MetroPulse Regional Indicators data available
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and The Chicago Community Trust have unveiled a new tool to track quality of life. The Regional Indicators Project's MetroPulse web system provides a vast warehouse of data on factors that shape the quality of life in the seven-county region.
Click here for a vast resource on the seven-county region.
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Economic Benefits of Hospitals
A recent report by the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council outlines the economic benefits of hospitals to communities. The report includes direct economic benefits including the number of full-time employees, the community benefits including community wellness programs, and the indirect economic impact including where employees spend their money.
Click white paper for the full report.
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Mayors Caucus officers
Newly elected slate
The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus announced its new officers. They are:
- Chairman: Mayor Larry Hartwig, Village of Addison
- Vice-Chair: Mayor Edward Zabrocki, Village of Tinley Park
- Secretary: President Karen Darch, Village of Barrington
- Treasurer: Joe Deal, Mayor's Office, City of Chicago
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What Our Water's Worth
How much we use, how much we waste
From Lake Michigan to the Fox River, how we use our water resource is up to each of us. The Metropolitan Planning Council and Openlands have developed a multimedia communications campaign to raise awareness about the value of water in the region. The goal of What Our Water's Worth (WOWW) is to explore how much water is used, how much is wasted and ways to conserve.
The first WOWW newsletter was published in November. To view the November newsletter, click here.
Go to http://www.chicagolandh2o.org/ for a opportunity to view your community's water usage and how it may have changed over the past 10 years.
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New location
LCML Membership Meeting, January 20
The next LCMl Membership Meeting will be held at Stargrazer Cafe in the Prairie Crossing Subdivision, 970 Harris Rd., Grayslake (off Peterson Rd). It will feature Gregory Hummel, partner at Bryan Cave LLP, and he will be discussing Creative Financing: The ABCs of Public Private Partnerships. He specializes in infrastructure and other special district financing and economic development and redevelopment tax increment financing.
- Thursday, January 20
- 6:30 pm social & hors d'oeuvres
(new time) - 7:00 pm program
- Stargrazer Cafe, 970 Harris Rd. Grayslake
- LCML members - $20
non-members - $25
Please RSVP to Chris Gentes at lcml@sbcglobal.net or via phone at (847) 270-3126 by January 14.
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LCML survey results
The Lake County Municipal League Membership Survey has been completed. When asked what type of format they would like to see for meetings, 51.1% responded casual social hour with hors d'oeuvres. As to location 53.3% wanted meetings held at a different location each time.
Topics of interest included:
- Creative Financing - 69.6%
- Privatization of Municipal Services - 60.9 %
- Public Private Partnerships - 54.3%
- Grant writing, loans and revolving loans - 50%
To see the survey results, go to http://lakecountyleague.org/pdfs/Membership Survey Results.doc
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Save the Date
December 7: Project Readiness Workshop - Chicago Community Loan
Fund. 8:45 am - 5:00 pm. A primer for affordable housing and community development. For more information call (312) 252-0440 x101 or email bgorsky@cclfchicago.org.
December 9: Mesirow Financial's Investment Outlook. 7:30 -10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Chicago. To RSVP please contact Casey Baldin at (312) 595-8236 or cbaldin@mesirowfinancial.com
January 20: LCML Membership Meeting. New location Stargrazer Cafe, The Shops at Station Square, Prairie Crossing, Grayslake, 6:30 pm.
February 5: LCML Legislative Breakfast, Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center, 8:45 am.
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