January 15, 2021

Restore Illinois Update
Lake County Vaccine Information
Stormwater Utility Fee Town Hall Meetings
Comprehensive Plan Meeting
Holiday Tree Disposal

Business of The Day
Shop Local
Winter Recreation Guide
Residential Composting

Restore Illinois Update

The State of Illinois has been in Phase 4, Tier 3 mitigation measures under the Restore Illinois plan since November 20. The Governor has announced that as of January 15, regions that meet certain criteria may return to Phase 4, Tier 2 mitigation measures. Libertyville is in Region 9. At this time Region 9 has not met the criteria to return to Phase 4, Tier 2 restrictions.The Village will continue to monitor the status of our Region. Updates will be posted on the Village’s website.

Lake County Vaccine Information

The Lake County Health Department has created a registration portal for Lake County residents to register for notifications for when it is time to make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine. To register for notifications click here.

Stormwater Utility Fee Town Hall Meetings

The Village of Libertyville is considering implementing a stormwater utility fee to finance the capital improvements identified in the Master Stormwater Management Plan. Residents and business can learn more about the proposed fee by visiting the Village’s stormwater utility fee web page here. This web page includes fee background, a list of frequently asked questions, and a tool that allows customers to lookup their property’s estimated stormwater utility fee amount. If adopted by the Village Board, the fee would go into effect on September 1, 2021.

The Village will be hosting two virtual town hall sessions in the coming weeks to review the proposed fee and stormwater capital improvement plan. The dates of the virtual town halls are:

-Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 7:00pm
-Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 7:00pm

The virtual meeting links are available at the link above and will also be shared on social media. In order to facilitate the virtual meeting participants are encouraged to submit questions or provide feedback in advance of the meeting by emailing stormwaterhelp@libertyville.com. Comments and questions will be read aloud during the meeting. Each town hall session will be recorded and uploaded for later viewing on the Village’s website.

Comprehensive Plan Meeting

On Tuesday, January 19 a Committee of the Whole meeting will be held with the Village Board to hear a presentation on the draft Comprehensive Plan. The proposed Libertyville 2030 Comprehensive Plan is a guiding document that describes a vision and blueprint for Libertyville's future physical, economic and social development over the next ten years.

The Comprehensive Plan's vision is the result of considerable analysis and study of the community's existing conditions - its downtown business district, neighborhoods, economic climate, commercial corridors, industrial areas, open space, streets and infrastructure, and urban design and visual appearances - as well as extensive collaboration, participation and input from Libertyville residents and stakeholders in the planning process. The meeting will be held virtually at 7:00 p.m. To view the agenda and virtual meeting link click here. To view the draft plan click here.

Holiday Tree Disposal

The Village's waste hauler, Groot Industries will provide holiday tree disposal to all residential customers between January 2 and January 25, at no extra cost. Please place your trees curbside. Tree bags, lights and decorations must be removed. To learn more about the Village's refuse and recycling programs click here.

To compost holiday trees visit the Lake County Forest Preserve ("LCFP"). The LCFP is offering tree recycling through February 1st. Donate it to the LCFP and they will recycle it into woodchips for trails and landscaping at forest preserves in Lake County. Bring your undecorated, real tree to a drop-off site by February 1. Learn more here.

Business of the Day

The Business of the Day for January 7, 2021 is Innovation Business Suites. Watch the video here. Learn more about how lessees of the 200-2000 SF offices benefit from available conference rooms, food service, and other Innovation Park Lake County amenities.

Shop Local

Refresh your home, wardrobe and more with small shops right in Libertyville! Shop smart and stay local to find the best of the best. www.Shop60048.com.

Winter Recreation Guide

The Winter Recreation Guide is available NOW! Check out all the great classes and programs we have to offer. To view the guide click here. To register click here.

Residential Composting

Residents now have the opportunity to participate in residential composting. Residents may rent a 95-gallon cart from Groot at a one-time rate of $40.00 per season (in addition to the landscape waste subscription rate of $170.00). Residents renting a cart for landscape waste will be permitted to place organic waste (fruits and vegetables) in the cart for collection along with their landscape waste. To set up residential composting service contact Groot at (847) 693-2700. To learn more about the benefits of composting click here.