JUSTICE TO UMPIRE GAME AT GOP PICNIC
A softball game umpired by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Louis Rathje is expected to be one of the highlights of the 1999 Lake County Republican Grand Old Picnic, scheduled for...
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LAWMAKER JOINS ELDER ABUSE PANEL
Freshman state Rep. Timothy Osmond (R-Antioch) has been appointed to the Elder Abuse Task Force by House Minority Leader Lee Daniels (R-Elmhurst) as state lawmakers address the problem of elder...
SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT NEVER WAS NOW ISN’T
A school district that had existed on paper only has been eliminated thanks to Gov. George Ryan's signing of legislation that state Sen. Terry Link (D-Vernon Hills) sponsored to ensure...
BACKGROUND CHECKS NOW OK FOR FIREFIGHTERS
Gov. George Ryan has signed legislation sponsored by freshman state Rep. Timothy Osmond (R-Antioch) that will permit criminal background checks to be conducted on volunteer firefighters throughout the state. "Volunteer...
WARNING SIGNS TAKE ON FLUORESCENT HUE
About 500 pedestrian, school and bicycle warning signs with a yellow background are being replaced in Lake County with signs that have a brighter fluorescent yellow-green background. "Technology in the...
MCINTYRE PUTS IN BID TO RUN FOR JUDGESHIP
McHenry County Circuit Court Associate Judge Maureen P. McIntyre has announced her candidacy for a full judgeship in the 19th Judicial Circuit, which consists of courtrooms in Lake and McHenry...
LAKE LAWMAKER RENAMED TO PANEL
Lake County Board member Pamela Newton (R-Vernon Hills), who has been one of the primary planners of a proposed Unified Development Ordinance that would regulate the nature and pace of...
CAMPAIGN REFORM IS FOCUS OF HEARING
A public hearing on campaign finance reform is being sponsored by the Illinois House Elections and Campaign Reform Committee. State Rep. Lauren Beth Gash (D-Highland Park), the committee's vice chairwoman,...
RECORDER ELECTED TO NATIONAL BOARD
Mary Ellen Vanderventer, Lake County recorder of deeds, has been elected to the board of the United States Association of Recorders, which works to educate the public about the importance...
FOREST DISTRICT ACQUIRES FUNDS TO HELP DEVELOP OUTDOOR PLAZA
The Lake County Forest Preserve District is $1.3 million richer thanks largely to state Rep. Andrea Moore (R-Libertyville), who helped secure the state funds for development of an outdoor Festival...