County Board Asks Governor for Amendatory Veto of Special Legislation Creating Election Commission
Lake County is strongly opposed to proposed legislation HB 2418 and is awaiting the governor's signature that mandates the creation of an election commission in Lake County and transfers election authority from the county clerk. This legislation creates significant costs and bigger government and was not driven by any open public process. Lake County Board members were outraged that the HB 2418 legislation singles out Lake County for this change and will be of significant cost to our taxpayers. The language that only targets Lake County was inserted into a much larger piece of election related changes and on-line voter registration. The Lake County Board Chairman and Chair of RRL sent a letter to Governor Pat Quinn asking him to use his amendatory veto power to strike the language that mandates the election commission in Lake County. If you want to learn more, please call me at 847.456.6933.
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Recycle First Trash Last
Deerfield E-Cycling Event:
Village Public Works Facility
465 Elm St.
Saturday, June 15
9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Highland Park Recycling Center:
City of Highland Park Public Works
1180 Half Day Road.
Every Tuesday and Friday
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Pharmaceutical Collection Sites
Without proper disposal, prescription drugs may be misused  and abused, or wind up in our drinking supply. There are 11 full time locations that offer drop off services 24 hours a day and one part time office. There is no paperwork required.
Local Sites . . . . .
Highland Park LCHD
1840 Green Bay Rd.
Highland Park PD
1677 Old Deerfield Rd.
Deerfield PD 850 Waukegan Rd.
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Boy Scouts Receive Merit Badge at LCDOT
Local Boy Scouts recently attended a full day workshop at the  Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville to work on their "Traffic Safety" merit badges. LCDOT staff and staff from the Sheriff's Office taught the scouts about vehicle safety and maintenance, traffic safety and the dangers of distracted driving. Watch this video to see these future drivers earn their merit badge.
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Buy Lake County, Build Lake County
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 procurement opportunities, 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 representatives from 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 Now Online Call (847) 543-2025, or E-mail
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Job Center News and Events
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Events in the Plaza:
Summer Concert Series
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R.T.A. (Regional Transit Authority) Needs Your Input
Take a Survey
This brief survey seeks your input on recommendations that are being considered as part of the plan. The survey should take less than 10 minutes. Take the survey
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