Important COVID-19 Community Updates
We appreciate the chance to bring you up to speed on what we are learning from local and regional sources every weekday or as necessary.
 Please dial 9-1-1 in case of emergencies only and call 847.234.2601 for non-emergencies.

Check the City's website for additional information and continue to send any inquiries to cityhall@cityoflakeforest.com . As Mayor Pandaleon continues to stress, residents should stay at home unless it is absolutely necessary to leave the house and maintain physical distancing.

Many staff members are working remotely and will respond to you at the earliest opportunity.
"Zoom" in on the April 20 Virtual Finance Committee and City Council Meetings
Etiquette in Parks, on Trials and Sidewalks
  • Stay home if you’re sick! Don’t use the parks or trails if you are exhibiting symptoms. Remember to wash your hands, use hand sanitizer, and cover your coughs and sneezes.
 
  • Maintain physical distancing. Do not gather on the path or in a park. Please keep 6 feet distance from others while saying hello. 
 
  • Please respect the City's closures (playgrounds, tennis courts, basketball courts, etc.).
 
  • Exercise physical distancing on trails and sidewalks. Please be kind and share our pathways when biking, running or walking.  Please keep manageable speeds and stay to the right to allow others to pass. 

  • When passing others, pass single file and always on the left. Remember to Call out “On your Left” or ring your bike bell when passing others. Do not walk or ride two-wide to allow others to pass at a distance. 
 
  • Dogs must be on leashes (yes, even the good dogs)!

  • Help keep our Open Spaces, trails and sidewalks clean! Please use the pet receptacles in the parks or carry out all waste from trails and sidewalks. In case the pet stations have run out of bags, it's a good idea to bring your own. 
#wearehereforyouLF - it's National Kindergarten Day!
Celebrate Community Arbor Day and Earth Day in Lake Forest through April 24
In an effort to continue to promote the re-greening of Lake Forest while still practicing physical distancing, the City of Lake Forest Forestry section, in conjunction with Lake Forest Open Lands, would like to extend an opportunity for residents to pick up FREE Balsam fir tree seedlings at the following locations to celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22 and Arbor Day on Friday, April 24. 

The seedlings will be available starting on Tuesday, April 21 and refilled daily while supplies last. Pickup will be based on the honor system. 

City of Lake Forest parking lot locations for pick up:
  • City Hall
  • West Park
  • South Park
  • Northcroft Park
  • Everett Park

Lake Forest Open Lands locations for pick up:
  • Mellody Farm Nature Preserve
  • Middlefork Farm Nature Preserve
  • West Skokie Nature Preserve
  • Everett Farm Nature Preserve
  • Skokie River Nature Preserve
  • Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve

For locations of Open Lands' nature preserves, check here .
Sanitation Services Enhancements Reminders
Due to the temporary closure of the City’s Compost Center, the City’s Sanitation Section is providing new services on regular resident collection days.

Yard Waste

  • Yard Waste Bags – Curbside collection of 8 bags maximum per collection day, no stickers, twice per week.
  • Brush – Curbside collection 8, 4-foot tied bundle, maximum per collection day, no stickers, twice per week.

Additional Refuse Items
Collection of bulk items or non-typical household garbage will be collected at the curb twice per week. There will be no charge for these additional items placed at the curb. A maximum of 2 cubic yards will be collected (equal to one refuse scooter full or the pick-up bed of a pick-up truck).

No concrete, bricks, railroad ties, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers or hazardous materials will be accepted.

The City Council and City staff asks that residents follow these guidelines. Debris and yard waste created by contracting firms should still not be disposed of curbside.

These additional services will be evaluated on an ongoing basis and may change.

Please remember this is temporary. Once the COVID-19 conditions allow for the opening of the Compost Center, the City will once again require stickers be placed on yard waste bags / bundled brush and additional refuse items must be brought to the Compost Center or be scheduled for a curbside special pickup.

Any changes will be communicated via the City’s website, E-Newsletter and on Facebook. Thank you for your support! If you have questions, please contact Becky Pocasangre at 847.810.3543.
Complete the Census for the Family! Visit the City's website page for all the information.

The Census paper questionnaire was mailed on April 8 to anyone who has not yet responded. Please complete the questionnaire and return it or respond online at my2020census.gov or by phone at 844.330.2020. Thank you for helping Lake Forest and Illinois achieve a Complete Count!
Lake County Interactive Map
The Lake County Health Department released an interactive map which shares the number of residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 in each municipality. According to the LCHD website, it is best viewed on a computer. You can view the map here .
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