Vol. 29, No. 2 - Mar/Apr 2007Village of
Deerfield
850 Waukegan Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
847/945-5000
Visit us online at
www.deerfield-il.org
Meeting Schedule
Meeting times/dates subject to change.
March
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March 5 & 19, 7:30 p.m.
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March 7, 7:30 p.m.
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March 8 & 22, 7:30 p.m.
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March 13, 7:00 p.m.
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March 19, 7:30 p.m.
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March 20, 7:30 p.m.
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March 27, 7:30 p.m.
April
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April 4 & 16, 7:30 p.m.
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April 10, 7:00 p.m.
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April 11, 7:30 p.m.
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April 12 & 26, 7:30 p.m.
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April 12, 7:00 p.m.
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April 17, 7:30 p.m.
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April 23, 7:30 p.m.
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April 24, 7:30 p.m.
Deerfield Village Hall
Construction Continues
Since beginning construction in June 2006,
the Village Hall
Expansion and
Renovation
Project has
progressed
steadily. To date,
the new north
wing has been
fully enclosed,
and work indoors
has commenced
at a rapid rate.
The new wing includes space
for the Administration and
Finance Departments, as well
as the majority of the public
meeting space in the building.
The second floor of this wing
houses the new Village Board
room, two conference rooms
and a new lobby area.
Residents will be
greeted by a new
counter and
reception area for
the Finance
Department on
the first floor, in
addition to office
space for
administration
personnel.
Anticipated occupancy for the new wing is
late July. At that time, the Administration
and Finance Departments will vacate their
current offices and move into the new wing,
after which the existing Village Hall will be
renovated.
The completely renovated space in the
existing Village Hall, when completed in
January 2008, will be occupied by the
Community Development Department. This
space will include conference and meeting
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rooms for use by Village staff, in addition to
new office space and a new reception desk.
The building will be upgraded with energy
efficient HVAC systems and windows. When
complete, the Village Hall will house
the departments of Administration,
Finance and Community
Development. It will provide public
meeting space and full access to the
reception area of the Police
Department, allowing for all
departments, except Public Works
and Engineering, to be located under
the same roof.
Thanks to a
cooperative
arrangement with the
Deerfield/Bannockburn
Fire Protection District
and the Village of
Deerfield, the
Community
Development
Department has been
housed in the lower
level of the Fire Department
Headquarters at 500 Waukegan
Road. We appreciate their cooperation.
Please pardon our dust as we
continue construction!
Check it Out!
PPaaggee 22::
• Refuse Collection Reminders
• Deerfield Festival of Fine Arts
PPaaggee 33::
• 2007 Construction Projects
PPaaggee 55::
• The Dangers of “Spoofing”
• Voting - April 17 Elections
PPaaggee 66::
• Precinct Map
Pictures:
Top: Exterior of new wing.
Middle: Interior view of the new lobby area.
Bottom: View of the new Village Board
room on the second floor of the new wing.
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Senior Taxi Program
The Village of Deerfield offers
subsidized taxi tickets to
residents who are over the age
of 65 or who have a
documented medical disability.
Participants of the Deerfield
Taxi Program pay:
•Fifty cents plus a taxi ticket
for all fares within the
Village limits.
•All rides outside of the
Village limits will have
$3.25 subtracted from the
fare, plus a taxi ticket.
•Rides to and from Highland
Park Hospital cost a rider
one ticket plus $4.25.
•Participants who share
rides with another qualified
individual only need to pay
$0.25 plus one taxi ticket
per rider for rides within
the Village limits. The cost
for three passengers is only
$0.20 per rider.
American Taxi, 303 Taxi Cab,
and North Suburban Yellow
Cab are all participating
members of the Senior and
Disabled Taxi Program. These
cab companies are available for
use by all participants in the
program.
To utilize this program, visit
Village Hall to register.
Residents will receive 50 taxi
tickets per month that are
redeemable at any time.
Residents of One Deerfield
Place and the Gidwitz Center
may also register at those
locations.
The Village of Deerfield is
always striving to improve the
quality of services to its
residents. If you have any
questions or suggestions related
to the Senior Taxi Program,
please contact the Village Hall
at 847/945-5000.
2007-2008 Budget
Work is underway on the
annual budget for the 2007-
2008 fiscal year, which begins
on May 1. 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 budget on Wednesday, April
4 at the regularly scheduled
Village Board meeting.
The budget includes operating
and personnel costs, as well as
a capital improvement plan to
help guide expenditures for
improvements to infrastructure
throughout the Village. A more
detailed view of the budget will
be presented in the May/June
edition of D-Tales.
For more information, contact
the Finance Department at
847/945-5000
Deerfield Festival of
Fine
Arts
Mark
your
calendars
now! An annual event in
Deerfield, the 2007 Festival of
Fine Arts will be held on June
2nd and 3rd from 10:00 a.m.
– 5:00 p.m. on Jewett Park
Drive and Robert York Avenue
in downtown Deerfield. This
year’s festival will showcase the
work of dozens of fine artists
and craftspeople from around
the country, in addition to many
local Deerfield artists.
Now in its 5th year, the Festival
of Fine Arts has proven to be a
fun-filled community event. The
show’s popularity continues to
grow, and now approximately
100 artists annually participate,
with several thousand visitors
from all over the Chicagoland
area in attendance to peruse or
purchase art. At this year’s
show, all art media will be
represented, including acrylic,
ceramics, jewelry, watercolor,
fiber, wood, sculpture, oil,
metal, photography, mixed
media, printmaking and glass.
Bring the whole family! In
addition to the first rate
artwork, the festival will again
offer other family events,
including continuous music,
free hands-on art activities for
kids, as well as an
internationally diverse food
selection.
Plan on attending the Artist’s
Preview Party on Friday, June
1. It is a great opportunity to
meet some of the event’s
presenting artists and to mingle
with neighbors and friends.
Look for more information on
ticket sales in upcoming
editions of D-Tales.
Volunteers for this community
event are always needed!
Please contact D&W Events,
the festival coordinators, at
847/726-8669 if you would
like to assist with the show.
For more information, please
contact the Village Manager’s
Office at 847/945-5000 or
visit the Village’s website at
www.deerfield-il.org.
Refuse Collection
Reminders
The Village of Deerfield offers
once- and twice-per-week refuse
collection service through
Veolia Environmental Services.
All residents are offered this
service at their backdoor or
“top of driveway,” meaning that
refuse may be left at either
location for collection. Some
residents may choose to carry
refuse to the curb (recycling
and yard waste must be taken
to the curb for collection), but
this is not required. Residents
also have a choice of the
frequency of service and must
inform the Finance Department
of their choice. However,
residents who wish to change
their status, i.e. those who
wish to switch from once-per-
week to twice-per-week
collection or vice-versa, may
only do so one time per year.
These changes are processed
quarterly; in March, June,
September, and December.
Residential yard waste
collection is set to resume
during the week of April 1.
Beginning April 1, the cost of
landscape waste stickers will
increase to $$11..7700 each. Stickers
may be purchased at Village
Hall. Residents north of
Deerfield Road will have yard
waste collected on Mondays;
those south of Deerfield Road
will be collected on Tuesday.
Yard waste must be placed in a
30-gallon paper bag and placed
at the curb with a sticker
affixed for collection. A sticker
is also required for each bundle
of brush, not exceeding 4' in
length and 50 pounds or
individual branches of 3" in
diameter.
Questions regarding refuse
collection may be addressed to
the Finance Department at
847/945-5000.
REMEMBER!
Daylight Savings
Time begins earlier this
year - set your clocks
ahead one hour beginning
at 2:00 a.m.
on March 11!
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2007 Construction
The Village is
planning a
number of
projects for the
upcoming
construction season. Below is
a brief synopsis:
Crabtree Lane
This roadway and underground
infrastructure are both
deteriorated. The Village will
install new storm and sanitary
sewers and will also install new
utility services to just beyond
the new roadway limits. In
addition, a new watermain will
be installed, and the existing
service lines will be replaced
and upsized.
The existing roadway will be
replaced after all underground
infrastructure is completed. An
engineering consultant is
developing the design of the
new sewers and the final
roadway configuration. Similar
to past projects performed by
the Village, staff has been
working with the consultants to
ensure the proper care of trees
in the construction zone, as
well as limiting inconveniences
to those residents who live in
the area.
Clavinia Subdivision
This project involves
rehabilitating deteriorated
watermains located on Susan,
Sapling, Clavinia, Dartmouth
and Castlewood. Because of
the extensive number of
watermain breaks in this
area, these watermains and
water services are scheduled
to be replaced.
Based on the 2005 IMS
roadway study and the
extensive amount of street work
that will be required to install
the new watermain and
• Mulching around trees
helps to facilitate
maintenance and can
reduce the likelihood of
damage from “weed
whackers” or the dreaded
“lawn mower blight.”
• Mulch can give planting
beds a uniform, well-cared
for look.
As beneficial as mulch is, too
much can be harmful. Applying
the recommended 2” to 4”
layer of organic mulch can
mimic a more natural
environment and improve plant
health. Unfortunately, too often
over-mulching has become the
norm. A “Mulch volcano” is a
term used to describe mulch
that has been piled up around
the base of trees. Shallow
roots, which are essential for
taking up water and minerals,
require oxygen to survive. A
thin layer of mulch, applied as
broadly as practical, can
improve the soil structure,
oxygen levels, temperature, and
moisture availability where
these roots grow.
Most organic mulches must be
replenished, but the rate of
decomposition varies. Some
mulch, such as Cypress mulch,
remains intact for many years.
Top dressing with new mulch
annually (often for the sake of
refreshing the color) creates a
buildup to depths that can be
unhealthy. Deep mulch can be
effective in suppressing weeds
and reducing maintenance, but
it often causes other problems.
Questions regarding tree care
should be directed to the
Public Works Department at
847/317-7245.
Knowing where underground
lines are buried before each
digging project helps prevent
injury, expense, and penalties.
In 2004, statistics suggest
that there were approximately
680,000 underground line
strikes nationally resulting in
damages, including service
outages and injuries. Many of
these accidents might have
been easily avoided by calling
ahead to have lines marked
before digging. Please note:
some utilities will not
locate services that are on
private property. Visit
www.call811.com for more
information, and be sure to
call before you dig!
Proper Tree
Mulching
Mulches are materials placed
over the soil surface to
maintain moisture and
improve soil conditions.
Mulching is very beneficial for
the health of a tree. The
benefits of proper mulching
include:
• Helps maintain soil
moisture. Evaporation is
reduced, and the need for
watering can be
minimized.
• Helps control weeds. A 2 -
4 inch layer of mulch will
reduce the germination
and growth of weeds
• Mulch serves as nature’s
insulating blanket. Mulch
keeps soils warmer in the
winter and cooler in the
summer.
• Many types of mulch can
improve soil aeration,
structure (aggregation of
soil particles), and
drainage over time.
• Some kinds of mulch can
improve soil fertility.
• A layer of mulch can inhibit
certain plant diseases.
residential service lines, the
concrete streets will also be
removed and replaced with new
asphalt roadways. This work
will include the installation of
new curbs and some minor
sidewalk rehabilitation work. It
is anticipated that some utility
structure rehabilitation work
will be required as part of this
project.
Questions regarding these
projects may be directed to the
Engineering Department at
847/317-2490. Periodic
construction updates will also
be placed on the Village’s
website at www.deerfield-il.org.
Call Before You Dig!
Homeowners and contractors
have for years known of the
importance of calling JULIE
before beginning any excavation
project in order to locate
underground utilities. To make
these locates even easier,
effective May 1, 2007, a new
national system will be
introduced, which is as simple
as dialing 8-1-1.
811 is the new FCC- designated
national number created to
eliminate confusion of multiple
“Call Before You Dig” numbers
across the country. This quick
and efficient service connects
callers with local one call
centers who notify the
appropriate local utilities, who
in turn send crews to the
requested site to mark the
approximate location of the
underground lines at no cost. A
“Call Before You Dig”
Web site – www.call811.com -
has been designed to serve as a
national resource for
professional excavators and the
general public. The new website
has been launched to educate
residents about the new 811
telephone number.
The following is a synopsis of actions taken by the Village Board since the last publication of D-Tales. For complete sets of minutes for Village Board
meetings, please visit the Village’s website at www.deerfield-il.org.
Village Board Action
Approved an Ordinance Granting a Variation for the Property at 380 Paula Court.
Approved an Ordinance Authorizing a Drive-Up ATM Facility as a Special Use for Devon Bank at 70 South Waukegan Road.
Approved an Ordinance For a Final Plat of Subdivision for the Property at 1521 Central Avenue and Authorizing a Lot Depth Variation.
Authorized a contract with Vonage America for Acceptance of E-911 Fees.
Approved a Resolution Authorizing the Illinois Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force Intergovernmental Agreement.
Approved an Ordinance Amending Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield of 1975 to Increase the Number of Class I Liquor
Licenses from One (1) to Two (2).
Approved an Ordinance Amending Chapter 15, Morals and Conduct, of the Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield (Drug Paraphernalia
Prohibited).
Authorized a Contract with Pools Press for Printing of the D-Tales Newsletter.
Approved an Ordinance Granting a Variation for Certain Property Commonly Known as 1157 Hazel Avenue.
Approved an Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code to Establish Requirements for the Proper Completion of Work Authorized by Building and
Demolition Permits.
Approved an Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code to Authorize a Process for Settlement of Certain Ordinance Violations.
Authorized a Contract for Digester Valve Replacement at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Approved a Resolution Authorizing a Comprehensive Amendment to the Personnel Policies and Procedures of the Village of Deerfield.
Approved a Resolution Authorizing Construction Work Within State Rights-of-Way.
Proclamations, Appointments and Recognitions
Proclaimed the month of February as Autism Awareness Month
Proclaimed the month of February as Youth Art Month
Appointed the following residents to various Boards and Commissions:
Sean Ehlke - Appearance Review Commission
Larry Berg - Board of Zoning Appeals
Neil Samuels - Community Relations Commission
boardREPORT
communityCALENDAR
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Deerfield Park District
Golf Lottery
Deerfield Golf Club
March 7
Travel Around the World Family
Event
Jewett Park Community Center
March 9
Kid’s Flea Market
Jewett Park Community Center
March 10
Spring Flings and Spring Break
Sports
Jewett Park Community Center
March 26 - 30
Art Show
Patty Turner Senior Center
April 29
For more information on event
times, or to register for Park District
programs, call 847/945-0650, or
visit the park district’s website at
www.deerfieldparkdistrict.org.
Deerfield Public Library
The library will be closed Sunday,
April 8 for the Easter holiday. The
library will open at 1 p.m. on March
16 and at 10 a.m. on April 17.
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AARP Tax Aid Program
Tuesdays and Fridays through
April 13
Voter Registration
March 10, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. and
March 17, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Rosemary Sazonoff Writing Contest
Reception
March 11, 2 p.m.
Illinois Women and the Suffrage
Movement
March 14, 7 p.m.
Around the World in 60 Minutes
March 20, 7 p.m.
The Trains, The Trains!
March 24, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friends of the Deerfield Public
Library
April 4 & 25, 7 p.m.
Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lenhardt
Library
April 17, 7 p.m.
BBooookk DDiissccuussssiioonnss::
Case Histories
March 8, 10:30 a.m.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
March 15, 7:30 p.m.
East Wind, Rain
April 12, 10:30 a.m.
The History of Love
April 19, 7:30 p.m.
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Toddler Times
March 2 & 15, April 13 & 19,
10:30 a.m.
Family Times
Saturdays through May 26, 11
a.m.
Mark McKillip’s Puppet Arte Troupe
presents “Irish Tales”
March 17, 2 p.m.
Activated Storytellers presents
“Quizzical Quests: Multicultural
Folktales”
April 14, 2 p.m.
National Library Week
April 15 - 21
National TV Turn off Week
April 23 - 29,
Note: Please register in advance for
all programs by calling 847/945-
3311. Visit the library on the web at
www.deerfieldlibrary.org
West Deerfield Township
Township Board meetings will be
held March 20 and April 10 at the
Township Offices, 601 Deerfield
Road. Call 847/945-0614 or visit
www.westdeerfieldtownship.org for
more information.
Upcoming Festivals/Events
Festival of Fine Arts - June 2 - 3
Family Days - July 3 - 4
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Law enforcement is working to
end the fraudulent activities
associated with spoofing. Most
of the caller ID spoofing
service providers do surrender
call logs to authorities in
response to subpoenas. Also,
telephone companies trace calls
to their origin regardless of the
Caller ID information they
carry, but the process is
laborious, especially since a
call may be carried by several
companies before reaching its
destination. The fragmented
nature of the telephone network
also makes it technically
difficult for the carriers to
prevent spoofing. Generally,
this means you should be
cautious when providing any
personal information over the
phone. As a rule, if you are not
absolutely certain of the identity
of the individual on the other
end of the call, keep your
information private.
For more information, or to
report a problem, please
contact the Deerfield Police
Department at 847/945-8636.
Remember: Wipers
On, Headlights On!
It is an Illinois law that if the
weather conditions warrant use
of windshield wipers, you must
also have your car’s headlights
on. It is also the safest choice.
Err on the side of caution and
keep your lights on whenever
conditions are less than ideal;
early or late in the day, in rain,
snow, fog or any other time
that drivers and pedestrians
utilizing the sidewalks and
carriage walks throughout the
community may need a little
help seeing your car. Pass this
important message on to all
drivers in your family.
used by people who buy stolen
credit card numbers. They will
call a service such as Western
Union, setting Caller ID to
appear to originate from the
card holder's home, and use
the credit card number to order
cash transfers that they then
collect.
To authenticate new credit
cards, card holders are
generally asked to call from
their home phones to activate
their new cards. Spoofers can
sometimes take advantage of
the caller ID systems utilized by
the credit card companies, but
many card companies maintain
that they use additional means
to confirm new cards, other
than a simple caller ID check.
Caller ID spoofing may not
work for calls to 1-800
numbers, where the hardware is
often in place to identify calls
using a separate technology.
Spoofing may allow offenders to
break into cell phone voice
mailboxes because many
systems are set to automatically
grant entry to calls from the
owner of the account. Stopping
that requires setting a PIN code
or password for the mailbox.
The lesson to be learned is to
never completely trust caller ID.
If you are unsure about who
the caller is, take down the
caller ID number and ask the
caller for their number. Try
returning a call to the caller ID
number and then to the number
given by the caller, if different,
to verify the caller. If you feel
you have been the victim of a
crime, notify the Deerfield
Police Department at 847/945-
8636 immediately from a
different phone line. Call
tracing only works if you have
not made any outgoing calls
since the call you received and
are attempting to trace.
Voting - April 17
Election
There will be a Consolidated
Election on April 17, 2007.
West Deerfield Township
residents may register to vote at
the West Deerfield Township
Center at 601 Deerfield Road.
Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to
noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday.
You may register to vote if you
are: a United States citizen, 18
years of age by the date of the
next election, and a resident of
your precinct address for at
least 30 days immediately prior
to an election. Two forms of
identification are required (one
showing your permanent
address). By law, voter
registration will close March 20
at the Township Center, but you
may still register during the
“grace period” at the Lake
County Clerk’s office by April 3.
“Early Voting” at the Township
Office will begin on March 26.
“Early Voting” will require a
picture government-issued form
of identification. Questions
regarding the new election laws
and voting hours may be
directed to the West Deerfield
Township office at 847/945-
0614 or the Lake County
Clerk’s office at 847/377-2400.
Early Voting Hours -
March 26 - April 11:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. -
4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - noon
Absentee Voting Hours -
April 13 - April 16
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - noon
Monday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Please see page 6 for more
information on precincts and
polling places.
The Dangers of
“Spoofing”
The concept of “spoofing” has
become a matter of concern to
the public, as well as the
Deerfield Police Department.
“Spoofing” refers to the
practice of hiding the actual
caller ID number while making
a call and replacing it with any
number of the user's choice.
This practice is not new, but it
is becoming more prevalent.
Developed and used by the
federal government to help
fight crime, spoofing has
evolved into a menacing way
for thieves to deceive the
public, and has become
especially prevalent with the
introduction of voice over
internet protocol, also known
as VoIP.
The criminal possibilities with
spoofing are seemingly
endless. It can be used to
harass, stalk, falsely
authenticate, and fraudulently
obtain a person's personal
information.
Callers “spoof” using websites
that provide these services, by
utilizing phone cards
purchased from Caller ID
spoofing companies, or simply
by utilizing versions of VoIP
technology. Unfortunately, it
has become easily accessible
to almost anyone.
For instance, virtual "calling
cards" are sold allowing the
user to dial a toll-free number
and key in the destination
number and the Caller ID
number to display. The service
also provides optional voice
scrambling to make the caller
sound like someone of the
opposite sex.
Criminals use spoofing for
many types of offenses. For
example, these services are
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PPrreecciinncctt 441133
Deerfield High School
1959 N. Waukegan Road
PPrreecciinncctt 441166
Deerfield High School
1959 N. Waukegan Road
PPrreecciinncctt 441177**
St. Gregory’s Church
835 Wilmot Road
PPrreecciinncctt 441188
Congregation B’nai Tikvah
1558 Wilmot Road
PPrreecciinncctt 441199
Congregation B’nai Tikvah
1558 Wilmot Road
PPrreecciinncctt 442200
St. Gregory’s Church
835 Wilmot Road
PPrreecciinncctt 442211**
Deerfield Village Hall
850 Waukegan Road
PPrreecciinncctt 442222**
Deerspring Pool
200 Deerfield Road
PPrreecciinncctt 442233
Deerfield Village Hall
850 Waukegan Road
PPrreecciinncctt 442244
Deerfield Village Hall
850 Waukegan Road
PPrreecciinncctt 442255
Patty Turner Senior Center
375 Elm Street
PPrreecciinncctt 442266
St. Gregory’s Church
835 Wilmot Road
PPrreecciinncctt 442277 **
Patty Turner Senior Center
375 Elm Street
PPrreecciinncctt 442288 **
Patty Turner Senior Center
375 Elm Street
PPrreecciinncctt 442299
St. Gregory’s Church
835 Wilmot Road
PPrreecciinncctt 222211
Red Oak School
530 Red Oak Lane (Highland
Park - Moraine Township)
In person absentee voting takes place at the West Deerfield Township Offices, 601 Deerfield Road.
Questions should be directed to 847/945-0614.
Precinct Map
Village of Deerfield
**Designates new location
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Senior Programs @ PTSC
For more
information on
any of the
programs listed below, or to
receive the Patty Turner Senior
Center newsletter, please call
847/940-4010.
March 16: St. Patrick’s Day Party
March 21: Mrs. Warren’s
Profession
March 23:Copper Canyon, Mexico
Program and Dessert
March 29: Glass Blowing
Excursion
April 3: Blood Pressure/Blood
Sugar Testing Sponsored by ENH
Healthcare
April 12: Abraham Lincoln Library
Program and Dessert Sponsored
by the Deerfield Historical Society
April 25:Joffrey Ballet Trip
April 27: Spring Lunch with Still
Acting Up
Senior Assistance Program
Residents who are at least 62
years old, maintain an independent
household and meet certain
income limits may be eligible for
financial assistance under the
Village’s Senior Housing Subsidy If
you would like more information,
please contact Village Hall at
847/945-5000.
Outstanding Youth Award
The Deerfield Community
Relations Commission 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:
Community Relations Commission
Village of Deerfield
850 Waukegan Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
The deadline for accepting
applications is Friday, April 6,
2007. The award presentation will
take place at Jewett Park during
the Memorial Day ceremony. For
more information, please call
847/945-5000.
Historical Society Program
Dave Blanchette will present a virtual
tour of the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum at
the Patty Turner Senior Center, 375
Elm Street, at 12:45 p.m. on
Thursday, April 12. Please call
847/948-0680 to make reservations.
Retire Your Worn
American Flag
There comes a
time when your
American flag
that has flown
so proudly
becomes torn
and tattered and
is no longer a fitting symbol for
display. These flags deserve a
proper retirement. The Sons of the
American Legion Squadron #738
and the American Legion Post
#738, along with Deerfield Boy
Scout Troops, are planning a Flag
Retirement Ceremony on
Wednesday, June 6 (D-Day), at
6:30 p.m. at the Jewett Park
shelter.
Anyone having an American flag in
need of retirement may drop it off
at the Deerfield Public Library
reference desk, 920 Waukegan
Road, any time prior to June 6.
Clean Air Counts
Clothes washers and
dryers use heaping
amounts of energy
through operation and
heating. In fact, the
water-heating process
uses 90 percent of the
energy used by a washing machine! Yet, there
are steps you can take to reduce this massive
energy use and to help improve the
environment.
You can make the biggest improvement in
energy conservation by purchasing an Energy
Star® qualified washing machine. Energy-
efficient washers use 35-50 percent less
water and 50 percent less energy per load.
This results in lower energy and water bills,
and costs you less in detergent, too. Also,
since energy-efficient models spin at a higher
speed, extracting more water from the load,
the drying time is less than with other
normal machines.
In addition, front-loading, or horizontal-axis,
washers are much more energy efficient than
standard top-loading, or vertical-axis,
machines. Front-loading models use about two-
thirds less water and are said to clean clothes
more thoroughly than conventional top-loading
units. Front-loading machines also spin the
clothes faster and remove more of the moisture
content resulting in a shorter drying time for
the load. These machines not only reduce wear
and tear on your clothes, but can also enable
stacking of the washer and dryer, which is an
invaluable space-saver for many
homeowners.
If you are in the market for a new washer
or dryer, take into consideration both the
purchase and operational price tags of
the machines. In some cases, energy-
efficient models cost more to purchase than
standard models, but the cost savings in
energy bills, detergent and time can easily
repay the initial investment.
If you cannot replace your machines with new
units, there are methods you can use to reduce
energy consumption with your standard
appliances:
• Make use of the cold/cold setting on your
washer. This reduces the large energy
consumption required for water heating.
• Use the lowest water level possible for
loads.
• Insulate the pipes leading to the washer.
This will reduce the amount of heat that
escapes during heating.
• Turn down the temperature of your water
heater to no more than 122 degrees
Fahrenheit.
• Place your washer close to the water
heater so the travel time and distance for
hot water is not longer than necessary.
Clothes dryers use large amounts of energy,
and the energy efficiency of dryers varies very
little. However, you can still save on energy use
by making changes in the way you use your
dryer’s features.
Look for a dryer that has an automatic shut-off
feature, or a dryer with an “end-cycle” tone or
alert which can also reduce unnecessary drying
time. Consider using the machine only until
the clothes are damp, and then hang dry them
for the remainder of the time. This not only
saves energy, but preserves the clothing. Lastly,
using the “permanent press” or “fluff option,”
which blows cool air on clothes, reduces
wrinkles. Some additional tips for energy-
efficient drying are listed below:
• Dry similar clothes together.
• Do not over dry clothes, which wastes
energy and damages clothing.
• Try drying loads one after the other to
take advantage of heat in the dryer.
• Do not overload the dryer.
• Clean the lint filter before every load and
periodically check that the outside dryer
vent is free from obstruction.
• Consider installing a clothesline and
naturally drying your clothes.
How does all this benefit the environment? In
two ways: by reducing electricity consumption,
the power plants that provide electricity
generate less pollution. Second, using less
fossil fuel increases the fuel supply for other
purposes and reduces our reliance on foreign
sources of energy.
For more information, log on to
www.CleanAirCounts.org.
The Village of Deerfield is committed to providing superior services to its
residents. Therefore, we are pleased to respond to your individual questions,
thoughts, suggestions, or concerns. Simply return this form to Village Hall or
email us at deermail@deerfield-il.org. Please provide an address so that we can
respond directly.
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Deerfield, Illinois 60015
Village Board meetings are the first and third Mondays of the month and are held
at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Board Room at Village Hall. If a meeting falls on a
holiday, it is scheduled for the following business day.
The Village Board agenda is posted on the Village’s website and cable channel
10 on the Friday prior to the Village Board Meeting.
Village Voice
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Michelle Feldman - 940-0628
Harriet Rosenthal - 945-3545
William S. Seiden - 945-2442
Barbara J. Struthers - 940-0917
Matthew J. Wylie - 945-5149
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