Briefs: Lake Street reopens
Lake Street, a well-traveled east-west thoroughfare through Butler Lake Park in Libertyville, reopened Tuesday night after months of construction. The village board held a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the project, which consisted of the reconstruction of about a third of a mile of roadway and the replacement of the bridge over a lake tributary. The road was closed at that point and traffic detoured, creating difficulties for sports teams using the park, commuters using the Metra train station and students attending Butterfield School. Originally planned to be complete by Aug. 19, the project was delayed because of poor soils and the need for more extensive work to replace the bridge and adding $150,000 to the cost.
Route 176 closure
Route 176 at the Metra North Line crossing near Lake Bluff, will be closed for eight days for crossing repair and resurfacing. This is the first railroad crossing east of St. Mary's Road. The road was closed at 7 a.m. today and is scheduled to reopen at 7 a.m. Oct. 2. The detour route is St. Mary's Road to Route 137/Buckley Road to Route 43/Waukegan Road.
Dorn installed as association president
Brian Dorn, general manager of the North Shore Sanitary District, will be installed this week as president of the Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies. He has nearly three decades of engineering experience and has worked at the NSSD for the past 19 years, the last three as general manager. The district provides wastewater treatment to about 315,000 residents in communities across eastern Lake County from Winthrop Harbor to Highland Park. The Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies serves more than 50 independent agencies concerned with maintaining clean water systems and wastewater collection.
Pie in the Eye comes back
Students involved in Christopher Kubic's public service practicum class at Grayslake North High School are taking a humorous approach to helping area families by carrying on "Pie in the Eye," which began last year. Pictures of willing teachers have been attached to jars and displayed in the cafeteria and school events through Friday, Sept. 26. Students who want to see a particular teacher have a whipped cream pie tossed at them vote for that teacher by placing change in that teacher's jar. The five teachers with the most money in their jars will be the winners and will get pied at half-time of the Homecoming football game Friday. The students donate the proceeds of the event to the school's emergency relief fund, which assists Grayslake North students and families in crisis.