Property tax bills have been mailed and are on their way to
your mailbox. Tax bills are for the 2016 tax year and are due in two equal
installments on June 6 and Sept. 6. Visit the Treasurer’s Office
website to view
your property tax bill, get answers to frequently asked questions, and learn how
to make a payment. Keep in mind, while you send your payment to Lake County,
the County only keeps a small portion (about 7%), and the rest is distributed
to many other taxing districts. Visit Lake County’s
property tax information page to see
what Lake County does with its portion.
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Learn how to improve your resume, perfect your job search, overcome
barriers and much more at the series of workshops offered this month by the Job
Center of Lake County. The center also hosts job fairs including a
veteran and military job fair May 4 and ongoing services including adult
education, disability services, and legal services. View the Job Center’s
May schedule to learn more.
Join
Lake County government’s workforce
Lake County government offers career opportunities that cover a wide spectrum
of fields including law, law enforcement, corrections, nursing, finance and
budgeting, highway maintenance, and more. View the current job opportunities
available.
Apply to join Summer
Youth Green Team Employment Program The Waukegan Park District is taking applicants to join its
summer youth green team employment program, open to teens ages 14 to 17. Work
as a team. Work outdoors. Build your resume, and gain real-life experiences. For information, call the park district at 847-360-4700.
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It’s the time of year to take precautions against
ticks, which can be most active during the warmer weather and can carry
diseases such as Lyme disease. Once considered a rare illness in Lake
County, Lyme disease is becoming more common in the area. The Lake
County Health Department and Community Health Center provides tips to help
protect yourself from exposure to ticks:
- Clear leaf litter under trees, and keep the ground clean
under bird feeders
- Keep grass near playground equipment short.
- Install a wood chip or gravel barrier between lawns and
wooded and tall grass areas.
- Minimize wood piles as these are attractive to small mammals
such as mice, which can carry ticks.
How to remove a tick
Whether it’s rubbing alcohol, nail polish, or a burnt
match, there’s a lot of misguided folklore when it comes to how to remove a
tick. Watch
this video as Lake County Health Department Senior Biologist
Mike Adam explains the proper techniques to remove a tick.
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Celebrate Cinco de
Mayo this weekend at Waukegan Harbor Come out and celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Waukegan Harbor!
This weekend, the Greater Waukegan
Development Coalition will be hosting an event May 5, 6 and 7 filled with
international culture, food, and music. The event kicks off Friday with Tequila
and Mariachi night, and rolls all the way through Sunday with live music and
local Latin food.
Watch Waukegan school staff take on the Harlem Wizards Come watch Waukegan School District 60 staff as they team up to take on the Harlem Wizards in a friendly basketball game at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 8 at the Waukegan High School Washington Campus Dog Pound. More than two dozen staff members, including Superintendent Theresa Plascencia, will lace up their sneakers for a game against the entertainers. Learn more
Beach
Park to hold spring clean-up The Village of Beach Park will hold its spring clean-up at 7
a.m. Saturday, May 6 and again May 13. Learn
more
Join
walk to celebrate Go Gurnee anniversary Bring walking shoes and join Go Gurnee, presented by
Gurnee Park District, for a one-year anniversary celebration on Sunday, May 7. Set for 4 p.m. at Viking Park, families
are invited to join a free 30-minute walk and be entered into a free raffle. Learn more about
Go Gurnee.
The Solid Waste Agency
of Lake County, Stormwater Management Commission and Lake County Forest
Preserves will hold their annual rain barrel, compost bin and native plant sale
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13. The compost bins and rain barrels both are made
with recycled plastics. Learn about the benefits of composting and harvesting
rain water. Watch demonstrations, and meet experts to answer your
questions. Learn
more
Also, don’t miss as
the native plant sale continues, just in time for Mother's Day from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. May 14. Find all this at Independence Grove Forest Preserve's North Bay
Pavilion in Libertyville. Learn the value of planting native species and find a
variety of flowers, plants, shrubs and trees. View list of available plants.
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Caterpillar has selected Deerfield as home to its new corporate
headquarters. Caterpillar initially plans to relocate approximately 100
employees to its new site immediately, but that number is expected to triple in
coming years. The move adds high quality jobs and a new global brand to Lake
County’s bustling economy. Caterpillar, a Dow Jones 30 company, joins 11 other
Fortune 500 companies that call Lake County home. Watch this video as County
Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor speaks with Deerfield Mayor Harriet Rosenthal and Lake County Partners President
Kevin Considine to welcome Caterpillar to Lake County and discusses working
together to ensure that the transition is smooth and successful.
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Unveiling a new vision, Healthy
Choices. Healthier People. Healthiest Communities, the Lake County
Health Department plans to use data to maximize resources and work with local,
state and federal leaders to shape policy, improve systems and advocate for
environmental change in the county. Watch this video to
learn more about the department’s exciting direction.
Learn More About Hepatitis Prevention,
Care at Free Health Fair Learn
more about hepatitis prevention, care and treatment as well as information regarding
overall health at a free health fair from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 18 in the County
Building lobby, 18 N. County St., Waukegan. Free hepatitis C and HIV tests also
will be offered the day of the fair at the Lake County Health Department
Sexually Transmitted Infections program’s office, 2400 Belvidere Road, Waukegan.
Learn
more
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Learn
to Manage or Prevent Diabetes
The Lake County Health Department offers a variety of
diabetes prevention and treatment programs, which help people with diabetes
learn how to take care of themselves and reduce their risk of developing
complications. Program staff provide group and one-on-one instruction, and
services are available in English and Spanish. Watch this
video to learn more.
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