| Do you have a pension problem? Do you know?
Attend April 17 meeting
A serious fiscal problem is facing municipal public safety pensions in Illinois. Is your village facing funding deficits? Where will the additional money needed to fund pensions come from?
Learn what the pension issues are and how funding deficits can impact the future health of pension programs.
Join LCML for a discussion of the issues.
- Thursday, April 17
- Vernon Hills Golf Course
291 Evergreen and Route 45
- 6:00 pm hors d'oeuvres
- 7:00 pm program featuring Larry Bury, political analyst for NWMC
- $20 LCML members
$25 non-LCML members
Please make your reservation via or by phone at (847) 270-3126. Reservations must be made by April 11. No shows will be billed if cancellations are not made. |
Green Procurement Exposition
The Green Procurement Exposition & Conference will be held on June 4 and 5 at Navy Pier. Vendors and suppliers from across the country will display the latest in green products.
A two-day education track includes sessions designed to enhance professional practices, facilitate cooperative buying, and highlight energy management and industry trends.
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LCML Dates to Remember
- April 17: Membership Meeting featuring Pension update
- April 28: LCTA Transportation Update
- June 19: Membership Meeting featuring the pros and cons of the Constitutional Convention
- August 21: Membership Meeting featuring a regional water supply report
- September 10: LCML golf outing at The Arboretum Club, Buffalo Grove
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Com Ed Storm Response survey
If you haven't already emailed a list of your municipality's critical facilities information to Diane Emerson from
Com Ed, remember it is requested by April 15.
Provide the following information:
address location and account information for Police/911 Centers, pumping/life stations, fire facilities, Village Halls, and cooling/warming/ evacuation centers. Also include a municipal contact name and title.
Email the information to .
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The Lake County Transportation Alliance has scheduled its Transportation Update for Monday, April 28. Continental breakfast from 7:30 - 8:00 am, with the program running from 8:00 - 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at the University Center of Lake County, 1200 University Center, Grayslake.
Keynote speakers:
Rep. Julie Hamos, House Mass Transit Committee Chair
Rep. Sidney Mathias, House Mass Transit Committee Vice-Chair
RSVP to
or at (847) 247-0137 ex. 221. |
| Mayors Caucus Quarterly Meeting, April 18
Join the Mayors Caucus for its Quarterly Meeting on Friday, April 18 from noon to 3:00 p.m, at the Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, in downtown Chicago.
The agenda for the meeting will include:
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A presentation on the Brookings Institution's Blueprint for American Prosperity
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A discussion on the proposed education reform and capital bill currently being negotiated in Springfield (SB 2288)
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A presentation by the Governor's office on his capital bill proposal
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An update on Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics and the Caucus' Regional Coordinating Committee
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A report on the implementation of the Cable and Video Competition Law
- A discussion on jump starting CREATE, the region's freight rail initiative.
RSVP to
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