The News-Sun - Waukegan (IL) back issues from April 1999:
CHILD MAY HAVE CAUSED FIRE
Apr 01, 1999 ... Zion-A four-year-old child playing with matches in a bedroom apparently caused a $5,000 fire Wednesday morning in an apartment at 2209 Galilee Ave., fire officials said.There were no injuries. Fire Department Capt. David LaBelle said the fire was reported at 10:48 a.m. When ...
ASSESSMENT CHANGES LISTED FOR FIVE TOWNSHIPS
Apr 01, 1999 ... On pages B5-B10 of today's News Sun you'll find a list of changes in real estate assessments for each of the following townships: Antioch, Benton, Warren, Waukegan and ...
ELECTION 1999 | ANTI-MALL FEELINGS SHAPE CAMPAIGNS
Apr 01, 1999 ... Hawthorn Woods, North Barrington-A long-simmering controversy between two neighboring southwestern Lake County villages over a proposed mega-mall has boiled over to the April 13 elections.Anti-mall candidates in both villages will try to unseat trustees who have favored the ...
ELECTION 1999 | WATCHDOG GROUP IN CHALLENGE TO SYSTEM
Apr 01, 1999 ... Waukegan-Some call it a natural progression.Others say it's simply an exercise in constitutional rights. Others think it expands the platform for Chicken Little negativity. "It" is the evolution of a grass-roots property-cleanup campaign that has spawned a political force in ...
TEAM RESCUE | QUADRIPLEGIC OWES HIS LIFE TO FRIENDS, ANTIOCH PARAMEDICS | ON-CALL HEROES: FLIGHT FOR LIFE HONORS ANTIOCH RESCUE SQUAD, FIRE DEPARTMENT
Apr 01, 1999 ... Thirty-four-year-old Mark Bobowski, a quadriplegic struggling to walk again and earn a college degree, could have died last year in a foot of water. Teamwork saved his life.That teamwork has earned the Antioch Rescue Squad and the Antioch Fire Department the Scene Call of the Year Award from ...
BULLETIN BOARD
Apr 01, 1999 ... TodayHainesville: Village Board, special meeting, 7 p.m., 83 W. Belvidere Road. Lake Villa: Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Committee meet 7:30 p.m., 65 Cedar ...
HITS AND MISSES
Apr 01, 1999 ... HitWaukegan's bid to land the coveted University Center project won backing from a heavy hitter last week, the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. The proposed Lakehurst Mall site was touted for its easy access, parking largess and room to grow. Miss On the other hand, ...
COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS CASES AT ALL-TIME LOW
Apr 01, 1999 ... The number of active cases of tuberculosis has reached an all-time low in Lake County, reflecting a statewide downward trend for the disease."The case rate has been going steadily down the past nine years, which is very nice," said Jewel Young, executive director of the Lake County Health ...
TEEN TO JAIL
Apr 01, 1999 ... When 16-year-old David Epps received a sentence that kept him out of prison for admitting his role in the slaying of a teen-age boy, his probation terms were made clear.Lake County Circuit Judge Stephen Walter told the North Chicago boy that he needed to earn a high school diploma and stay ...
THE REAL DEAL
Apr 01, 1999 ... Caption Only. Enjoying spring break and, better yet, real spring break weather, Mike Turner, 16, of Grayslake, reels in his kite in a field at the College of Lake County campus in Grayslake Wednesday ...
NEWS DIGEST
Apr 01, 1999 ... North Chicago Man found dead in alleyA man found dead Monday in an alley in the 1400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive died of an apparent drug overdose, according to North Chicago Assistant Police Chief Gerald Pedrin. He was identified 24 hours later through fingerprints as a ...
MAN DENIES DECK-BUILDING SCHEME
Apr 01, 1999 ... A man who allegedly scammed $2,500 through a home-improvement scheme denied wrongdoing Wednesday in Lake County Circuit Court.William Brown, 31, of Fox Lake pleaded not guilty to one count of home-repair fraud. He entered the denial through Assistant Public Defender Tracey Kotlarz ...
ELECTION BRIEF
Apr 01, 1999 ... Referendum video availableA free, 12-minute educational referendum video is now available at the Highland Park, Highwood and Deerfield public libraries and at Video Adventure, Lion Video and Ravinia Video in Highland as well as at Sunset, Jewel and ...
FED FUNDS WILL PAY FOR 10 NEW COPS
Apr 01, 1999 ... Waukegan-Federal funds released this week will help the city pay for 10 more full-time police officers for the next three years, said police Capt. William Biang.The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $663,770 to the city through the department's Community Oriented Policing Services Universal ...
POLICE BLOTTER
Apr 01, 1999 ... 1 Gurnee Retail theft:David Mason, 32, of North Chicago, was arrested last week and charged with theft of $946 worth of clothes from the Champs Sports and Jockey stores at Gurnee Mills on Grand Avenue, police said. Shopping center security personnel apprehended him in the parking lot ...
NEW CENTER COMPLETION SEEN BY 2000
Apr 01, 1999 ... Warren Township-Though construction of a new township center will cost slightly more than planned, officials were encouraged by word that the 19,743-square-foot facility could be open by the end of the year.Budgeted at $1.8 million -- financed by a $1.5 million loan and at least $300,000 in ...
NEWS DIGEST
Apr 01, 1999 ... Gurnee Residents' rates being established at ice rinkWith the opening of the village's first indoor ice rink on the summertime horizon, officials at the Gurnee Park District are nailing down plans to offer access to residents at reduced rates. Park district Director Chuck Balling ...
PUTTING DOWN ROOTS
Apr 01, 1999 ... Caption Only. Gregg Dillhoff (left) and his daughter Jenna, 8, of Zion, rest against a tree as they watch Zion-Benton play Wauconda ...
COUNTY GOLF BAG
Apr 01, 1999 ... Women needed for nine-hole league at Bonnie BrookMembers are needed for the nine-hole golf league that plays on Thursday mornings at Bonnie Brook Golf Course in Waukegan. The season runs from May through September and membership dues are $20 plus greens fees. Limited tee times ...
PREP BASEBALL | SIX IN A ROW
Apr 01, 1999 ... Zion-Benton is off to spectacular start in '99WAUCONDA -- After scoring in double digits in its first four games, Zion-Benton High found a couple of other ways to win, as the Zee-Bees swept a doubleheader from host Wauconda (6-4) to stretch its season-opening winning streak to six ...
11TH FRAME
Apr 01, 1999 ... Orthey tops field in WWBA tournamentTerese Orthey won the singles title in the Waukegan Women's Bowling Association's 31st annual tournament that concluded recently at Lakehurst Bowl in Waukegan. Orthey's handicap-adjusted three-game total of 721 was eight pins better than the 713 ...
PREP NOTES
Apr 01, 1999 ... Waukegan, Antioch belt 12 home runs in doubleheaderA steady breeze and a short center-field fence helped Antioch and Waukegan combine for 12 home runs on Wednesday as the visiting Sequoits swept a non-conference prep baseball doubleheader, 14-9 and 12-10, at Weiss Field. Both teams ...
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Apr 01, 1999 ... FridayJob fair: The Waukegan Park District is holding a Job Fair from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Belvidere Recreation Center, 412 S. Lewis Ave., Waukegan. There are job opportunities for ages 16 and older. Details: (847) 360-4700. Tuesday Small Business Development Center: ...
OTHER POINTS OF VIEW
Apr 01, 1999 ... Judge the facts of tax credit legislationIf there were a school system which educated 131,000 students in Cook and Lake counties for much less than the cost of the government schools and with generally better results, if it was supported for 80 percent of its expenses by the parents and ...
ENTREE | AN ADVERTISEMENT
Apr 01, 1999 ... Madison Avenue: room with a viewLive entertainment, a great view of Lake Michigan and, of course, delicious lunches and dinners are on the menu at Madison Avenue Restaurant in Waukegan. This July marks the restaurant's 15th birthday since Marilyn Eccles and her son Kevin opened its ...
OUR VIEW
Apr 01, 1999 ... The Issue: Mega-farms that raise hundreds of pigs potentially threatened air and water quality.We Say: Congratulations to the state Legislature and the livestock industry for hammering out an agreement that will put into place most of the protections citizens need from these kind of ...
GOTTA DO IT
Apr 01, 1999 ... FridayCrafts: Provena St. Therese Medical Center holds a spring craft show from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the lobby, 2615 Washington St., Waukegan. Various crafts, a bake sale, raffle and a kids corner with free popcorn, face painting and coloring contest will be featured. Details: ...
HERE & NOW
Apr 01, 1999 ... Home and trade show on tap in ZionThe Zion Park District will hold its 22nd annual Home and Trade Show on April 9-11 at the Zion Leisure Center, 2400 Dowie Memorial Drive. The show features more than 90 exhibitors of home improvement-related products and services, the majority based ...
CONFIDENCE IN JUSTICE
Apr 01, 1999 ... Regarding Dori Meinert's March 2 story, "Cities target gun industry with lawsuits," first, some facts.The average convicted murderer spends four years behind bars. In one recent case, a Joliet multiple-murderer was released after only a year in prison because he was a "model ...
LEGISLATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
Apr 01, 1999 ... The uproar over legislative scholarships has missed one pertinent point -- Illinois students need and deserve assistance in paying for an expensive college education.A college degree is the key to the door of the future -- and I, for one, am happy to help them open it. As Dana Heupel ...
SLUMBER PARTY GIGGLES
Apr 01, 1999 ... I watched it.I confess, I watched it. Having spent 50-plus years trying to be unique and marching to a different, if somewhat diffident drummer, I became one of the 74,999,999 other lemmings and I watched it. Sweeps Week, that's so appropriate. Brooms sweep up garbage ...
REPORT THE WHOLE STORY
Apr 01, 1999 ... I am writing to express my disappointment in your coverage of the Lake Forest train accident on March 2 which took the life of my nephew, Jeremy Govekar.What ever happened to covering the human side of the news? The main focus of your article was the length of time the trains were delayed ....
CARRIED AWAY | CHILDREN BECOME CAPTIVATED BY THE LATEST VIDEO GAME AND OTHER KID STUFF. BUT HOW HARMFUL IS IT?
Apr 02, 1999 ... Until recently, 9-year-old David Lane was plugged into a world of pocket monsters.He was a captive of the Gameboy cartridge Pokemon, which has sold more copies than only one other video game ever in Japan. David lived for Pokemon, said his mother, Lisa Lane of Algonquin. He ate ...
SENATOR OFFERS TO HELP SETTLE CHAIN RATTLING
Apr 02, 1999 ... Illinois Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis, R-Zion, Thursday lashed out at "petty cloak-and-dagger stuff" of some board members of the Fox Waterway Agency, and offered to mediate their problems."The Chain O'Lakes is one of the jewels of Lake County, and I don't want to see this jewel besmirched any ...
SPEED TRAPS | WEB SITE PROVIDES AN ELECTRONIC WAILING WALL | GROANS FROM THE INTERNET: TALES OF TICKETS, WORDS OF WARNING
Apr 02, 1999 ... Like most Internet ventures, it is a forum for the vox populi.And rarely do the populi want to raise their vox more than in the impotent rage following a speeding ticket. "If you are even five mph over in this section, you will be nabbed." "The speed limit is 20, and they'll ...
WINNERS & LOSERS
Apr 02, 1999 ... WinnersIf you're left-handed, this is your year. "To ensure that left-handers make greater progress in the 21st Century, left-handed people are banding together to make 1999 The Year of the Left-Hander," says the powers that be at Left Hand Publishing. No one in his right mind ...
CANDIDATES EXPRESS DIFFERING VIEWS | CITY COUNCIL: FOUR SEEKING THREE SEATS
Apr 02, 1999 ... Highland Park-Two incumbents and two newcomers are pitted against each other for three seats on the Highland Park City Council in the April 13 municipal election.The candidates, who sounded off at a recent League of Women Voters forum and responded to a questionnaire, express sharp ...
ELECTRIC PLANT PROPOSAL SPARKS GROUP'S CONCERNS
Apr 02, 1999 ... A coalition of homeowners' association, businesses and local environmental organizations have formed a new group, with a common concern about the impact of the gas-powered electrical generating plant proposed for northwest Libertyville.The Central Lake County Unit of the Lake-McHenry ...
GRANT DRIVES TEEN COURT EXPANSION TALK
Apr 02, 1999 ... The Teen Court program of the Northern Illinois Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse will be expanded using a $105,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services, officials said.Teen Court is designed for the first-time, non-violent juvenile misdemeanor offenders ....
NEWS DIGEST
Apr 02, 1999 ... Regional Session for farmers set WednesdayLake and McHenry farmers will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday with state farm bureau President Ron Warfield at the Richardson hog farm in Spring Grove. The session is one of 19 "toolshed meetings" Warfield is hosting statewide to discuss proposed ...
HIGH-FLYIN' PUBLICITY
Apr 02, 1999 ... Caption Only. Stephon Monier Jackson, 6, (from top) Rickyna Miller, 6, and Jacob Quick, 7, turn their eyes skyward to watch the release Thursday of 100 balloons outside of the North Chicago City Hall. The noon release was ...
ELECTION BRIEF
Apr 02, 1999 ... Waukegan Forest district presentation MondayLake County Forest Preserve District representatives will give a 15-minute presentation on the district's April 13 referendum proposal before the Waukegan City Council Monday evening. The presentation is ...
POLICE BLOTTER
Apr 02, 1999 ... 1 Green Oaks Floors damaged:The tile and wood floors of a home under construction in the 31000 block of Prairie Ridge Avenue were damaged Wednesday by vandals, according to a report from the Lake County Sheriff's Department. A sink drain was plugged intentionally and the faucets turned ...
GOT MILK?
Apr 02, 1999 ... Caption Only. Ed Lytge, driver of a Golden Guernsey Dairy truck that overturned during rush hour Thursday morning on Stearns School Road at Route 41 north of Gurnee, drinks a jug of chocolate milk while gallons of milk are unloaded from his truck by Wildwood Service tow ...
SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL | CHIEFS TO BE QUARTERBACKED BY EX-WARHAWK, ILLINI STAR
Apr 02, 1999 ... NORTH CHICAGO -- Turns out you CAN come home again.Johnny Johnson, who was a prep football star at North Chicago High a decade ago and led the Warhawks to their only two appearances in the IHSA playoffs, will be returning to the scene of some of his greatest triumphs when he quarterbacks the ...
PREP BASEBALL | OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
Apr 02, 1999 ... Carmel (4-0) is in top form ... Stevenson (0-4) is notMUNDELEIN -- Like jumbo shrimp and a working vacation, it seems like an oxymoron. But after a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Carmel, the words "0-4 record" can be used to describe traditional baseball power ...
PREP NOTES
Apr 02, 1999 ... Mundelein baseball team home after going 3-1 on tripMundelein returned from its spring-break baseball trip with three wins in four games against schools in southern Illinois. Pitching was the strong point for the Mustangs in all four games, including the opening doubleheader on Monday ...
SMALLMOUTH BASS ARE THRIVING IN ILLINOIS WATERS
Apr 02, 1999 ... Last week, I wrote about the growing smallmouth-bass fishery that exists along the Illinois shoreline of Lake Michigan.What many inland fishermen already know is that the state of Illinois is also developing a smallmouth-bass fishery in its inland rivers and streams. Illinois is not ...
RELIGION NOTES
Apr 02, 1999 ... Wildwood benefactor Rule recalledOn April 11, the life of John T. Rule Sr. will be remembered in a celebration of life at Wildwood Presbyterian Church and a tree dedication at Wildwood Park District's Rule Park. Rule was the developer of the Wildwood community and a generous benefactor ...
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Apr 02, 1999 ... TuesdaySmall Business Development Center: A workshop targeted toward potential entrepreneurs will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Kenosha Area Business Alliances, 600 52nd St., Suite 120, Kenosha. The workshop entitled, What's in a Business Plan?, will be presented by the Wisconsin ...
GOTTA DO IT
Apr 02, 1999 ... SaturdayEaster celebration: Northern Lakes Christian Church holds an Easter celebration at 10 a.m., followed by an egg hunt at 11 a.m. at Meadow View Elementary School, Lexington Street, Grayslake. Details: (847 546-5683. Children's festival: Activities will include a raw egg ...
G-RATED
Apr 02, 1999 ... It's like this: Morgan Creek Productions and Warner Bros. present the animated film version of The King and I, adapted from Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical.The tale of Anna Leonowens, the strong-willed widowed British governess who comes to provide the King of Siam's children with a Western ...
UNDERPASS DECISION
Apr 02, 1999 ... I am delighted that the Illinois Toll Authority has approved plans for an underpass to replace the controversial bridge accessing the Deerfield Road exit ramp from the Edens spur.Tollway officials should be commended for moving quickly to correct an egregious oversight in this ...
OUR VIEW
Apr 02, 1999 ... The issue: Senate committee vote against funding for University Center of Lake County.We say: House should restore funding, which should win quick approval of full Senate and signed into law by Gov. George Ryan. Roadblock to higher learning The dream of higher education for thousands ...
OTHER POINTS OF VIEW
Apr 02, 1999 ... Issues of mega-mall proposal cannot be ignoredBy now, we are all painfully aware of the many obvious and major concerns and issues surrounding the Taubman Co. mega-mall proposal -- issues that cannot be ignored or rectified such as: [] Increased traffic and congestion on the roadways that ...
ONLY ONE CAN WIN: CLINTON OR MILOSEVIC
Apr 02, 1999 ... For President Clinton, a dangerous and decisive situation has developed over Kosovo: either he wins or Slobodan Milosevic does.The middle ground is disappearing. This state of affairs is different from any other foreign policy confrontation Clinton has faced. In Iraq, Bosnia, ...
NEVER TOO YOUNG
Apr 03, 1999 ... Caption Only. Ben Hundley, 2, grabs a brush to scrub the tires of his grandfather's truck at his home in Mundelein as the ...
UP CLOSE | MAJOR WILLIAM KELO, WAUKEGAN
Apr 03, 1999 ... When Major William Kelo came to Waukegan High School to interview for a job in 1994, he was seeking a position as a history teacher.During that interview he learned that the school was also seeking a director for its ROTC program. With a masters degree in history and 18 years military ...
GOOD FRIDAY | CATHOLICS COMMEMORATE PASSION OF CHRIST AT WAUKEGAN PARK | FOCUS ON RELIGION: UNITED BY EASTER TRADITION IN A POWERFUL WAY TO PRAY
Apr 03, 1999 ... Snaking solemnly through the streets of Waukegan, nearly 2,000 local Catholics held a procession to Washington Park and said the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.Once in the park, the largely Hispanic crowd from four area Catholic churches prayed and sang at the 14 stations set up among ...
WATER AGENCY PREPARES TO EXPAND
Apr 03, 1999 ... Inside: JAWA may provide water to Hainesville.A3 Plans are being prepared to increase treatment capacity by 33 percent for thousands of central and eastern Lake County water users. The Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency plans to spend $16.2 million on the ...
ELECTION 1999 | SIX FLAGS VOTE TESTS GURNEE QUESTION REVISITS OLD ARGUMENT
Apr 03, 1999 ... Good or bad? Deja vuInside: Group disputes revenue potential. A4 In the fall of 1973, the organization was called STAMP and the advisory referendum asked whether or not an amusement park would set up shop east of the Tri-State Tollway. The members of Stop the American ...
SUNNY SIDE
Apr 03, 1999 ... ISU honors North Chicago High graduateBruce Brown, a 1977 North Chicago High School graduate and a 1981 Illinois State University alumnus, will receive the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from his alma mater April 10. Outstanding Young Alumni Awards are presented to Illinois State ...
BULLETIN BOARD
Apr 03, 1999 ... MondayDeerfield Elementary School District: Board of Education meets 7:30 p.m., 517 Deerfield Road. Lincolnshire: Committee of the Whole meets 7 p.m., 1 Olde Half Day Road. Special Education District of Lake County: Management Council meets 9:30 a.m., 18160 Gages Lake Road, ...
MUNDELEIN BUST LEADS TO CICERO ARRESTS
Apr 03, 1999 ... Two men were arrested in Cicero Thursday on drug charges in a continuing drug investigation that began in late January with the seizure of 1.3 kilos of cocaine in Mundelein.The Mundelein bust and arrest led to additional seizures of the drug in Franklin Park and Aurora. In all, 11.75 ...
MADDENING GULL BOMBARDMENT RESUMES
Apr 03, 1999 ... Waukegan residents will be subjected, again, to a bird war this summer.The gulls are returning. Since the birds selected Waukegan Harbor as a breeding colony about four years ago, an estimated 2,500 shrieking and screaming gull couples, plus their numerous offspring, have been ...