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6 | August 10, 2017 | The lake forest leader NEWS
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Police Reports
Full keg of beer left in street
Lake County records flood results, Lake
Bluff ranks No. 2 followed by Lake Forest
A beer keg with a sign
stating “Free Beer 21+”
was reported on the parkway
in a wagon at 8:15
p.m. on July 16 in the 100
block of E. North Avenue
in Lake Bluff.
A officer arrived on
scene and located the full
keg of beer labeled Revolution
Brewing, Chicago
IL on the parkway with
the described sign attached.
There was nobody
in the area of the keg. The
keg was in a blue bucket
placed in a wagon with a
tapper attached and drinking
cups.
The officer attempted
to make contact with the
homeowners on E. North
Avenue but was met with
negative results. The officer
took the keg and placed
it into found property until
the owner is located.
Lake Bluff
July 21
• A 13-year-old male juvenile
was reported missing
in the 300 block of Circle
Drive. The complainant
stated she last saw her son
around three hours ago and
he left the residence on his
bicycle. Officer sent out a
local look out with the juvenile’s
descriptors. The
complainant was able to
reach her son on his cellphone
and requested he
return home. An officer
verified the juvenile had
returned home safely.
• A delayed report of a two
vehicle accident at the intersection
of W. Washington
Avenue and Route 41
was reported at 7:19 p.m.
at the Public Safety Building.
The complainant stated
his vehicle was struck
from behind and he had
the other parties information.
The complainant did
not have enough information
to complete a formal
traffic crash report at the
time. The officer will attempt
to locate the other
motorist involved and will
then complete a formal
traffic crash report.
July 20
• The West Scranton Avenue
Viaduct was reported
flooded at 7:20 a.m. Officers
closed the roadway.
Public Works and IDOT
responded to the scene. An
officer remained on scene
until barricades were put
in place.
• Green Bay Road and W.
Witchwood Lane were reported
flooded at 7:31 a.m.
The responding officer
found the road to be passable
and had Public Works
post a high water sign.
• An officer observed water
building up on the
roadway at 8:12 a.m. on
Sheridan Road north of
E. Blodgett Avenue. The
officer made contact with
IDOT workers at the W.
Scranton Avenue Viaduct
and advised them of the
findings.
• A female subject wearing
a blue floral dress was
reported dancing in the
roadway at 8:10 p.m. in
the area of Sheridan Road
and W. Witchwood Lane.
Officers met with the subject
who was subsequently
arrested for possession of
drug paraphernalia.
July 19
• Criminal damage to a
vehicle that may have occurred
between the hours
of 7:40 a.m. and 7:30
p.m. was reported at 7:39
p.m. at the Public Safety
Building. An officer met
with the complainant who
stated someone removed
the BMW emblem from
the rear hatch door of her
vehicle. The complainant
stated she did not see anything
unusual in the area
when leaving her vehicle.
July 17
• An officer was approached
by a customer
regarding a suspicious incident
which was delayed
by 30-40 minutes at 9:58
a.m. on Rockland Road.
The complainant stated
she was approached in
the parking lot by a male
white subject approximately
55-65-years-old
wearing a white shirt and
khaki pants. The subject
said “hi,” then walked to
the entrance and appeared
to wait for her while typing
on his cell phone.
When she and her children
reached the entrance, the
subject asked her to come
to his car (black Scion with
tinted windows) to look at
a car seat. The complainant
said “no” and went to customer
service to report the
incident to employees. The
employees approached
the subject who was at the
Starbucks getting coffee
and asked him to leave to
which he complied. The
officer left a business card
for the loss prevention officer
who was not on site,
and will follow up for video
surveillance footage of
the subject.
• A two vehicle property
damage hit and run accident
was reported at 1:57
p.m. in the parking lot of
Carriage Way. The officer
met with the complainant
who stated he was not in
his vehicle at the time of
the crash, but upon returning
to it, observed white
scratches along the rear
bumper. The complain-
Please see POLICE, 8
Submitted by Lake County
Lake County recently experienced
one of the worst
flooding events ever. Let’s
take a look at the “flood by
the numbers.”
How it Began
Lake County was inundated
by heavy rain on July
11 and 12. Some communities
received more than
seven inches of rain in a
24-hour period. This led to
flash flooding that impacted
roads, homes, parks, businesses
and more. Rainfall
like this doesn’t happen that
often. We often hear about
a 100 year storm, which
means that a storm doesn’t
wait for every 100 years to
come around, as there’s just
a one percent chance of that
storm occurring in that location
in any given year.
Record flooding of major
river systems
The rain not only led to
flash flooding, but also resulted
in flooding to major
rivers. The Fox and Des
Plaines Rivers were at record
crest levels, which is
the highest level the water
got before it began to recede.
In fact, the water levels
continued to rise several
days after it rained. This is
because the Fox and Des
Plaines Rivers flow south,
meaning significant rain
from Wisconsin flows into
Lake County. Because of
this, bodies of water like
Fox Lake did not crest until
July 17, six days after the
significant rainfall.
Lake Bluff ranked No. 2, followed by Lake Forest, for
the most rainfall during the July 11 and 12 storms.
photo submitted
Lake County’s response
Following the devastating
floods, Lake County
government and its partners
worked non-stop to respond
to the disaster and provide
needed resources and assistance.
Lake County activated
its Emergency Operations
Center on July 12,
and Lake County Board
Chairman Aaron Lawlor
proclaimed Lake County a
disaster area later that day.
Following a visit from Illinois
Governor Bruce Rauner
on July 14, the governor
issued a State disaster declaration,
which can open the
door for federal assistance.
Roads
Major roads were closed
and commutes were disrupted
for several days
in a row. Throughout the
disaster, the Lake County
Division of Transportation
had a team of traffic operators
and engineers updating
Lake County PASSAGE
around the clock to make
sure that motorists had the
information they needed
to navigate local roads and
find an open route. They
were also able to remotely
observe traffic conditions
and adjust signal timings as
flooding events unfolded.
This was done in real time
to help traffic adjust to road
closures and backups.
Sandbags and Clean Up Kits
Lake County Public
Works delivered more
than 375,000 sandbags and
1500 clean up kits to municipalities
and townships.
Public Works also loaned
out equipment like pumps,
suction hoses and machines
to fill sandbags.
Flood Damage Form/
Damage Assessment
Lake County and local
communities began damage
assessment as floodwaters
started to recede. To
help properly quantify the
damages in Lake County,
we asked residents to fill
out a form and let us know
about their flood damage.
We received nearly 3500
responses from residents,
and have shared this information
with municipalities
and reported this information
to the State.
This has helped Lake
County submit a complete
damage assessment report,
which will help determine
eligibility for federal assistance.
Damage Form
2017 Flood Information
Web Page
For more information
about the 2017 flood,
which includes helpful resources
and what residents
should do if they’ve been
impacted, visit www.lakecountyil.gov/flood.