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March 1996 Vol.18 No.1
NEW YARD WASTE STICKER PROGRAM
You probably will want to save this article for future reference! There will'be a major change in this year's yard
waste program - just when you had it down pat, right? But, the good news is, garbage rates have been
substantially lowered. Here's the story:
Beginning on Tuesday, April 2nd, yard waste service will resume each Tuesday and will continue through
December loth. BUT.....
> Instead of purchasing "Deerfield Recycles" bags, you will now purchase yard waste STICKERS. Stickers
will be available after March 15th and will cost $1.25 each. You can get the stickers at the Village Hall,
Deerbrook Jewel/Osco, Commons Jewel, and at Ron and Marty's Deerfield Hardware (formerly True
Value).
If you have some "Deerfield Recycles" bags left over, you may use them up to June 1st and, of course, they
will not require the new stickers. After June 1st, you must use the stickers.
> So, you get a regular 30 gallon paper garden waste bag (not plastic), place one of the new stickers on the
bag so that it is visible to the driver - not inside, not on the bottom of the bag - and place it at the curb
on Tuesday for pick-up.
> Bundled brush will also be accepted on Tuesdays but will not require a sticker. Remember - brush must
be no more than 4' long and 30" in circumference, tied in a bundle. Your yard waste MUST be in paper
bags complete with the new stickers.
> Remember, if you leave the clippings on the grass, you'll be doing those tender shoots a really big favor.
You could also use a mulching mower. Each of these methods will be beneficial to your lawn and will save
you some cash.
The $1.25 sticker charge is a user fee, paying.for the pick-up and composting charge. Over all, scavenger rates
have decreased approximately 25% under the new scavenger contract signed last October. Just in case you have
any questions about this new yard waste program, please call the Village Hall at 945-5000.
BLOOD DRIVE
Deerfield residents Linda & Gil Antokat have agreed
to serve as coordinators for the four blood drives
held annually in Deerfield. The next drive is
Sunday, March 3rd at the Jewett Park Community
Center between 8 A.M. and 1 P.M. There is no need
to make an appointment, but if you have any
questions you may call the Antokals at 940-4335.
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AREA CODE 847 REMINDER
The three month "permissive dialing period," during
which both 708 and 847 area codes will work, expires
on April 19th. After that, people calling your home
or business from outside our area code must use 847.
If you haven't changed those business cards and
stationery, or notified your family and friends of this
change, you're running out of time!
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NEW TRAIN STATION
OUTSTANDING YOUTH AWARD
The Lake Cook Road train station has been operating
ToInce mid -January with 276 parking spaces available
o commuters. The fee is $1.00, and all of the
parking is on a first come -first served basis.
METRA operates and maintains the facility and
collects the parking fees. At this point, due to the
Lake Cook Road underpass project, it is difficult for
pedestrians to walk to and from the station. The
Village, working with the Northbrook and our
respective Chambers of Commerce, has received a
State grant for sidewalk improvements and shuttle
van service in order to encourage reverse commuting
at the station. The vans will begin operating this
month and pedestrian improvements will be installed
this summer. Between its two stations, Deerfield
now has over 1000 commuter parking spaces. That
will increase to about 1250 after METRA adds
parking at the Lake Cook Road station this summer.
IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S OPTICOM!
The Village has received many inquiries regarding
the devices that have recently been installed on the
top of traffic signals. Most have wondered if they
are cameras for catching speeders. Actually, the
�evices are part of the OPTICOM system which
allows emergency vehicles to preempt traffic signals
in order to travel safely through intersections. The
Village and Deerfield -Bannockburn Fire Protection
District cooperated in funding this project.
ANNUAL BUDGET
Work is underway on the annual budget for the fiscal
year beginning May 1, 1996. Village staff will
present a proposed budget to the Mayor and Board of
Trustees in early March. A public hearing will be
held on the document at the April 15th Village Board
meeting. Your comments and suggestions on projects
and services are welcome. The proposed budget will
be available at the Village Hall for inspection thirty
days prior to the public hearing
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ELECTION JUDGES NEEDED!
There is a severe shortage of election judges for the
March 19th and November 5th elections. If you
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uld be willing to help out, please call the Lake
unty Clerk's Office at 360-3610.
Here's your chance to earn a little spending money
and, at the same time, feel righteous about doing
your civic duty.
The Deerfield Youth Council would like your help in
nominating deserving young men and women for the
Jeffrey Werner Outstanding Youth Award. This
award was first presented in 1969 as a memorial to
Jeffrey Werner, a Deerfield teenager who, despite a
terminal illness, distinguished himself in service to
his community.
Nomination forms are available at the Village Hall.
Please return completed forms to the attention of
Barbara Bishop, Village of Deerfield, 850 Waukegan
Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. The deadline for
accepting nominations is April 1. 1996. The award
presentation will take place at Jewett Park during the
Memorial Day Ceremony.
WEATHER THE STORM
The Orphans of the Storm still needs newspapers to
use during these cold weather months. They are
located at 2200 Riverwoods Road and are open seven
days a week from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. The papers can
also be left by the gate after hours.... just be sure to
bag them so they don't blow around.
We understand (from a usually reliable source) that
the animals read the sports page - especially the
information about the Bulls' games. But maybe we're
barking up the wrong tree!
ANNUAL SIDEWALK PROGRAM
Once again, the Village is offering its sidewalk
replacement program whereby it shares, on a 50150
basis, repairs to public sidewalks along residential
properties. Many of our residents have already
availed themselves of this program, and we would
like to encourage others to take advantage of it.
By combining several sidewalk replacement projects
under one bid, the Village can secure far better
prices for this work than if they were contracted for
individually. More importantly, we will do all of the
work, from preparing the specifications to awarding
the job and guaranteeing the quality of the work.
All residents are urged to check the sidewalk in front
of their. homes. Together, we can make sidewalks
safer for pedestrians and, at the same time, enhance
the appearance of your property. If you would like
to participate in this program, call the Engineering
Department at 317-2490 as soon as possible, but no
later than May 1st. Ask about our Curb Replacement
Program as well.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
LOCAL ORGANIZATION SPOTLIGHT
We know that Tax Increment Financing can be very
confusing - and we also know it's downright boring
to some of you. Unless, that is, there's good news to
report .... and here it is!
Last December, the Village Board passed a resolution
reallocating over $6.7 million from the Lake Cook
Road TIF District. For the sixth consecutive year,
the Village has distributed funds to various local
governments in Lake and Cook Counties. In Lake
County, some of the allocations were:
School District #109 -
$938,969
School District #113 -
$770,277
Fire District -
$234,846
Village -
$218,307
Lake County -
$215-1000
Park District -
$183,913
Library -
$ 77,317
The Lake Cook Road TIF District has been a huge
success story with all local taxing bodies sharing in
the benefits. The Village used its allocation to
reduce our annual tax levy. This is the fourth
successive year we've decreased the amount of property
taxes.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAYS
Although we had hoped to publish the household
hazardous waste drop-off sites for this year, as of the
print date for this newsletter, the Illinois E.P.A. had
not announced the locations or dates of the drop-
offs. They should be available in early March, and
you may contact the Solid Waste Agency of Lake
County at 336-9340 for dates and locations.
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
850 Waukegan Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
Fire Department .... :......................... 911
Fire Department Non -Emergency ............945-4066
Police Department ............................911
Police Department Non -Emergency ..........945-8636
Village Hall..............................945-5000
BERNARD FORREST, Mayor
TRUSTEES
Marvin W. Ehlers Edwin B. Seidman
John H. Neuberger Vernon E. Swanson
Harriet Rosenthal Michael Swartz
Robert D. Franz, Village Manager
Marjorie Emery, D-Tales Editor
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The Newcomers Club of Deerfield was founded in
1949 to foster friendship among its members and
newcomers to the community. Forty-seven years
later the organization is still providing opportunities
for newcomers to do just that. The Club has
expanded its membership to include Bannockburn,
Highland Park and Riverwoods. Meetings are held
monthly in the form of day and evening programs.
Special interest groups include Book Review,
Bowling, Bridge, Coffee and Kids, Craft Group,
Diners Group, Golf, Ladies Night Out and Tennis.
Our special events are designed for families or adults
and include Pool Parties, Wine Tastings, Cultural
Events, Holiday Parties, Casino Night, Cooking
Classes and other fun activities.
Each summer the Club sponsors the Family Days
Pancake Breakfast and, though it is primarily a social
group, left -over funds are contributed to local
organizations, which in 1995 included: Care-A-
Thon, Highland Park and Deerfield Public Libraries,
Deerfield Area Historical Society, Ryerson Woods,
Habitat for Humanity, Family Network, Deerfield
Committee of Arden Shore and Deerfield Family
Days.
If you have any questions or would like to receive a
newsletter, please contact Ann Mott at 405-9118.
DID YOU KNOW?
Most speeders ticketed on residential streets
actually live within the neighborhood
Garbage cans can not be placed at the curb
before sundown on the night before pick-up.
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POLICE
Police Beat
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As of January 1, 1996, a number
of new criminal and traffic
statutes became law. Some of
these statutes create new of-
fenses, while others make major
revisions to existing statutes.
The remainder of this Police Beat
will summarize those laws that
most impact you and your fami-
lies.
Approaching, Overtaking and
Passing a School Bus - En-
hanced Penalties
Amends the offense of approach-
ing, overtaking and passing a
school bus by increasing the pe-
riod for which an offender's
driver's license must be sus-
pended by the Secretary of State
from the current 30 days to 3
months for first time offenders,
and from the previous 60 days to
1 year for the second or subse-
quent offenses that occur within
five (as opposed to three) years
of the first offense. Provides for
a mandatory $150 fine for first
time offenders and a $500 fine
for the second or subsequent of-
fenses. Prohibits a judge from
giving a sentence of court super-
vision for this offense.
Driving Under the Influence -
Mandatory Incarceration if
Child in Car
Provides that the penalty im-
posed on a person for driving un-
Legislative Update
der the influence of alcohol or
drugs will be enhanced by 48
hours of imprisonment for the
first offense, ten days of impris-
onment for the second offense,
thirty days of imprisonment for
the third offense and 90 days im-
prisonment for the fourth offense
if the driver had a child under the
age of 16 in the car at the time of
the offense. The imprisonment
shall not be subject to suspension
and the offender shall not be eli-
gible for probation in order to re-
duce the sentence of incarcera-
tion.
Railroad Crossing - Pedestrian
or Vehicle - Mandatory Fines
Creates a mandatory fine of $500
or 50 hours of community ser-
vice for pedestrians who fail to
obey crossing signals and for
drivers who fail to obey cross -
buck signs. Mandates local au-
thorities to impose the penalties.
Discretionary Transfer - Age 13
- Cannabis - School Zone
Allows for the discretionary
transfer to adult criminal court of
juveniles at least 13 years of age
for felony violations of the
Cannabis Control Act committed
within 1000 feet of a school or
on a school bus.
Expansion of Student Expulsion
Authority - Weapons
Expands the general authority of
local school boards to suspend or
expel students for a definite pe-
riod of up to two years. Addi-
tionally, mandates a minimum
one-year expulsion for students
who have brought a weapon to
school.
Notice to Schools -Arrest of Mi-
nors - Various Offenses
Allows law enforcement to pro-
vide information to schools re-
garding minors from that school,
arrested for unlawful use of
weapons, forcible felonies, and
violations of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act or the Cannabis Con-
trol Act.
Unlawful Possession, Use and
Sale of Nitrous Oxide
Creates the offenses of posses-
sion, use and sale of nitrous ox-
ide, with intent to breathe, inhale,
or ingest for the purpose of caus-
ing a condition of intoxication,
elation, euphoria, dizziness, stu-
pefaction, dulling of the senses or
changing, distorting or disturbing
the audio, visual or mental pro-
cesses, or, who is intentionally
under the influence of nitrous ox-
ide, commits a Class B misde-
meanor. Any business that sells
or gives away nitrous oxide for
any of the above purposes com-
mits a Class B misdemeanor.
Exempts medical purposes.
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Residential Burglary Update
No single type of property crime
carries a higher investigative pri-
ority than residential burglary.
The Police Department realizes
that the victim of a residential
burglary can find little solace
from the fact that the Village of
\ Deerfield continues to have one
�►-�.'�' of the lowest rates of home bur-
glary in the Northern Suburban
Area. The Village experienced
an increase in the number of resi-
dential burglaries during the fi-
nal quarter of 1995. The Police
Department's response has been
one that stresses the importance
of communication and coopera-
tion. The importance of cooper-
ation within the Department and
with other police agencies is ob-
vious. Less obvious is the im-
portance of community coopera-
tion in acting in partnership with
the police. This involves the po-
lice communicating the impor-
tance of crime prevention and
prompt reporting to the police of
any suspicious activity. The Po-
lice Department has accom-
plished this in a variety of ways including neighborhood commu-
nity meetings, information re -
leases to the press and one on one
communication with citizens.
The goal is to harden the targets
by stressing adequate lighting,
locks and hardware and other
physical security precautions.
The Police Department also
seeks to encourage residents to
promptly report any suspicious
activity or circumstances that
may in any way be related to bur-
glary. The importance of timely
reporting of even minor instances
of unusual occurrences cannot be
over stressed. This approach has
consistently proven to be the
most effective strategy in dealing
with patterns of residential bur-
glary. Deerfield has experienced
no burglaries since December 14,
1995. Do not hesitate to call us
if you have any concerns.
Aggravated Home Repair Fraud
On September 20, the Deerfield
Police began an investigation of
a criminal conspiracy that in-
volved the bilking of an 85 year
old Deerfield man of $65,000.
The conspiracy involved the
criminal actions of several
tradesmen and included the
"laundering" of the victim's
checks through a Chicago cur-
rency exchange. Police efforts
resulted in the arrest of two
tradesmen and the eventual clo-
sure and prosecution of the cur-
rency exchange owners. Home-
owners should remember that ev-
ery person engaging in the busi-
ness of peddling or commercial
soliciting must obtain a license
from the Village. All building
contractors must obtain a permit
for the construction, repair or al-
teration of any building. Anyone
who does not have a solicitors
permit or who offers to complete
construction work without get-
ting Village approval, is acting il-
legally and may be cheating you.
Please call the Police Department
or the Village's Building and
Zoning Department for further
information.
L. Patrick Anderson
Chief of Police
Deputy Chief Tom Skrabala
Investigation, Youth and Social
Services
Deputy Chief Gary Stryker
Administrative Division
Commander John Shozis
Operations Division
945-8636
Emergency Number - 911