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6 | December 27, 2018 | The lake forest leader NEWS<br />

LakeForestLeader.com<br />

Police Reports<br />

Accident in Lake Bluff results in no injuries, 1 citation<br />

A two-vehicle property<br />

damage accident was<br />

reported at 5:09 p.m. on<br />

Dec. 9 in the intersection<br />

of Route 176 and Route 43<br />

in Lake Bluff.<br />

An officer met with both<br />

drivers and completed an<br />

accident report.<br />

A citation was issued for<br />

failure to reduce speed to<br />

avoid an accident.<br />

In other police news:<br />

Lake Bluff:<br />

Dec. 15:<br />

• A vehicle accident with<br />

no injuries was reported at<br />

2:17 p.m. on northbound<br />

Route 41 at W. Washington<br />

Avenue. The officer<br />

arrived and located the<br />

vehicle on Frontage Road.<br />

The officer completed a<br />

motorist information exchange<br />

for the drivers and<br />

issued a citation to the at<br />

fault driver.<br />

• A hit and run to a parked<br />

vehicle was reported at<br />

3:31 p.m. in the 200 block<br />

of S. Waukegan Road.<br />

The officer met with the<br />

complainant who stated<br />

sometime in the past 48<br />

hours an unknown vehicle<br />

struck his rear bumper.<br />

The officer observed damage<br />

to the rear passenger<br />

side bumper, but did<br />

not observe a significant<br />

amount of paint on the<br />

ground. The complainant<br />

stated the collision could<br />

have occurred at a different<br />

location. The officer<br />

completed a driver information<br />

exchange and<br />

explained the document<br />

to the complainant. The<br />

complainant stated the<br />

building manager is going<br />

to review the security<br />

cameras and will advise if<br />

he can identify the offending<br />

vehicle.<br />

Dec. 13:<br />

• A bomb threat was received<br />

via email at 12:44<br />

p.m. in the 300 block of<br />

Rockland Road. Upon<br />

further investigation, it<br />

was determined to be a<br />

computer pfishing scam<br />

and several police departments<br />

had similar reports.<br />

• A signal-vehicle accident<br />

off the roadway was<br />

reported at 3:47 p.m. in<br />

the area of W. Scranton<br />

Avenue and Mawman Avenue.<br />

The officer arrived<br />

on scene and determined<br />

there were no injuries.<br />

The vehicle was removed<br />

from the roadway and the<br />

officer completed a traffic<br />

crash report.<br />

• A two-vehicle property<br />

damage accident was reported<br />

at 6:11 p.m. in<br />

the intersection of Green<br />

Bay Road and Route 176.<br />

Upon arrival, the officer<br />

met with Unit No. 2 on<br />

scene who advised that after<br />

contacting the police,<br />

Unit No. 1 left the scene<br />

and continued northbound<br />

on Green Bay Road. Unit<br />

No. 2 advised the vehicle<br />

was a black Cadillac Escalade<br />

driven by a male<br />

which she believed to be<br />

under the influence. The<br />

officer checked northbound<br />

Green Bay Road<br />

to Route 173, but was unable<br />

to locate the vehicle.<br />

The officer met with Unit.<br />

No. 2 who advised she did<br />

not wish to file a formal<br />

report due to not having<br />

Unit No. 1’s identification<br />

and having minor damage<br />

to the vehicle. The officer<br />

provided the driver with a<br />

business card and incident<br />

number and advised her<br />

to contact the police department<br />

should a formal<br />

report be needed at a later<br />

time.<br />

Dec. 12:<br />

• Possible identity theft<br />

was reported at 8:44 a.m.<br />

in the 600 block of E.<br />

Prospect Avenue. The officer<br />

met with the complainant<br />

who stated she<br />

had received a call from<br />

an agent with the “Social<br />

Security Office” requesting<br />

personal information.<br />

The complainant did a<br />

conference call with her<br />

financial advisor and the<br />

subject, and did not provide<br />

her personal information.<br />

The officer advised<br />

the complainant this was<br />

a scam call and to ignore<br />

subsequent calls. The officer<br />

provided resources to<br />

have a fraud alert placed<br />

on her social security<br />

number.<br />

Dec. 11:<br />

• A two-vehicle property<br />

damage accident was reported<br />

at 11:11 a.m. on<br />

Route 176 at the railroad<br />

tracks. Prior to the officer’s<br />

arrival, the offending<br />

vehicle returned to the<br />

scene. A formal report was<br />

taken.<br />

• While on patrol, an officer<br />

located a two-vehicle<br />

property damage accident<br />

at 5:04 p.m. on Route 176<br />

at Skokie Valley Road.<br />

The officer met with both<br />

drivers who advised they<br />

did not require a formal<br />

report at the this time due<br />

to minor damage. The officer<br />

stood by while parties<br />

exchanged information<br />

and provided both<br />

parties with a business<br />

card in case a formal report<br />

was needed at a later<br />

time.<br />

EDITORS NOTE: The<br />

Lake Forest Leader’s Police<br />

Reports are compiled from<br />

official reports found on file<br />

at the Lake Forest and Lake<br />

Bluff Police Department<br />

headquarters. Individuals<br />

named in these reports are<br />

considered innocent of all<br />

charges until proven guilty in<br />

the court of law.<br />

From the City<br />

2019 Quadrennial<br />

Reassessment<br />

Per State Statute, General<br />

Assessment Years,<br />

also called Quadrennial<br />

Years, occur every four<br />

years. During those years,<br />

local township assessors<br />

must reassess every parcel<br />

in their township, regardless<br />

of age, location, size,<br />

or value of improvements.<br />

Assessors look at individual<br />

properties during<br />

this time and determine<br />

the value of each property<br />

listed for taxation as<br />

of January 1 of that year.<br />

This is a very different<br />

process from most years<br />

where changes are often<br />

made at the neighborhood<br />

level.<br />

Quad Years are times<br />

for the county to take an<br />

inventory of all taxable<br />

property and investigate<br />

each one thoroughly. And<br />

because every taxpayer<br />

receives an assessment<br />

notice during Quad Years,<br />

they are also times for<br />

Lake County residents to<br />

personally take stock of<br />

their properties and determine<br />

if their assessed values<br />

are accurate.<br />

There are several ways<br />

taxpayers can ensure they<br />

are being assessed correctly.<br />

They include:<br />

Taking a look at their<br />

property record “blue<br />

card” on file in the local<br />

township assessor’s office<br />

to be sure that all of<br />

the property characteristics<br />

listed on the card are<br />

correct.<br />

Comparing their assessment<br />

to assessments<br />

of like properties in their<br />

area.<br />

Talking with their township<br />

assessor about their<br />

concerns. Many times, a<br />

simple talk with the assessor<br />

can clear up any problems<br />

a taxpayer may have.<br />

Although assessors<br />

look at properties on<br />

an individual basis during<br />

Quad Years, it does<br />

not necessarily mean a<br />

multiplier will not be applied<br />

by the Supervisor<br />

of Assessments. Even in<br />

Quad Years if enough reassessment<br />

is not done at<br />

the township level by the<br />

local assessor, the county<br />

will apply a multiplier.<br />

The most important<br />

thing to remember about<br />

Quad Years, however, is<br />

that they were established<br />

to ensure that assessments<br />

are fair and equitable<br />

county-wide.<br />

In addition to Lake<br />

County’s mailing of the<br />

“blue cards” to residents<br />

in April and May, the City<br />

of Lake Forest provides<br />

notification on the website<br />

for all five of its townships.<br />

For more complete information<br />

and FAQ, visit<br />

the County website www.<br />

lakecountyil.gov.<br />

From the City is compiled by<br />

Editor Alyssa Groh from the<br />

City’s e-newsletter.<br />

From the Village<br />

Recent coyote sightings<br />

There have been recent<br />

sightings of coyotes in and<br />

around the Village’s ravines.<br />

It is extremely rare<br />

for coyotes to attack a person.<br />

Coyotes are native to<br />

Lake County and typically<br />

avoid humans. They help<br />

to reduce rodent populations<br />

in our area.<br />

You should only contact<br />

Lake Bluff Police if a coyote<br />

appears sick, injured,<br />

or threatening your safety.<br />

Coyotes are protected<br />

wildlife under Illinois law,<br />

and can only be removed if<br />

they are causing property<br />

damage or present a risk<br />

to human health or safety.<br />

Depending on the circumstances,<br />

a state licensed<br />

Nuisance Wildlife Control<br />

Operator may be able to<br />

relocate a coyote if permitted<br />

by law.<br />

If you want to discourage<br />

coyotes from loitering<br />

around your property, consider<br />

these tips:<br />

Keep small pets (cats,<br />

rabbits, and small dogs)<br />

and their food indoors, especially<br />

after dark.<br />

Clear brush and dense<br />

weeds to reduce prey habitats.<br />

Keep trash contained<br />

within sealed containers.<br />

Make sure your dogs are<br />

spayed or neutered. Coyotes<br />

are attracted to and do<br />

mate with domestic dogs.<br />

From the Village is compiled<br />

by Editor Alyssa Groh from<br />

the Village’s e-newsletter.

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