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Mundelein Park District again gets Excellence in Financial Reporting honor

By JoAnna Brown | Nov 28, 2016

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada recently honored the Mundelein Park & Recreation District (MPRD) with a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.

Lake County Jail again receives American Correctional Association accreditation

By JoAnna Brown | Nov 7, 2016

A professional level of jail operations and successful completion of the accreditation process have led to Lake County Jail receiving the National Accreditation for Corrections from the American Correctional Association (ACA) for the fourth consecutive time.

Lake County official says new Metra Board chief a win for suburbs

By JoAnna Brown | Oct 23, 2016

The Metra Board of Directors said late last week that it unanimously elected Norm Carlson as chairman.

Moraine offers low-cost transportation service for seniors, disabled

By JoAnna Brown | Sep 27, 2016

Moraine Township seniors and disabled residents are the only residents who qualify for the Moraine Township Door-to-Door Transportation program.

U.S. Route 41/Deerfield Road interchange ramps set to reopen by Sept. 7

By JoAnna Brown | Aug 29, 2016

Drivers are asked to be aware that ramps will be closed at the U.S. Route 41/Deerfield Road interchange as part of the Deerfield Road Reconstruction Project.

Highland Park mailing out vehicle-sticker renewal notices this month

By JoAnna Brown | Aug 23, 2016

The City of Highland Park is mailing out vehicle-sticker renewal applications this month, and the stickers must be present on all vehicles within the city by Oct. 1, at a cost of $45 per passenger vehicle.

Portion of Highland Park receives mosquito-control treatment

By JoAnna Brown | Aug 22, 2016

After completing adult mosquito surveillance, in which two additional West Nile virus mosquito samples were located in the northwest portion of Highland Park, the Southlake Mosquito Abatement District conducted a ground-based mosquito-control treatment recently.