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Virtual Finance Committee and City Council Meeting on Monday, October 19
The Finance Committee will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the City Council meeting immediately following. Both are live-streamed on the City's website and on cable TV (Comcast channel 17 and U-verse channel 99).
The agendas are posted on the City's website.
Webinar ID: 885 5623 8519
Passcode: 1861
Public Comment: 847.810.3643
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Election Services at City Hall
and Important Dates
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Are you planning to vote early in Lake Forest? Early Voting begins at City Hall on Monday, October 19 and ends on Sunday, November 1. The hours are M-F, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Did you request a mail-in ballot? Beginning Monday, October 19, you may also put your mail-in ballot in a drop box located inside City Hall only during Early Voting hours. Prior to October 19, you may only use the ballot drop box located at the Lake County Clerk's office in Waukegan, or at one of these locations.
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Election Day Voting on Tuesday, November 3 is available at your polling site (City Hall is not a polling site on Election Day) from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Find your voting location here.
Please check the City's website for more voting information.
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Burr Oak Storm Sewer Project
Storm sewer upgrades and installation of underground detention storage are planned for the spring of 2021, thanks to the award of a $2+ million grant received from the Illinois DCEO. When complete, the project will prevent flooding in many residences, condominium buildings and businesses in the area near Western Avenue, north of Laurel Avenue. "A great deal of thanks go to State Representative Bob Morgan, State Representative Julie Morrison and Lake County Board Member and former Mayor Mike Rummel for their advocacy in securing 50% of the funding for this important capital improvement project for The City of Lake Forest," states Mayor George Pandaleon.
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Fall Native Tree & Plant Sale
Get ready for the Fall Native Tree & Plant Sale tomorrow from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.! Native plants promote biodiversity and support native wildlife, require little maintenance and are less dependent on fertilizers, pesticides. This annual event, co-sponsored by the City and Open Lands, will take place at Mellody Farm, 350 N. Waukegan Road. More details here.
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Community Solar is Coming to
Lake Forest
Lake Forest residents can take part in the first round of community solar projects being developed in Illinois available through the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’s new CS2 Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution Program. The Program provides residents in participating communities the opportunity to offset a share of their electricity supply usage with electricity generated by an authorized solar farm in the ComEd territory. In exchange, residents will receive a savings of 20 percent on the monthly electric supply charges on their bill, estimated at $132 per year for a single-family residence.
Post cards will be mailed out in late October inviting Lake Forest households to join the project wait list. Once on the wait list, MC Squared Energy Services (mc2) will contact residents with more information when the official enrollment process is available later this year.
There are numerous other benefits of supporting the community solar opportunity, including supporting renewable energy resources without changing utility companies, reducing your carbon footprint, avoiding the necessity of installing solar panels on your home, avoiding long-term contracts, and others.
To learn more about community solar and the program, visit the City's website.
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Upcoming Ward Meetings
Ward 1: Tuesday, October 27; 7-8:30 p.m. with Aldermen Jed Morris
and Jennifer Karras
Ward 3: Thursday, October 29; 7-8:30 p.m. with Aldermen Jim Preschlack and Ara Goshgarian
Did you miss your Ward Meeting? You may watch it online on the City's website.
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Have a Safe and Fun Halloween
Trick-or-Treating will take place on Saturday, October 31, 4-8 p.m.
Please practice current COVID safety measures and stay safe!
- Turn on your porch light or other outdoor lights to show that your house is welcoming Trick-or-Treaters. Please let your children know to not ring a doorbell if the lights are off.
- Trick-or-Treat as a household.
- Maintain a safe distance from other Trick-or-Treating groups.
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Do not participate in Trick-or-Treating if you are feeing unwell, if someone in your house is unwell, if you are awaiting COVID-19 test results, if you have recently returned from travel to a hot spot state, or if you know that you have been exposed to COVID-19.
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Use hand sanitizer regularly.
- Wear a mask and gloves while passing out candy or consider leaving a bowl of candy outside.
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Lake County Health Department Adds Mobile COVID-19 Testing Sites
Testing is free and open to all regardless of symptoms. A phone number and name are required in order to receive testing results. Photo identification and proof of insurance are helpful, but not required. High demand for testing may result in long wait times. Testing locations may close early due to inclement weather or if daily testing supplies are exhausted. Those utilizing drive-thru testing must be seated at a functioning window. Once you get in line at the site, you will not be permitted to exit your car. All sites will also accommodate walk-up individuals. Only viral testing is provided at the mobile testing site.
Other Testing Options
State-run Community-Based Testing Sites, located in Waukegan (102 W. Water St.) and Arlington Heights (2000 W Euclid Ave.) are open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Testing at these sites is free. For more information, visit the IDPH website at https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/covid-19-testing-sites.
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Where can I find COVID-19 data specific to Lake Forest?
Check here to see COVID activity by zip code. This dashboard was created and is updated by the Lake County Health Department. Lake Forest is currently in Phase 4 of the Governor's "Restore Illinois" Plan. View the State Guidelines here.
Wear a Mask
Wash Your Hands
Watch Your Distance
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Lake County Interactive Map |
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Lake County occupies 1/2 of Region 9 according to the latest revisions to the Restore Illinois Plan. The western 1/2 of Region 9 is McHenry County.
The Lake County Health Department's interactive map shares the number of residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 in each municipality. You can view the map here.
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The City of Lake Forest, Illinois | Website
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