer will pay about $10.60 monthly more for electricity because of a rate increase. Paul Valade/[email protected] Residential ComEd customers in Illinois will pay more for electricity starting this month, as the utility passes along an increase in its supply costs.

  • 3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Russell Lissau

    The operator of Park Ridge’s Harp and Fiddle restaurant is among the investors in an eatery proposed for 1575 Ellinwood St. in Des Plaines. Despite what this architectural rendering indicates, however, it won't be called Harp and Fiddle. Courtesy of city of Des Plaines The entrepreneurs behind a plan to renovate the former Oliveti’s Italian Ristorante building in downtown Des Plaines and open a new eatery there hope to be ready for customers next year.

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Russell Lissau
Russell Lissau @rlissau
14 Jun 25

How I'm spending my day at the South Side Comic Book Show in Tinley Park. https://t.co/z1N3EiAS7Q

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Russell Lissau @rlissau
12 Jun 25

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Russell Lissau
Russell Lissau @rlissau
12 Jun 25

Jimmy's a pal and that's an awesome offer. (I know I'm not nearly as talented as Jimmy, but I offer free sketches in any of the Batman tpb or HC collections I'm in, including the upcoming BATMAN: WAR GAMES OMNIBUS.)

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Bleeding Cool @bleedingcool

Jimmy Palmiotti promises free sketches with every Jonah Hex Omnibus you bring him to sign at a show 🔗 https://t.co/zBwKjPrZPR