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Lake County News
From
Craig Taylor |
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Craig Taylor, Representative District 19 | |
 | | Craig Taylor, District 19 Representative (Click on picture) |
I normally try not to overload your mailbox with too many newsletters but it seems items of interest keep pouring in on topics I know are of interest to most folks in our district. I respect your time and appreciate you allowing me to keep you informed in this manner. Once things settle down I'll get back to sending out my messages 2 or 3 times a month.
Please forward this e-newsletter to anyone you feel may benefit from its content. By helping me get the word out in this manner you're also helping me GO GREEN! Thank you!!
If you've gotten this letter from a friend, please join my email list at the bottom of this page to receive future issues.
Should you need to contact me, my contact information follows:
Home phone: 847-438-2961
Cell phone: 224-805-6027 or email:
I consider it a honor and privilege to serve you! Thanks!
Lake County Board Member & Lake County Forest Preserve Commissioner District 19 Representative Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Long Grove |
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ROUTE 53 UPDATE - JULY 28th MEETING | |
Illinois Tollway Includes Route 53 Extension in Proposed Capital Plan
At a meeting today the Tollway Board identified the Route 53 north extension (from Lake Cook Road to Route 120) as a long-term priority project in its proposed 10-year capital plan. The Tollway has also included $100 million toward planning and
technical studies for the Route 53 project, as well as the Illiana Expressway (connecting I-55 from south of Joliet to I-65 near Lowell, Ind). The Tollway will be conducting a series of public hearings next month across the region to get public input into the plan.
The Tollway has also created an "Illinois Route 53 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council" to look at creative alternatives, and develop consensus on environmental impacts and how to fund the project. The council will be co-chaired by County Board Chairman David Stolman and George Ranney, President and CEO of Metropolis Strategies and Prairie Holdings Corporation. The council will strive to develop a new, multi-modal design approach to the project that will improve travel, reduce congestion, and improve residents' quality of life. The council will make recommendations to the Tollway Board of Directors within one year. County Board Chairman David Stolman spoke at the Tollway Board Meeting on July 28 and subsequent press conference regarding the Rt. 53 project.
TOLLWAY PRESS RELEASE JULY 28th
Public comment/input is welcome and may be submitted by clicking on this link:
http://www.illinoistollway.com/portal/page?_pageid=133,2108816&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |
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LAKE COUNTY WATER RESOURCES | |
Watch County Update: Water Resources
The population in Northeastern Illinois is projected to grow as much as 38 percent by 2050, and this growth is placing a huge demand on our water supply. To address this, Lake County, along with other state and local leaders are working together to plan for the future water supply needs of Lake County and the entire region. In this video County Board Chairman David Stolman talks with County Board members Bonnie Thomson Carter and Ann Maine about water supply planning initiatives and what the public can do to conserve water. |
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BOOKS FOR TROOPS | |
Used Books for Overseas Troops
Kessler Orlean Silver is participating in the Illinois CPA Society's CPA Day of Service.Working with the non-profit organization Operation Paperback, KOS is coordinating a paperback book drive and shipping the books to US troops overseas.Since 1999, Operation Paperback has helped ship over 1.3 million books to locations around the globe.
We ask you to donate and deliver used paperback books by SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 to our offices at 1101 Lake Cook Road, Suite C in Deerfield.
On September 23, KOS will have a "Packing Party" to ship the books to soldiers. We encourage you to include notes and letters of encouragement with your donations to send with the shipments.Acceptable book genres include:
Action / AdventureBiographies
Classic Literary FictionContemporary Literary Fiction
Current Events / Political AffairsFantasy Historical Fiction
HistoryHorror
MysteryScience Fiction
Suspense / ThrillersTrue Crime Westerns
Women's Fiction*Please, NO romance books.
If you have questions , please contact Kelly Wallaert at 847.580.4100 or kwallaert@koscpa.com |
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SAVE THE DATE! | |
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PLANT A TREE | |
GREAT IDEA FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE LIBERTY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY ORGANIZATION
| Did a storm damage a tree in your yard? Plant a native species in its place. | |
If you lost a favorite tree in a recent storm (and who didn't?), consider replacing it this fall with a native species such as an oak, hickory or musclewood. Native trees and shrubs are beautiful, hardy, long-lived and fabulous for the songbirds, and autumn is a great time to plant them. For ideas, visit the Possibility Place website. |
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IN THE PINK | |
Nature Note: Rare katydid found
Lake County Forest Preserve staff recently found the very rare and very pink katydid at Middlefork Savanna First discovered back in 1887, the pink katydid is so rare that they occur once out of every 500 individuals. This coloration is the result of a condition called erythrism, similar to the recessive gene that afflicts albino animals. Katydids are large, leaf-shaped and usually green. They are named after a song they sing: katy did katy did katy did. Their green skin makes them somewhat hard to find for insect-chowing predators. But the pink ones are not afforded the same luxury. |
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MESSAGE FROM LAKE COUNTY
SHEIFF'S OFFICE | |
Heroin in Lake County
In 2010, there were 35 heroin related deaths in Lake County- triple the amount from three years prior. In this edition of "Behind the Badge," Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran, along with narcotics officers, and recovering heroin addicts take us undercover to give an inside look at the heroin problem in Lake County.
This video is about thirty minutes long.
WATCH NOW |
| PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM | |
PRESCRIPTION DRUG CARD
County residents can take advantage of a prescription drug discount card program. The free card that is accepted at most pharmacies offers average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs. This is intended for people without prescription coverage or on medicines not covered by your plan. The card may also be used where accepted to fill prescriptions for pets. To print a card, CLICK HERE |
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