 The Lake County Division of Transportation
(LCDOT) is now accepting applications for enrollment in the Lake County Adopt A
Highway program. Volunteers adopt a section of a county highway, and
commit to cleaning it twice a year. Find the right match for
your group.
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Criminal
justice is a core service of county government. The County Board and its public
safety partners continuously work to deliver justice as efficiently as
possible, and a project currently underway in Vernon Hills will enhance those
services for our youngest and most vulnerable population. Watch now to learn
more about the construction project at the Robert W. Depke Juvenile Justice
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Lake County is seeking participants for the 2016 Point-In-Time Count on
Jan. 27 and 28. A Point-In-Time Count is conducted annually to find out how
many people are homeless in Lake County and to learn more about the homeless
population. Volunteers either interview and count unsheltered homeless persons
at a given location or travel to known locations and soup kitchens to interview
the homeless. Learn more about this event including how to volunteer.
A new report issued by a
State task force includes 27 recommendations for streamlining local government
through consolidation and eliminating state mandates. The list includes a
number of specific measures brought forward by Lake County that could save
taxpayers millions of dollars annually. View News
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Get outside this winter
Before heading out to one of your Lake County Forest Preserves for a
winter hike or a twirl on the ice, check
for status updates online, or call our 24-hour
winter sports hotline at 847-968-3235. A recorded message conveys current trail
and ice conditions for sledding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, ice
fishing and ice skating. Learn
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Under the State of Illinois’ election code,
voters who are in the military and mail in their ballots are required to have
them postmarked one day before all other voters. Lake County Board Chairman
Aaron Lawlor and Lake County Clerk Carla Wyckoff are urging state lawmakers to
amend this legislation to create equity in the election code for military
voters. Find out more
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