NEWS ANALYSIS: The local health department’s policy of smearing vague areas in outbreak reporting endangers people’s lives and causes unnecessary panic. Read on to find out what you can do about changing this negligent policy.
NEWS ANALYSIS: The local health department’s policy of smearing vague areas in outbreak reporting endangers people’s lives and causes unnecessary panic. Read on to find out what you can do about changing this negligent policy.
GRANT ALERT: To cushion the economic blow from the loss of 667 jobs at the Motorola facility in Libertyville, public funding for job training assistance is coming through the Lake County Workforce Development Department from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Read on to find out how many laid-off Motorola workers will get assistance with the initial installment.
NEWS ALERT: Multiple county agencies are digging in and trying to get the word out in preparing for the swine flu virus. Read on to find out what’s being done to prepare for the pandemic.
NEWS ALERT: Other than intelligence, nothing is more crucial in an emergency situation than communications. Read on to see what a federal grant will do to enhance emergency communications in Lake County.
NEWS ALERT: Lake County adopted a plan to go green at a point when the third rock from the sun has about 100 months of sustainability left, according to some estimates. Read on to get the highlights of Lake County’s green government guide.
NEWS ALERT: The planned multimillion-dollar facility will cost taxpayers big bucks up front, but it’s planned to operate mostly on its own. Read on to find out how the county government came to that conclusion.
NEWS ALERT: Local senior citizens who find themselves in dire financial straits can keep their homes from being lost to tax bill default by getting an assessment freeze. Read on to find out how to apply for a tax shelter.
NEWS ALERT: Local senior citizens who find themselves in dire financial straits can keep their homes from being lost to tax bill default by getting an assessment freeze. Read on to find out how to apply for a tax shelter.
NEWS ALERT: A watered-down Lake County Board resolution supporting the Route 53 extension was not reflective of the 3-to-1 supermajority of county voters supporting the April 7 advisory referendum. Read on to find out how many changes were made in the initial version of the resolution.
NEWS COMMENTARY: The sheriff’s theater production of attacking Shantal Taylor shows how traditional media is practicing less journalism these days. Read about the news holes and humor of Mark Curran’s comments obediently recorded by local print media, which failed to examine their credibility.
NEWS ALERT: The grant dollars purchase abandoned or foreclosed homes and rehabilitate abandoned and foreclosed homes and residential properties for resale or rent. Find out which local agencies will be distributing the grant funding.
NEWS ALERT: Stimulus funds are no longer “in the mail.” Find out what the $4.6 million check with be used for and when it will be placed in the hands of local officials.
NEWS ALERT: A stormwater management plan made to fit a specific watershed might be factor in flood relief. See what area of the county is getting a custom-designed plan.