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REEL FOCUS | A LANDMARK FOR ART FILMS IN AREA

Aug 01, 2000 ... When winter turns to spring in the cinematic world, a strange thing happens to the average moviegoer: Movies that they shunned in December become paramount viewing in March.It is the Oscar effect when those films dismissed by the cineplex crowd are nominated for Academy Awards and are ...

BEACH PARK MAN CHARGED IN HIT-RUN CRASH

Aug 01, 2000 ... BEACH PARK -- A Beach Park man was arrested on several charges after he fled the scene of a personal injury accident early Sunday morning at Sheridan and York House roads, the Lake County Sheriff's Department reported.Nicholas Konz, 26, was arrested at his residence, about a half-mile from ...

COP SIGHTS ABSENT TEEN | CHICAGO APARTMENT: WISCONSIN TEEN LEFT SIX FLAGS WITH THREE MEN

Aug 01, 2000 ... GURNEE -- Lahnna Ullman, a 14-year-old Manitowoc, Wis., girl who disappeared from Six Flags Great America more than a week ago, was seen in Chicago shortly after her disappearance, Gurnee police learned Monday.A Chicago police officer who had seen a photo of Ullman on Sunday told police that ...

AFFORDABLE-HOUSING CODE TO GET COST REGULATIONS

Aug 01, 2000 ... Language that would encourage the development of relatively low-cost housing near business districts has been added to Lake County's proposed affordable-housing code for unincorporated areas.Affordable-housing regulations will be the subject of a hearing before the Lake County Zoning Board of ...

KIDS STUFF

Aug 01, 2000 ... Piano pupils play way into fraternityLocal piano pupils from the Buller Piano Studio in Gurnee recently eearned membership in the National Fraternity of Student Musicians, sponsored by the National Guild of Piano Teachers. The group of young pianists played in the National Piano ...

BULLETIN BOARD

Aug 01, 2000 ... TodayNorth Shore School District: Facilities and Finance Committee meets 6 p.m., closed session immediately afterward, 1936 Green Bay Road, Highland Park. Hainesville: Building and Zoning Committee meets 7 p.m., 83 W. Belvidere Road. Vernon Hills: Village Board meets 7 p.m., ...

BIG PILEUP

Aug 01, 2000 ... Caption Only. Workers pile smashed demolition derby cars Monday afternoon in the rain at the Lake County Fairgrounds ...

NEWS DIGEST

Aug 01, 2000 ... North Chicago Man hurt in drive-by shootingRamiro Diaz, 20, of North Chicago was shot in the legs and buttocks by two blasts from a shotgun while he was outside his home in the 1800 block of Hervey Avenue at 2:50 a.m. Sunday, police said. Police Cmdr. Tony Theis said the shots were ...

WAUKEGAN MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER | WOUNDED COUSIN DIES: NEW CHARGE ADDED IN JULY 21 STABBING BY CHRIS BRENNER STAFF WRITER | WAUKEGAN -- A WAUKEGAN MAN IS BEING SOUGHT ON A FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE AFTER HIS COUSIN DIED SATURDAY IN CHICAGO FROM STAB WOUNDS SUFFERED JULY 21 WHEN THE TWO MEN QUARRELED OVER A CAR, POLICE SAID. | WAUKEGAN POLICE CAPT. DONALD JOHNSON SAID POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR 23-YEAR-OLD FAVIO TURCIOS. ORIGINALLY HE WAS SOUGHT ON AN ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE. | TURCIOS IS A NATIVE OF HONDURAS, JOHNSON SAID. | YENSI ENRIQUE RODRIGUEZ, 28, OF WAUKEGAN DIED AT 3:45 P.M. SATURDAY AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN MAYWOOD, JOHNSON SAID. HE WAS TRANSFERRED THERE FROM PROVENA ST. THERESE MEDICAL CENTER IN WAUKEGAN A FEW DAYS AFTER THE STABBING, POLICE SAID. | RODRIGUEZ DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM FIVE STAB WOUNDS IN THE ABDOMEN. | TURCIOS IS ALSO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER, AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND ARMED VIOLENCE, JOHNSON SAID. | BOTH MEN LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS IN THE 900 BLOCK OF BUTRICK STREET. | ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE TWO MEN WERE ARGUING OVER THE SALE OF RODRIGUEZ'S VEHICLE. TURCIOS WAS PLANNING TO BUY THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY BEGAN TO ARGUE AFTER RETURNING FROM A TEST DRIVE. | RODRIGUEZ WAS STABBED WITH A STEAK KNIFE, POLICE SAID.

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MURDER CONSPIRACY ACCOMPLICE GETS YEAR OF WORK RELEASE

Aug 01, 2000 ... Lake County Associate Judge James Booras Monday sentenced Jean M. Ahlf to 12 months of work release, double the penalty recommended by prosecutors and her defense attorney.Booras told Ahlf, 42, that were it not for her cooperation and otherwise spotless arrest record, she would be going to ...

FALSE PERCEPTIONS KEEP RETAILERS, DEVELOPERS AWAY: REPORT | MARKETING CONSULTANT: CITY HAS SPENDING POWER, LOW CRIME RATE

Aug 01, 2000 ... North Chicago-Retailers like Walgreens who overlook this city are missing "a huge opportunity," an economic marketing specialist said Monday, speaking to city officials at a Community Development Committee meeting.Retailers sell just $67 million in North Chicago, but with the city's market, ...

RAIN GIVES VEHICLES THE SLIP

Aug 01, 2000 ... Showers throughout the day Monday caused several minor accidents on Lake County's slippery roads, police agencies reported.Among the mishaps was the flipping of a pickup truck driven by Great Lakes Naval Training Center sailor John Culpepper at about 11 a.m. According to police, Culpepper ...

GUILTY PLEA IN ECSTASY DRUG CASE

Aug 01, 2000 ... The first of five co-defendants charged with criminal drug conspiracy for selling $14,000 of the ampheptamine Ecstasy to undercover police pleaded guilty Monday in Lake County Circuit Court.Rafael M. Torres of Des Plaines, speaking through an interpreter, entered a negotiated guilty plea to ...

POLICE BLOTTER

Aug 01, 2000 ... 1 Antioch Township Propeller taken:A lower motor unit and a propeller were reported stolen Friday from a boat owned by a Palatine man that was at Tradewinds, 38788 N. Broadway Ave., the Lake County Sheriff's Department reported. The parts were valued at $3,80. 2 Beach Park Elves ...

AUTO RACING | MOULIS HAS A WING, SO OTHER DRIVERS DON'T HAVE A PRAYER

Aug 01, 2000 ... WILMOT, Wis. -- Without a wing, Dave Moulis didn't have a prayer.But when he got one, the top driver here at Wilmot Speedway cruised to victory last Saturday in the feature race in the winged sprint division of racing. Moulis was bailed out by fellow driver Jereme Schroeder, who failed ...

YOUTH TENNIS | RECORD TURNOUT FOR TENNIS CAMP AT WARREN HIGH

Aug 01, 2000 ... GURNEE -- A record 332 youths participated this summer in the Warren High School Tennis Camp. The total was 50 more than last summer and more than double the number of participants from three years ago.The camp included lessons for players of all skill levels, and players competed in ...

HAWK TALK

Aug 01, 2000 ... North Chicago High basketball players of tomorrow are in the gym today, striving to raise their games to -- as their shirts say -- the next level. Warhawk varsity boys basketball coach George Allen is heading the one-week camp, which is being conducted at the Youth Activity Center at Great ...

LEGION BASEBALL: STATE TOURNAMENT | CREAM RISES TO TOP

Aug 01, 2000 ... Any of the division champs could advance to Great Lakes RegionalBARRINGTON -- The cream has risen to the top in the American Legion baseball tournament, and any of the five division champions could win the state title in the six-team tournament that begins here Wednesday morning at Barrington ...

LOCAL DISCOVERY | UFO BUSINESS BALLOONS TO NEW HEIGHTS

Aug 01, 2000 ... Steve Nystrom's bubbly personality -- along with creativity, skill and renovation -- is reshaping the balloon decorating and party business in the area."A lot people have this preconceived notion of three balloons on a sand weight," said Nystrom. "I am much more than ...

APPLAUSE

Aug 01, 2000 ... John Jackson of Waukegan, a junior at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, created one of two winning posters for Milwaukee's nationally known Great Circus Parade.Jackson created a whimsical image of a clown on stilts walking through clouds as if leading the viewer to the parade. A ...

GOTTA DO IT

Aug 01, 2000 ... WednesdayFarmer's Market: Grayslake Farmer's Market will offer entertainment by Dance Connection as well as produce from local farms from 4-8 p.m. at Center Street Square, 15 Commerce Drive. Home remodeling: Home Depot stores offer free a how-to clinic on replacing a water heater at 7 ...

GORE CAN'T BE TRUSTED

Aug 01, 2000 ... I remember during the Gulf War daily press briefings how both Dick Cheney and Pete Williams (both from Wyoming) were terrific statesmen.After the war, Cheney went into private life, and Pete Wiliams ended up on NBC TV. I wouldn't be surprised to see Pete Williams in some capacity in ...

BENEFITS FOR VETERANS

Aug 01, 2000 ... I have read Ralph Zahorik's column in the July 15 News Sun titled, "Politicizing of VA Center jeopardizes its future."As a service-connected Vietnam War veteran, I am concerned about the continued loss of benefits to veterans, as are the Veterans Affairs Commission of Lake County and American ...

CABLE ON GROUND MOWED OVER

Aug 01, 2000 ... In April of this year (due to an electrical storm) I lost my cable service. It was restored that same night by running a temporary cable down Delany Road, along the county right-of-way, across my lawn to the cable connection box.I waited two weeks and when no one came out to fix the problem ...

GRATEFUL FOR DECISION

Aug 01, 2000 ... The Village of Libertyville Plan Commission has wisely voted to deny the Indeck Corp.'s application for zoning changes to build an electric peaker power plant here.Due to the arduous hearing process they were able to determine that such a facility is not appropriate for our O-2 districts. ...

HARD WORK, GOOD TEACHERS

Aug 01, 2000 ... Most public schools today abuse their students.They don't mean to, but that's what happens. They cave in to political pressure and take the blame for it. Schools can't solve social or political problems. If a parent ignores the child's developmental needs, schools ...

NO THIRD TERM FOR PAT CAREY

Aug 02, 2000 ... GRAYSLAKE -- Mayor Pat Carey is retiring her gavel next year and endorsing Trustee Tim Perry to succeed her."I do not intend to seek re-election," Carey said at a news conference Tuesday at State Bank of the Lakes, where Perry is a vice president. Carey, 53, cited three reasons for not ...

TV SERIAL TRACKS COUNTY TEENS | `AMERICAN HIGH': FOURTEEN STUDENTS SHARE YEAR OF `TOUCHING, FUNNY MOMENTS AND A LOT OF HARD MOMENTS'

Aug 02, 2000 ... Highland Park-Adolescence can be a mysterious and tortured journey.Our children pull away, lash out, hitch themselves to folly and fad, just as we did 20 or so years ago. But somehow, we no better understand the joy and angst of coming of age for having experienced it ...

COUNTY NEARLY PUNCHED OUT IN BALLOT SYSTEM

Aug 02, 2000 ... November's presidential election will likely be the last for Lake County's deteriorating punch-card balloting system.The County Board's Taxation, Election and Records Committee approved a resolution Tuesday authorizing selection and approval of a contract for the purchase of a new optical ...

POWER PLANT REP GRILLED AT ZION TOWN HALL MEET

Aug 02, 2000 ... ZION -- For 90 minutes Tuesday night, a representative of Northbrook-based Skygen Energy Co. fielded questions from 30 residents of Zion and several of the regular cast of Lake County's peak-load power plant protesters.The town hall meeting held at Zion's Shiloh Center was chaired by Ron ...

BULLETIN BOARD

Aug 02, 2000 ... TodayBuffalo Grove: Plan Commission meets 7:30 p.m., 50 Raupp Blvd. Hainesville: Finance Committee meets 7 p.m., 83 W. Belvidere Road. Grayslake Community Park District: Committee of the Whole meets 7 p.m., 151 Hawley. Lake County: Youth Council meets 4:30 p.m., 415 ...

SUNNY SIDE

Aug 02, 2000 ... Waukegan vehicle tag gives Sabonjian photo huge exposureWhile the Waukegan area may be noted for its politicians and its artists, the town has both in one with Lake County Board member Bob Sabonjian. A photograph that Sabonjian took showing the Waukegan lighthouse at dawn was used for ...

NEWS DIGEST

Aug 02, 2000 ... Lake County Incumbent has campaign fund edgeIn what is expected to be the most closely-watched Lake County race on the November ballot, incumbent Democratic Recorder of Deeds Mary Ellen Vanderventer currently enjoys a financial advantage over Republican challenger Tom Adams. According ...

TOWN ASSAILS POTTER BURNED HOUSE

Aug 02, 2000 ... WAUKEGAN -- The Taskforce on Waukegan Neighborhoods' latest newsletter takes mayoral candidate Jack Potter to task for conditions at a house he owned that burned last December."We were working on this before he announced (his candidacy)," said Craig Heneghan, chairman of TOWN. The ...

VETS PARK PROPOSAL GETS INITIAL BACKING

Aug 02, 2000 ... North Chicago-A monument and small park honoring military veterans has been proposed for the city.The proposed site is a triangular piece of land owned by the city at the northeast corner of Sheridan Road and Broadway Avenue, south of 18th Street and north of the EJ&E railroad bridge over ...

LIBRARY MURALS

Aug 02, 2000 ... Caption Only. Laurie Bird (left) of Grayslake paints a mural last week at Grayslake Public Library that depicts underwater coral. Meanwhile, Lynda Hansen talks to her son Greg, 11, about library books. The Hansens are from ...

GRAYSLAKE TRUSTEES ADVANCES GUN LOCKUP LAW | SAFETY ORDINANCE OK'D: MAXIMUM PENALTY $5,000 FINE, NO JAIL

Aug 02, 2000 ... GRAYSLAKE -- Village residents will need to make sure their guns are secured from minors or suffer legal consequences.At Tuesday's Committee of the Whole meeting, the Village Board voted to establish a firearm safety ordinance. The ordinance, to be adopted at a regular board meeting, ...

NORTH CHICAGO MAN GETS PERIODIC JAIL TIME FOR CHILD SEX ASSAULT

Aug 02, 2000 ... A tearful Clarence Shaw was sentenced Tuesday in Lake County Circuit Court to 36 months of periodic imprisonment for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl.Shaw, 25, of North Chicago previously entered a negotiated guilty plea to attempted predatory criminal assault of a child, and could have ...

POLICE BLOTTER

Aug 02, 2000 ... 1 Grayslake Money stolen:Two hundred dollars in cash was stolen Saturday from the cash register of Main Street Cafe on the Lake County Fairgrounds during the Lake County Fair, the Lake County Sheriff's Department reported. The cash register was near an open window of the building, ...

CRACKDOWN ON TOLLWAY SPEEDERS PLANNED

Aug 02, 2000 ... Illinois State Police in District 15 will continue a crackdown Friday on speeding and certain other violations on the toll road system in metropolitan Chicago counties, including Lake County.The Special Traffic Enforcement Program began Monday and will be conducted again Friday, police ...

HITTING THE BULL'S-EYE

Aug 02, 2000 ... While the Chicago Bulls found it near-impossible this summer to get quality free agents to join the team, they are having no trouble this summer getting youngsters to participate in the Chicago Bulls Basketball School. This particular one-week program is currently in progress at Warren High in ...

OUTDOORS | PRO FISHERMEN DISAPPOINTED WITH SIZE OF SMALLMOUTHS IN LAKE MICHIGAN

Aug 02, 2000 ... The BASS Masters Classic has come and gone, and there was one prevailing thought among the many competitors from throughout the country.For the most part, the fishermen were disappointing at the scarcity of smallmouth bass taken during the competition. This was probably due to the ...

COUNTY GOLF BAG

Aug 02, 2000 ... CASA's inaugural outing scheduled for Aug. 23 at Midlane Country ClubCourt Appointed Special Advocates of Lake County will hold its inaugural charity golf outing on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at Midlane Country Club in Waukegan. The event will feature an auction and raffle with prizes totaling ...

PREP SPORTS 2000 | STARTING DATES

Aug 02, 2000 ... WarrenSophomore, junior and senior boys can get physicals Saturday from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the nurse's office at Almond. Sophomore, junior and senior girls can get physicals Saturday from 8-10 a.m. Saturday in the nurse's office at Almond. • Football -- Varsity ...

CALENDAR

Aug 02, 2000 ... August 8 -- Herb Didier Memorial Golf Outing to benefit A Safe Place/Lake County Crisis Center at ThunderHawk Golf Club in Beach Park. (847) 883-9500. August 9-10 -- Bonnie Brook Women's Golf Association's 18-hole league club championship.August 10 -- City of North Chicago's Mayor Johnson ...

CHECKOUT LINE

Aug 02, 2000 ... New Grill Mates gives meat new flavor in just 30 minutesMcCormick Grill Mates is expanding its line of 30-minute marinade mixes. Grill Mates marinade mixes combine with water, oil and vinegar to marinate meats or vegetables in just 30 minutes, perfect for easy summer dining any night of the ...

GOTTA DO IT

Aug 02, 2000 ... ThursdayConcert: The Latin group Tropicale performs modern musical selections from Brazilian composers at 7 p.m. in the plaza at Port Clinton Square, 600 Central Ave., Highland Park. How to clinic: Home Depot stores offer a clinic on how to install an exterior door at 7 p.m. today and ...

BUSINESS CALENDAR

Aug 02, 2000 ... ThursdayThe Rotary Club of Illinois Beach Sunrise will meet at 7 a.m. at the Illinois Beach Resort and Conference Center, 1 Lake Front Drive, Zion. New members are welcome. Details: Bob Grulke, (847) 872-7621, or Mike Bruno, (847) 746-7643. Network Lake County, a nonprofit ...

UNIONS AREN'T TO BLAME

Aug 02, 2000 ... I must take acception to the July 28 letter written by Dr. William Dam in which he blames teachers' unions for the high cost of operating schools.I am a proud union member, as are many members of professions. There has been, and still is, a need for unions, especially in this ...

RIDING THE WAVE OF SUCCESS | POPULAR TOUR MAKES ANNUAL STOP IN AREA THIS WEEKEND

Aug 03, 2000 ... ZION -- Following seven races on both sides of the U.S., plus competitions in Texas and Missouri, the 2000 IJSBA Watercross Nationals series concludes its colorful season of eight professional personal watercraft races with a grand finale at Illinois Beach State Park with the IJSBA Nielsen ...

NIELSEN NATIONALS FACTS AND FIGURES

Aug 03, 2000 ...• What -- IJSBA Nielsen National Finals • Where -- Illinois Beach State Park • When -- Saturday and Sunday Saturday Expert Class Race Schedule 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. -- Practice for Expert/Novice/Amateur classes 9:15 a.m. -- Expert heat/qualifying races Noon -- ...

2000 IJSBA WATERCROSS NATIONALS PRO CLASS RACE-BY-RACE WINNERS

Aug 03, 2000 ... At Fort Walton Beach, Florida Pro Runabout 1200 -- Nicolas Rius, France, Yamaha Pro Ski -- Nicolas Rius, France, Yamaha Pro Runabout 785 -- Chris Fischetti, Lake Havasu, Ariz., Sea-Doo Pro Freestyle -- Alessander Lenzi, Brazil, Yamaha Pro Women Ski -- Tera Crismon, Lake Havasu, Ariz., Yamaha ...

CURRENT RACING PROGRAM BUILT ON SOLID FOUNDATION | SPORT HAS GROWN BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS SINCE ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED IN 1980

Aug 03, 2000 ... The International Jet Ski Boating Association was formed with the assistance of Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA in 1980. (During the first two years of operation, the association was called United States Jet Ski Boating Association.)In 1982, already anticipating growth beyond original boundaries, ...

MEET THE RIDERS | TOUR HAS NICE BLEND OF VETERAN RACERS AND YOUNG GUNS

Aug 03, 2000 ... IJSBA PRO RIDER PROFILES (MEN) Dustin Farthing Birth date: March 24, 1979 Hometown: Stuart, Fla. (born in Palm City, Fla.) '00 Classes: Pro Runabout 1200; Pro Ski '00 Team & Boat: Riva Yamaha - Yamaha '97 National Tour: 4th place (Pro Runabout 785); 1st place (Pro Sport) '98 National Tour: 4th ...

MEET THE RIDERS | TOP WOMEN HAVE EXPERIENCE ON THEIR SIDE

Aug 03, 2000 ... IJSBA PRO RIDER PROFILES (WOMEN) Tera Crismon Birth date: Dec. 8, 1973 Hometown: Lake Havasu City, Ariz. '00 Classes: Pro Women Ski, Pro Ski '00 Team & Boats: Greater Yamaha - Yamaha '97 National Tour: 1st place (Pro Women Ski) '98 National Tour: 1st place (Pro Women Ski); 5th place (Pro Ski) ...

IJSBA HONOR ROLL

Aug 03, 2000 ... National Champions (1982-1999) Pro Runabout 1200 1999 -- Chris MacClugage (Kaw) 1998 -- Chris MacClugage (Kaw) 1997 -- Chris MacClugage (Yam) 1996 -- Victor Sheldon (Kaw) 1995 -- Dan Fitzgerald (Yam) Pro Ski 1999 -- Chris MacClugage (Kaw) 1998 -- Victor Sheldon (Kaw) 1997 -- Jeff Jacobs (Yam) ...

RACE CASE BENEFITS DRUG DEALER

Aug 03, 2000 ... The controversy over alleged racial profiling by the Highland Park Police Department spilled into Lake County Circuit Court Wednesday, where a Waukegan drug dealer's sentence was reduced from prison time to probation.Kevin Strawder, a 24-year-old black, was arrested and charged with drug ...

UNSEASONAL SUMMER CHILLS PROFITS

Aug 03, 2000 ... Mother Nature has all but ruined watermelon sales for a fruit vendor which prides itself as Lake County's largest seller of that summer speciality."We normally do a tremendous amount of business in watermelons, selling 10 pallets of it a week. We're now down to around six," said Ellie ...

BULLETIN BOARD

Aug 03, 2000 ... TodayLake Villa: Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning Board meets 7:30 p.m., 65 Cedar Ave. Round Lake: Finance Committee meets 7 p.m., 442 Cedar Lake Road. Round Lake Area School District: Policy/Program/Public Relations Committees meet 7 p.m., 316 S. Rosedale Court, Round ...

HITS & MISSES

Aug 03, 2000 ... Hits and Misses is a chance for News Sun readers to comment on the good and not so good they see around Lake County each week.Readers are invited to contribute with whatever strikes them: The obvious and the obscure, the deeds of well-known residents or of your neighbors ....

CORRECTION

Aug 03, 2000 ... The Grand Marshall of Magic and Deputy Diane placed third in the Lake County Fair Talent Show in the adult division. The name of the act was ...

MAYOR, TRUSTEES CLASH OVER TAPE RECORDERS

Aug 03, 2000 ... WADSWORTH -- Trustees and Mayor Evelyn Hoselton clashed again this week, bickering over tape recorders at meetings.Trustees on Tuesday objected to Hoselton placing a tape recorder on the table used by trustees. They claimed their rules dictated only one be used on the table, while ...

NEWS DIGEST

Aug 03, 2000 ... Zion Raises for commissioners, mayorZION -- Salaries for the next mayor and city commissioners will be increased beginning next year, the City Council decided Tuesday. Commissioners approved a $4,000 pay hike for City Council members and a $1,000 increase for the mayor. To be ...

COUNTY BEACHES TESTED FOR SAFETY

Aug 03, 2000 ... Health officials monitor four times a week A survey of beach closings in four states by a coalition of citizens organizations and the Lake Michigan Federation found Illinois and Lake County in particular doing a good job monitoring Lake Michigan beaches."All of Illinois monitors very well," ...

GRAYSLAKE JEWEL TO OPEN NEXT WEEK | SHOPPING CENTER: BLOCKBUSTER, CHINESE EATERY ALSO AT SITE

Aug 03, 2000 ... GRAYSLAKE -- Residents here will soon have another choice when it comes to grocery shopping.For years this village -- population 18,500 and continuing to grow -- was served by just two grocery stores, Pik Kwik Foods downtown and Piggly Wiggly on the east side of town on Center ...