Libertyville Review

Mundelein students’ experiment launches into outer space

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:45:03 -0500

Freemont Middle School sixth-graders sent Ping-Pong balls filled with items like gum, seeds or marshmallows into outer space last month, thanks to a partnership with JP Aerospace.

DUI figures show less drinking and driving in Lake County

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:21:40 -0500

Maybe it’s more police officers on the road, an increase in public education or fear of punishment and the hassles of getting a license back after a DUI. Although several officials have suggested differing reasons why, they agree that the number of drunken-driving arrests is going down.

Mickey Finn’s Brewery prepares for move in downtown Libertyville

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:46:35 -0500

Mickey Finn’s owner Brian Grano plans to move the brewery about a block away to a bigger T-shaped building along Milwaukee Avenue. Grano, who has owned Mickey Finn’s since 2004, has emerged as the face of a project that will revitalize a gateway into the downtown, village officials say.

Metra train strikes, kills pedestrian in Prospect Heights

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:59 -0500

A Metra train struck and killed a pedestrian Tuesday, May 21, in Prospect Heights.

Westfield ask Vernon Hills for $9.4 million in tax incentives

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:44:41 -0500

Westfield Hawthorn Mall is asking Vernon Hills to cover $9.4 million of its upcoming $50 million renovation. Both AMC Theaters and Dave & Busters signed leases with Westfield last month, leaving the tax incentive as one of the last steps in the long-awaited project.

Libertyville father-son team to tackle Kilimanjaro for charity

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:47:37 -0500

Six Libertyville-area climbers will head to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania next month to raise funds for the Mailisita Foundation, a nonprofit organization that has developed a school for orphans near the base of the mountain.

Lofts are ‘now alive with artists’

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:18:28 -0500

Cassandra Ellwing arrived home earlier this spring to a welcome that was unexpected but not surprising. “I came in from work one night to hear a five-part a capella version of ‘Rolling in the Deep’ by Adele,” Ellwing said.