Early
summer lettuces and kale, beans and squash are ripening at the Green
Youth Farm in North Chicago, thanks to donors to the Preservation
Foundation. Among the farm’s supporters in 2018, we are pleased
to thank Lake Forest Bank & Trust and Libertyville Bank & Trust. The
company’s $10,000 grant helped provide a paid summer job for North Chicago and
Waukegan high school students, who sow, tend and harvest fresh, healthful food
as they gain valuable work experience. Learn
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Children don’t need to go
hungry this summer. Children ages 18 and under can receive free summer meals as
part of the Summer Food Service Program, funded through the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and administered by the Illinois State Board of Education. To find
the closest meal sites, visit summermealsillinois.org, text FOODIL TO 877877 or
call 800-359-2163.
The
90th annual Lake County Fair returns July 25 through 29 at the Lake
County Fairgrounds and Event Center in Grayslake. Check out new attractions
including the Timberworks Lumberjack Show
and family activities presented by the Illinois National Guard.
Returning favorites include truck-and-tractor pulls, demolition derby, 4-H
exhibitions, and more. Visit www.lcfair.com for more information.
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The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) is
launching a data-sharing partnership with Waze, the free, crowdsourced traffic
and navigation app powered by the world’s largest community of drivers.
Partnering with the Waze Connected Citizens Program gives LCDOT traffic
engineers access to real-time road activity as reported by Waze users. Using
the data from motorist insights, with information already generated through the
Lake County PASSAGE system, operators can make well-informed decisions and act
to reduce congestion and help keep traffic moving. Learn
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Anatomy of a Safe Driver Driving safely requires your attention from head to toe. It may seem obvious, but time and time again we see traffic crashes that would have been prevented if drivers were paying attention and/or following the speed limit. You have the power to make roads safer. Learn more
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Lake County recently held two Telephone Town Hall Meetings.
County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor discussed the County’s current priorities
and residents participated by asking questions and sharing what’s important to
them. Listen to the recordings from the June 6 and June 20 meetings.
Make sure not to miss upcoming Telephone Town Halls the
County hosts! Sign
up today.
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Forest Preserve News
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Lunchtime
Tours: Civil War Stories
Tour
the exhibition galleries of the Dunn Museum in
Libertyville and hear stories of how men and women from Lake County were
involved in the American Civil War: The tours will be offered at noon July 11
and 20. Learn more
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Wine and Nine
Enjoy a 30-minute golf clinic and a round of 9 holes, followed by
hors d’oeuvres and wine tasting at ThunderHawk
Golf Club in Beach Park at 4 p.m. July 20. Learn more
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The Baldies are Back in Town
You’ll find bald eagles soaring high in the sky, slowly flapping over water,
perched in trees, or even on the ground. Look for them near rivers, lakes,
marshes and shorelines. Bald eagles mainly eat fish, but also hunt mammals,
waterfowl and carrion. Young eagles attain their white head feathers after
about five years, so don’t rule out the possibility that giant brown bird
overhead is a baldy. Look for a bright yellow, hooked bill and mottled white
feathers on the body.
Nests are built near the trunk, high in the tree but below the
crown. The diameter of a nest is typically 5 to 6 feet; height ranges from 2 to
4 feet. The nest may be reused (and added to) for years. We’ve confirmed a few
local nests in recent years, including this one photographed in April in
southwestern Lake County. Send us an
email and let us know if you see an active nest while out exploring
your preserves.
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Lake County Public Works is committed to providing safe
water throughout the County. As strong supporters of the Safe Drinking Water
Act, Public Works releases annual water quality Consumer Confidence Reports
(CCRs) for the 12 water systems they own and operate. These reports describe
the sources, treatment, and chemical analysis of each water distribution
system. All Lake County systems passed testing requirements for the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency. Visit the water quality reports web page
to read your report.
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Recently, the Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) submitted its
annual facility inspection report to the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency on behalf of Lake County. This report is a yearly requirement for Lake
County’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, which
covers Lake County’s municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) discharge
activities, provides monitoring and reporting requirements, and defines
measurable goals for water quality protection. For more information, visit
the website and the annual
report.
Enjoy Music in Waukegan Check out the Waukegan Public Library's summer concert series from noon to 1 p.m. every Friday through July and August in the library's front courtyard. Concerts are free. View the concert line-up.
Waukegan's Top 50 History Events Walking Tour Come listen to the stories of Waukegan’s Top 50 history events on this guided walking tour. The tour will begin 10 a.m. July 14 at the Veterans Memorial Plaza at the corner of Washington Street and West Street.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at 847-721-1563 (cell) or email me at mcunningham@lakecountyil.gov.
I encourage you to forward this update to others who may be interested in Lake County news. Residents who wish to automatically receive my bi-weekly newsletter can email me, or click the “Newsletter Sign Up" button at the top of the newsletter.
Thank you, Mary Ross Cunningham
Ms. Cunningham, County Board member and Forest Preserve Commissioner, serves on:
Lake County Board, 9th District: Diversity and Inclusion Committee, (Ad-Hoc), Chair Lake County Law and Judicial Committee, Chair Lake County Health and Community Services Lake County Rules Committee, vice chair Lake County Government Reform Implementation Committee
Lake County Forest Preserves, 9th District: Operations Committee, Vice Chair Diversity and Cultural Awareness Committee Gospelfest Committee, chair
Other appointed positions: National Association of Counties (NACo), Board Representative Lake County Community Health Center Governing Council, secretary Lake County Board of Health Personnel Committee, Chair Community Action Partnership of Lake County, Board Member Lake County Domestic Violence Council Lake County Sexual Assault Coordination Committee Waukegan High School Advisory Board Lake County Veterans Advisory Board
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