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Lake Bluff proposes outdoor lighting caps and curfews
Lake Bluff's Architectural Board of Review and Joint Plan Commission reviewed draft exterior lighting regulations at a Sept. 15 work session that would cap light output, require shielded fixtures, limit color temperature to 3,000 Kelvin, and set an 11 p.m. residential lighting curfew across the village.
Local Government
Lake Bluff proposes outdoor lighting caps and curfews
Lake Bluff's Architectural Board of Review and Joint Plan Commission reviewed draft exterior lighting regulations at a Sept. 15 work session that would cap light output, require shielded fixtures, limit color temperature to 3,000 Kelvin, and set an 11 p.m. residential lighting curfew across the village.
Local Government
Lake Bluff proposes outdoor lighting caps and curfews
Lake Bluff's Architectural Board of Review and Joint Plan Commission reviewed draft exterior lighting regulations at a Sept. 15 work session that would cap light output, require shielded fixtures, limit color temperature to 3,000 Kelvin, and set an 11 p.m. residential lighting curfew across the village.
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Lake Bluff proposes outdoor lighting caps and curfews
Lake Bluff's Architectural Board of Review and Joint Plan Commission reviewed draft exterior lighting regulations at a Sept. 15 work session that would cap light output, require shielded fixtures, limit color temperature to 3,000 Kelvin, and set an 11 p.m. residential lighting curfew across the village.
Local Government
Lake Forest's 32 Flock cameras track vehicles without warrants
Lake Forest residents and students are questioning the city's 32 Flock license-plate-reader cameras, a $120,000 program that shares surveillance data with neighboring police departments and local HOAs with no warrant requirement and limited public disclosure.
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Abbott Labs pays $385 million in infant formula settlement
Abbott Laboratories, headquartered at Abbott Park in Lake County, will pay nearly $385 million to resolve federal and state allegations that it falsely certified the safety of powdered infant formula linked to bacterial contamination and infant deaths.
Business
Lake County gas reaches $4.32 as Labor Day record looms
Lake Forest and Lake Bluff drivers face $4.32-per-gallon gas this Labor Day weekend as GasBuddy projects the most expensive holiday at the pump on record nationally.
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Scouts seek first win as Warren visits Varsity Field Friday
The Lake Forest Scouts' 0-4 start is the worst in coach Chuck Spagnoli's 24-year tenure, with an offensive scheme split producing wildly different results as Warren visits Varsity Field on Friday, Sept. 18.
Sports
Scouts fall to 0-4 after Libertyville's late 44-second burst
Lake Forest High School's football team lost 40-26 to Libertyville on Thursday after two Wildcats touchdowns in 44 seconds sealed the game, dropping the Scouts to 0-4 for the worst start in coach Chuck Spagnoli's 24-season tenure.
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Lake Bluff volunteer leads Sept. 26 Alzheimer's walk
Lake Bluff resident Lynn Johnson, whose father and mother-in-law both lived with Alzheimer's, is rallying neighbors to join the Lake County Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Independence Grove in Libertyville.
Community
Lake Forest Parks launches free LF Rec app for mobile signups
Lake Forest Parks & Recreation released the free LF Rec app on Sept. 10, letting residents register for classes, camps and activities from their phones instead of relying on a desktop computer.
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LFHS closes classrooms after mold tests find elevated spore levels
Elevated mold spore levels in Lake Forest High School's second-floor west wing prompted temporary classroom closures and a district remediation plan, but questions remain about when the problem was first identified and how families were notified.
Education
Lake Forest College enrollment hits record 1,794 students
Lake Forest College enrolled a record 1,794 students this fall, its largest class in 169 years, with President Sosulski crediting transfer-friendly policies, new majors in AI and neuroscience, and strong post-graduate outcomes.
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Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
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