Fast-track permitting, regional 911 consolidation, and bond
refinancing are examples of recent Lake County Board actions that demonstrate
the Board's continued commitment to delivering exceptional, financially
sustainable services. Learn more in this five-minute
County Board Wrap-Up video.
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Spring Pet Vaccination Clinics To Begin Make sure your pets
are up to date with shots and rabies tags! Don't miss the spring pet vaccination clinic April 14 at the Milton C. Jensen Public Works Facility in Beach Park. The Lake County Health Department will offer clinics at locations across the county. View the full spring clinic schedule.
Save the Date for Waukegan vs. Gurnee Hockey Match Watch the Waukegan Fire Department face the Gurnee Fire Department on ice at a special hockey match on April 14. Learn more
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Meet Lake County's Canines
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Some of Lake County’s valued employees have four legs! The
Sheriff’s Office, State’s Attorney’s Office and most recently the Coroner’s
Office all have canines as part of their workforce, who are helping them
provide services to county residents.
Dax, Diesel, Duke and Boomer Meet the Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 unit! Dax, Diesel, Duke and Boomer can help, whether it’s locating missing persons, finding weapons and drugs, tracking suspects and inspecting for bomb threats. These canines answer the call from the community with confidence. Most recently, Deputy Forlenza and his K9 partner Dax helped locate a wanted man hiding in an attic. This duo and Sheriff’s Office deputies successfully apprehended the fugitive.
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Bones The newest member to Lake County is Bones! Bones was officially sworn in as
the newest deputy of the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Bones is a Belgian Malinois who is training to become a
cadaver dog and to search for missing persons. Bones also will provide grief
support for family members who lost a loved one.
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Mitch and Hitch Get a glimpse of County life from Mitch and Hitch’s perspective! Mitch provides comfort and compassion to child victims who are interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center.
Hitch has been assigned to the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit’s Therapeutic Intensive Monitoring Program, which includes the specialty courts such as mental health court, drug court and veterans court.
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The March 20 Primary Election is fast
approaching. As a reminder, here are three ways to vote in the upcoming
election:
Vote from the Comfort of Your Home The deadline to request a vote by mail ballot has passed. If you received a vote by mail ballot, completed ballots must be postmarked by midnight on Election Day. Log on to LakeVoterPower.info to see if the clerk’s office received your voted ballot.
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Early Voting Vote and register at any early voting site regardless of where you live in Lake County. Early voting will be available until March 19. Grace
voter registration is available at all sites. Hours and dates vary at the
15 different locations. Find early
voting sites.
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Election Day Those choosing to vote on Election Day must go to
their assigned polling location. Voters can find their polling location by
using this Polling Place Locator. Grace voter registration also will be available in all precinct voting
sites on Election Day and at the County Clerk’s Office in Waukegan.
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March 20
Primary Election Website Voters can find all the information they need on the March
20 Primary Election website. Watch this
video as Lake County Clerk Carla Wyckoff explains all you can find on the website,
including how to preview your personalized ballot.
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Arrive
curious and leave inspired when you visit the new Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville.
Come to the free grand opening from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24 to meet our
Dryptosaurus dinosaur and paleoartist Tyler Keillor who created her.
Explore exhibitions on your own or take a guided tour, enjoy drop-in
activities, and stroll through the gift shop. The Dunn Museum is on Winchester
Road between Route 45 and Butterfield Road in Libertyville. Learn
more
Celebrate the new Dunn
Museum with a week of special events, free with general admission. Event details
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Attention seniors! Receive
assistance filling out the 2018 Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Application at
an upcoming outreach session. View Upcoming Outreach Sessions and Qualifications.
The Senior Freeze provides eligible
seniors (based on income levels) protection against real estate tax increases
due to rising property values as this exemption “freezes” your home’s equalized
assessed value at a base year value. The base year is generally the year
before you first qualify and apply for the exemption. For example, if you first
qualify and apply in 2018, your property’s equalized assessed value will be
“frozen” at the 2017 equalized assessed value. Please note that this exemption
is not a tax freeze or a tax reduction and does not protect against increased
taxes due to tax rate increases.
Spring is almost here, which means
it’s time to start making vacation plans! If travel plans will bring you
outside the country, the Lake County Circuit Clerk’s Office can serve as your
one-stop shop to apply for or renew your passport. No appointment is required.
You can even get your passport photo taken. Learn about the passport services
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As Illinois recognizes Severe Weather Preparedness Month through
March, take time to learn how to prepare for severe weather emergencies. Here
are ways you can prepare.
View a map
of road conditions and events and see camera images of major intersections
at www.lakecountypassage.com. iPhone
and Android users can also download the PASSAGE app.
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Have an
emergency supply kit for your house, vehicle and place of work so you have
basic survival items needed during an emergency. Prepare
your emergency kit.
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Preparing for a flood now
will increase your safety and can possibly minimize potential flood damage. As Lake County observes Flood Awareness Week, check
out these tips so you’re prepared.
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Take the Quiz! Win a Weather Alert Radio Test your knowledge by taking an online quiz,
and get a chance to win one of 100 weather alert radios as part of the “Weather
Alert Radios Save Lives” contest, which runs through March 31.
Forest Preserve News
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Maple Syrup Hikes
Learn
how trees work and about the sweet sap of sugar maples. Ryerson Woods is one of
the few places in Lake County where conditions are right for maple syrup
production, and where trees grow to a diameter and height that allows for
tapping. Everyone gets a taste. The program also is available as a school or
scout field trip. Call 847-968-3321. Hikes start every half-hour from noon to 2
p.m. March 24 and 25 at Ryerson Woods. Learn more
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