Briefs: Cedar Lake Road open
Road work on Cedar Lake and Townline roads in Round Lake is complete, the Lake County Division of Transportation announced Friday. Motorists now can proceed west from Cedar Lake to Bacon Road on Townline Road and south on the newly constructed section of Cedar Lake Road from Route 60 to Townline Road.
Roadside checks planned
Lake County sheriff's police and Illinois State Police will team up for roadside safety checks this weekend in Volo. The exercise will run from 10 p.m. Saturday through 3 a.m. Sunday at routes 12 and 120. Police will be looking for drunken drivers and other scofflaws.
Meetings canceled
Two recreation-related meetings scheduled for Tuesday in Libertyville have been canceled. The parks and recreation advisory commission will next meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 2. The parks and recreation committee of the village board will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 2. Both are at the village hall, 118 W. Cook Ave.
Home-school meeting set
Lake Zurich Unit District 95 will conduct two meetings at 1 p.m. Sept. 10 and 9 a.m. Sept. 18 to discuss the district's plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools within the district for the 2007-08 school year. The meetings will be held at the district administration building, 400 S. Old Rand Road, Lake Zurich. Parents of a home-schooled child who has been or may be identified with a disability, living within the district's boundaries are urged to attend. Contact the special education office at (847) 540-7060 to let them know you will be attending. If you have questions about these meetings, contact Nancy Rosenfeld at (847) 540-7060.
Emergency facility favored
A new state law aimed at bringing needed emergency medical services to north and western areas of Lake County was signed today by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The legislation would allow the Grayslake Outpatient & Acute Care Center, at 1475 E. Belvidere Road, to upgrade to a freestanding emergency center. Once upgrades are completed, the facility would operate 24 hours a day with enhanced emergency services and include ambulance bays and a helicopter pad. Pending approval by the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, the Grayslake Freestanding Emergency Center will be operational in 2008.