Upgrade coming.
The railroad grade crossing on
Deerfield Parkway will be closed for a week beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug.
12 for reconstruction. No doubt cynics
will flock to social media to rip the village for
taking so long.
Surprise – it’s not a village
project, but one undertaken by the Canadian Pacific Railroad, which has
jurisdiction over the tracks and crossings.
My guess is there will be grumbling that Lake County roadways once again
get a priority. In this case that’s
likely the case because there are no railroad crossings in Cook County.
Rumors that the project was
expedited after a soccer mom spilled her latte as she flew across the crossing
while yacking on her cell phone in her oversized SUV are unconfirmed.
Speaking of Deerfield Road
The fine folks in Deerfield want
you to know Deerfield Road will be closed between Waukegan Road (IL-43)
and Chestnut Street until August 31, 2016 to allow for construction operations.
This closure is required in order to reconstruct infrastructure between the
Metra Viaduct and Waukegan Road.
Simultaneously, maintenance work
will be performed on the Deerfield Road bridge over the west fork of the north
branch of the Chicago River (east of Deerpath Drive), which will prohibit traffic
from crossing the bridge.
What this means is there will be a
ton of roadwork.
Speaking of Aug. 12.
According to the village website, the
Lake County Circuit Clerk and Mobile Passport Services Team will be at the
Alcott Center, 530 Bernard Drive in Buffalo Grove, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
on Friday, August 12, 2016 to process passport applications and renewals,
including passport photos.
The Mobile Passport team suggests
visiting its r website and viewing the passport checklist to ensure you are
aware of all required documents. The passport application can be
downloaded and completed ahead of time, or you can obtain them when you arrive
at the Alcott center. If you have questions, please contact the Circuit
Clerk's Office at 847-377-3380
or visit them online at www.lakecountycircuitclerk.org. In other words, plan ahead. A novel idea.
From the cop shop…
This Labor Day, families and
friends will be celebrating the end of the summer. Sadly, this festive time is
also a dangerous time on our roads, as many alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers
get behind the wheel after celebrating. For this reason, Buffalo Grove Police
Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation to stop
drunk drivers and help save lives.
The high-visibility "Drive
Sober or Get Pulled Over" crackdown runs from Aug. 22 through Sept. 5.
During this period, law enforcement across Illinois will show zero tolerance
for impaired driving and seat belt law violators. Increased state and national
messaging about the dangers of drunk and drugged driving, coupled with roadside
safety checks and increased officers on the road, aim to reduce impaired
driving in Buffalo Grove and Illinois.
Cynics will, no doubt, take to
social media ripping the cops saying it’s so they can meet their quotas. Two things to note, quotas are illegal in
Illinois and this is a statewide initiative and not a village effort.
Farmers’ Market Update
Not to sound like trustee Andrew
Stein who does his best Orion Samuelson impersonation at each Village Board
meeting, but the selection at the Farmers Market continues to grow as the
growing season goes on. Makes sense,
right. Just so you know. By the way, there is no ATM at the Farmers’
Market. Not even a free one.
Buffalo Grove Days
Yes, Virginia, it will be at Mike
Rylko Park this year
because of the construction on Lake-Cook Road.
But wait, what construction?
Remember, it’s a Cook County Department of Highway Department project. So that and the ongoing budget fiasco in
Springpatch could account for something.
No doubt critics will chide the village for that. There’s a pattern here.
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