Ann Maine

County Board District 21

 

 

  

 

LAKE COOK ROAD CONSTRUCTION

RT. 21 and RT 137 CONSTRUCTION   

The project is approximately 38% complete.  Paving of the Stage I - Southbound lanes has commenced.  The change to Stage II - Northbound lane construction that will impact the IG Dog Exercise Area is currently expected to occur around July 1, 2013 or shortly thereafter.  IDOT has granted an extension of the contractual completion date from August 31, 2013 to January 10, 2014 based on the delays caused by utility company relocations.

 
You can download  a road map of Lake County and a bike path map.

 

Buy Lake County - Build Lake County!   

Local businesses are invited to a networking event at the College of Lake County (CLC) on Thursday, June 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. to learn about upcoming government procurementopportunities, and how to navigate the process of doing business with government. The event is sponsored by CLC's Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center in partnership with Lake County. Businesses can meet with purchasing representativesfrom Lake County government, and other local, state and federal agencies, including: Naval Facilities Engineering Command - Midwest, State of Illinois Central Management Services - Bureau of Strategic Sourcing, Lake County Forest Preserves, Lake County Housing Authority, College of Lake County, and others. The event will be held in the Atrium at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Register today. Or call (847) 543-2025, or email illinoisPTAC@clcillinois.edu.   

 

 

 

Not too long ago, a jobseeker could simply fill out an application, send in a resume, and they had a reasonable chance of landing a job. But now, the process requires much more involvement. The jobseeker needs to gather as much information about a potential employer, as the employer will gather about the jobseeker. Learn more in this "Career Chat".    

 
The Village of Grayslake  and the Grayslake Public Library are hosting " Why is there So Much Flooding? Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Mill Creek Water Shed and You" on Wednesday, June 19th, beginning at 7:00 p.m. This is part of "The Green Series" presented by the Village of Grayslake and the Grayslake Area Public Library held every third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Grayslake Public Area Library. The series includes topics ranging from water quality and butterfly gardens to backyard chickens and local food production.

 

Clerk of the Circuit Court Keith S. Brin launched a new Public Access System last week. The Public Access System provides a secure way for individuals to obtain basic information on any court case in Lake County - from checking on a future court date and amounts due, to parties involved in a case. Through the Public Access System, people won't have to call or come in to the Circuit Clerk's office when they need basic information on a court case. Instead, users can get the information at a time that is convenient for them, and completely free of charge. This new system uses technology to extend limited resources and deliver a better and more efficient service to the taxpayers of Lake County.

Learn more.

 

Watch this recent episode of Update, "Meet the new Clerk of the Circuit Court" to learn more about Clerk Brin.

  

 

 

The Lake County Sheriff's office is offering the R.U.O.K. program for Lake County senior citizens. This is a program for home bound citizens who are living alone. The Sheriff's Office will call program participants, at a pre-determined time each day, to confirm their health and safety. To participate in this program, please call the Crime Prevention Division at 847.377.4211. For more services available to the community please visit the Sheriff's Office website.   

 

 

When someone makes a 911 call, every second counts. At the Lake County 911 center, dispatchers are helping to save lives by using advanced technology and making quick decisions to get help to those that need it. Watch video to get an inside look into the Lake County 911 center.   

 

The Lake County Discovery Museum in Wauconda has participated in the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Blue Star Museums program since its inaugural year of 2010. Participating museums waive admission fees for active duty military personnel and their immediate families during the period from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Last year, 1,882 museums in all 50 states participated in the program, including art museums, science museums, historic homes, botanical gardens, children's museums and history museums. Together they accommodated 475,000 Blue Star visitors. As an active participant, the Lake County Discovery Museum has hosted 106 visitors through the Blue Star program. Participating families throughout the country praise the Blue Star Museums program as a welcome respite from their daily cares, and appreciate the gesture from the American arts community, honoring their service.

The Deerfield Public library is closing May 23 for renovations and will reopen June 23.  Their temporary location is at Caldwell Corners.

The Deerfield Historic Village at 517 Deerfield Road opened for the summer June 2.  It will be open on Sundays from 2-4 pm through September.  Enjoy an afternoon of vintage games and tours of Lake County's oldest buildings--the Caspar Ott log house, 2 pre-Civil War era house as well as the popular one room school house.

The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce has a  full schedule of events.