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Ann Maine

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Maine to Focus on Extending Lake County's Trail System

Ann Maine and Linda Pedersen retain leadership on the Lake County Forest Preserve board.

  At a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 3, the Lake County Forest Preserve Board of Commissioners elected their new leaders, choosing to retain Ann Maine of Lincolnshire as President and Linda Pedersen of Antioch as Vice President. Both will serve two-year terms that end December 2014. As newly re-elected Forest Preserve President, Maine will focus on continuing her efforts to complete and extend popular multi-use trail systems like the Millennium Trail and Greenway, restore wetlands, prairies and forests, and open new preserves throughout the county. "It is a great honor to be chosen by my fellow Commissioners to serve a second term as President of the Lake County Forest Preserves. I'm very thankful for their trust in me and humbled by the…

john johnson

11:48 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

The bridge is part of an improvement to extend the trail along Deerfield Rd to Saunders Road in the future.   more ›

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Dold, Schneider Set for Only Live Debate

Candidates for 10th District seat will meet in forum at 1:30 p.m. today sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Patch and the Union League Club of Chicago.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Dold, Schneider Contest Goes Live Sunday

League of Women Voters’ forum is only face to face meeting between Schneider and Dold in 10th District. General Assembly and Lake County Board candidates debate too.

Voters who want to get a close personal look at Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) and his Democratic opponent, Brad Schneider of Deerfield, debating will get their only chance at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Lake Forest High School east campus auditorium. The forum, co sponsored by the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff, the LWV of Highland Park/Highwood and the LWV of Deerfield in coordination with Patch and the Union League Club of Chicago will also feature candidates for the Illinois General Assembly and the Lake County Board. Earlier: Schneider, Dold Debating About Debates Schneider and Dold will take the stage at 1:40 p.m. after opening remarks from Deerfield Patch Editor Steve Sadin and Robert Kreisman, public affairs …

A. E. Sachs

4:57 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012

Madigan has been around too long. We know Dury gets his money from Madigan and still claims to be anti-corruption. This is like saying, thank you for the bread Mr. Capone, my brothers and I will make sure that all your criminal competition disappears. Drury is only anti-corruption until it comes to Michael Madigan at which point we know he'll dance with the devil. Please Mr. Drury offer some …   more ›

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