tamcdonald on November 11th, 2009

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Libertyville MainStreet director retires. Randy Nelson decided to retire after the pleasure of the job turned into more of a grind. Not to mention that he had a 2 hour commute each day. I personally had the opportunity to talk with Randy during my efforts with Waukegan Mainstreet and can candidly say he [...]

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tamcdonald on November 1st, 2009

Just started, the new Lake County Happens blog. You can see Eddie Moore from Mainstreet Smokehouse in downtown Libertyville talk about his unique approach to BBQ. Come hungry, because if you love bbq, you’ll want to try everything! No matter what meat you choose, they are all served dry, so you can choose from 4 [...]

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tamcdonald on October 30th, 2009

The 2009 Illinois School Report Card was made public today. You can read the Tribune’s front page article about it here.
I wanted to point out several area schools that ranked high on the list.
For grades 3-8 Half Day School and Daniel Wright Junior High School (Lincolnshire, IL) and Isaac Fox Elementary (Lake Zurich, IL) were [...]

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