Lake County in 60 seconds
Fall Fest planned
The GLMV Chamber of Commerce will host a Fall Fest on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Libertyville High School, 708 W. Park Ave. The event will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include music, food and kids activities. It will also showcase local businesses. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.glmvfallfest.com.
Tax assessment help
Lake County residents can get help evaluating their property tax assessment at two locations Tuesday. Tax assessment help centers provide one-on-one help from county assessment office staff. Sessions are 5 to 8 p.m. at the University Center of Lake County, on Washington Street just west of Route 45, Grayslake and at the College of Lake County Southlake Educational Center, Milwaukee Avenue north of Route 45, Vernon Hills. Several more sessions are scheduled through early November. Visit www.co.lake.il.us/assessor or call (847) 377-2050.
Park chats in Mundelein
Mundelein residents can get the scoop on their parks and programs this fall at park chats hosted by staff of the Mundelein Parks & Recreation District. The first chat of the season is 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Scott Brown Park on Southport Road in the Cambridge Country subdivision. Residents can meet staff and kids get a free ice cream treat. Park chats also are planned Oct. 2 at Indian Trails Park and Oct. 16 at Hanrahan Park. Call (847) 566-0650 or visit www.mu ndeleinparks.org.
Land preservation program
Free programs for Lake County landowners interested in preserving the rural character of their properties, while receiving tax benefits for doing so, is set for 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday and on Oct. 25 at the Wauconda Public Library, 801 N. Main St. The program, hosted by the Liberty Prairie Conservancy, provides details on conservation easements and the new tax benefits in place for them that expire at the end of 2009. Participants also will learn about the state's new Conservation Stewardship Program, and its tax benefits, which are particularly useful to owners of 10 acres or less.
Recycle electronics
Mundelein's household electronics recycling program will end Oct. 31. Products can be dropped off at the public works facility, 440 E. Crystal St., between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on weekdays. The program is open only to Lake County residents. The following items will not be accepted: air conditioners, dehumidifiers, large household appliances, batteries, electric fixtures, fluorescent light bulbs and compact discs.
Early intervention fair
The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center's Child and Family Connections program will host an Early Intervention Provider Fair Oct. 3. The fair, held in partnership with Lutheran General Children's Hospital's Illinois Medical Diagnostic Network, is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. It is free and open to pediatric-trained developmental, occupational and physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, social workers, counselors, nutritionists and interpreters. Information will be provided on how to become a credentialed early intervention provider, maintaining credentials, billing for services, and how to improve or start an early intervention private practice or agency and more. A training session titled "HIPAA, Policies, and Paperwork... Oh My!" will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Space is limited for the training. To register, email Darla Walker at dwalker@co.lake.il.us.