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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.