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Technical problems prompted Mayor Steve Lentz to postpone his planned State of the Village speech Monday night.

Mundelein board candidates discuss empty storefronts and their visions for the town   Updated 2/19/2021 3:43 PM Six candidates for seats on Mundeleins village board in the April 6 election talked about the local economy, the pandemic and other issues facing the town during an online forum Thursday night. Board hopefuls Sol Cabachuela, Willie Davismckennie, Ray Mullen, Jenny Ross, Angela Trillhaase and Tim Wilson participated in the roughly 75-minute discussion. A seventh candidate, E...

Mundelein mayoral, board candidates to meet in online forums next week, courtesy of Mundelein High students Clockwise from upper from left, Dawn Abernathy, Steve Lentz, Robin Meier and Thomas Ouimet are candidates for Mundelein mayor in the 2021 election.   Mundelein High School students will lead a pair of virtual forums next week for candidates for mayor and village trustee. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer, 2018   Editors note: The web address and pass code for the forums h...

After success last year, Mundelein to again offer outdoor dining on Park Street Mundelein officials plan to seasonally close a small section of Park Street east of Route 45 to vehicles so that restaurants can serve patrons on the street. Courtesy of Mundelein   A portion of East Park Street in downtown Mundelein was closed to cars last summer and fall to allow outdoor dining on the roadway. Officials are planning to do the same thing this year. Paul Valade | Staff Photographe...

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Updated 1/11/2021 12:46 PM When Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz won his second term in 2017, he defeated two rivals, finishing with a mere five-vote margin over the second-place finisher. In next springs local election, hell have three experienced challengers -- village trustees Dawn Abernathy and Robin Meier, and Mundelein High School District 120 board member Thomas Ouimet.   "Voter turnout is essential in a four-way race," Meier said. Mundeleins mayors office, the clerks office and three truste...

Updated 12/22/2020 8:26 AM Editors note: Dawn Abernathy is running with a full slate composed of trustee candidates Willie Davismckennie, Ray Mullen and Angela Trillhaase, and clerk hopeful Heather Mullen-Gaschler. Mayoral candidates Robin Meier and Steve Lentz each are running solo. Also running independently are trustee candidates Sol Cabachuela, Edith Reese, Tim Wilson and Jenny Ross, as are clerk hopefuls Karen Walsh and Lisa Willems. Four-way mayoral races have materialized up in both Mund...