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Emergency Unemployment Insurance Continues
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The federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation insurance program will continue through December 2013 after Congress extended the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said on Jan. 2. Illinois workers collecting EUC should continue to certify for benefits. Congress did not add new weeks to the federal unemployment insurance program, so those who have exhausted EUC are not eligible for additional benefits.
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Electronics Recycling Event
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 If you received a new electronic device this holiday season, think twice before trashing the old one. According to state law, electronic items such as televisions, monitors, computers and printers are some of the most common items are no longer allowed in the regular trash.
The Waukegan Township Road District will host an electronics recycling drop-off event from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 12 at 36117 N. Green Place, Waukegan.
For a list of accepted items and other recycling events, visit the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County's website.
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Christmas Tree Recycling
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Don't send your Christmas tree to the landfill. Drop it off at a participating Lake County Forest Preserves location for recycling. Donated trees are chipped and used for trails and for landscaping at forest preserves throughout Lake County.
Bring your tree to a drop-off site at one of the following forest preserves, open daily from 6:30 am to sunset:
Drop-offs accepted at the marked sites until Feb. 1.
Only undecorated, real Christmas trees can be accepted; no yard waste. Commercial drop-offs are prohibited.
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