Through negotiations, the landowner has agreed to sell the subject property to the District for the sum of $700,000. The Purchase Price is based upon two appraisals obtained by the District and is subject to the District’s satisfactory completion of its due diligence.

On May 7, 2013, the Forest Preserve District Board granted permission to complete the purchase of the property upon satisfactory completion of all due diligence and negotiation by the District’s legal department. The Board previously authorized the District to create a forest preserve at the location of the property.

In the 2013 construction season, the Cook County Highway Department plans to allocate $35 million to improve nearly 49 lane miles of roadway in 19 municipalities. There are 21 county roadway projects scheduled for this construction season.

Major projects in or near the 14th District include:

• Lake-Cook Road, from Pfingsten to Waukegan -  The $8.5 million reconstruction project will widen the street from four to six lanes, install illuminated street name signs and build sidewalks to improve pedestrian access. Once the project is complete, the roadway’s increased capacity will alleviate traffic through the busy Waukegan intersection.  More information on this project can be found on a dedicated website run by the Village of Deerfield at LakeCookRoad.com.

• Schaumburg Road, from Barrington Road east to Roselle Road – The $3 million Roadway patching on 3.1 miles of Schaumburg Road will eventually supplement the Roselle Road/I-90 tollway interchange project, set to begin in 2014. The project will be jointly funded by the County and Toll Highway Authority.

• Hintz Road, from Arlington Heights Road to Elmhurst Road in Wheeling, Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights, Prospect Heights  – rehabilitation of existing pavement.

This project will require various traffic patterns to be implemented within various stages of the project. The Village of Deerfield is maintaining a dedicated website (LakeCookRoad.com) with continual updates on the Lake-Cook construction project. Visit the website for more information on the project and to register for e-mail updates on the progress and changing traffic patterns as they occur.

A plan brochure and scope overview are available online.  Provide your input and receive Plan updates by completing a brief survey.  By adding your e-mail address to the questionnaire, you are signing up to receive updates about the plan and upcoming opportunities to provide additional feedback. You may also subscribe to IDOT’s bicycling listserv by sending a blank email to join-dot-bicycling@lists.illinois.gov.

For more information visit  IllinoisBikePlan.com.  The site provides an overview of the Plan and offers the public several opportunities to submit feedback, track plan progression, and collaborate with IDOT.

The Non-Retailer Use Tax applies to person-to-person motor vehicle sales. Goslin has been opposed to this tax since its enactment and has been working to mitigate its impact on county residents.

The approved amendment more equitably distribute fees in relation to the purchase price of the vehicles. The largest change is the tax reduction on cars 9 years or older, from $175 to $90.

Commissioner Goslin voted against the Non-Retailer Use Tax when it was approved as part of the FY2012 Budget and is still in support of its repeal. In the meantime, the effective date of the new, reduced tax rates is August 1, 2013. The current and proposed tax rates can be seen below:

Age of Motor Vehicle	Tax Due
5 years or newer	$225
6 to 10 years	$200
11 years or older	$175

Age of Motor Vehicle	Tax Due
3 years of newer	$225
4 to 8 years	$175
9 years or older	$90

For more information on the Non-Retailer Use Tax, please visit the Department of Revenue’s website.

Find internship, volunteer and learning opportunities on the District website. Potential volunteers can now search for volunteer opportunities by zip code, region, date and more! You can also create your own profiles and can sign up for opportunities online.

If you have time, skills and enthusiasm to give, get out into your Forest Preserves. With over 68,000 acres, there are endless opportunities for individuals and groups to get involved. Visit http://fpdcc.com/volunteer/ today to get started.

With CountyCare enrollment, eligible individuals will receive medical care from providers in the Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS) and select community providers.

 To be eligible, an individual must live in Cook County, be 19-64 years of age, be a legal immigrant for 5 years or more or a US citizen and have income within the program limits ($15,282 for an individual and $20, 628 for a couple). Individuals must also have a Social Security Number or have applied for one. Individuals who are already eligible for Medicaid ( children, parents, pregnant women, the aged, blind and disabled) cannot enroll in CountyCare.

CountyCare is currently enrolling potential members.  The best way to apply is to call (312) 864-8200 or toll free (855) 444-1661 on Monday through Friday from 8am-8pm and Saturday from 9am-2pm. Individuals will provide information by phone to application assistance staff who will then mail a signature page and checklist indicating which verification documents should be returned with a signed signature page. CountyCare will submit applications to the state of Illinois to process.

Individuals may also apply in-person at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Provident Hospital and the Oak Forest Health Center.  For additional information about applying on-site, please call 312-864-8200 or visit www.countycare.com

Barrington High School students have devoted their time and efforts to a wide range of causes. In support of Gigi’s Playhouse, a Down Syndrome Awareness Center, students created a feature video that helped raised $245,000 at the center’s banquet; and cheerleaders from Barrington High School created Gigi’s Cheer Gems, a program that brings together Down syndrome children and other special needs children to provide them with opportunities for teamwork, friendship, confidence building and fun.

When a deadly tornado struck Joplin, Missouri in 2011, Barrington High School students raised $40,000 to aid residents and traveled there twice to help in relief efforts. Students from Barrington High School raised $700,000 for the American Cancer Society during its annual Relay for Life event and raised $12,000 for Walk on Farm, an equine therapy center that provides horseback riding for people with disabilities.

In the last school year, Barrington High School students volunteered more than 45,000 hours to benefit Children’s Memorial Hospital, ALS research, cancer research, hospice programs, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital and United Way. Students have also worked to save lives through anti-bullying initiatives, suicide prevention efforts, distracted driving prevention efforts, and drug and alcohol abuse prevention efforts.

Every year, Barrington High School students travel to South Dakota to help Native Americans on the Crow Creek Reservation, and every year they leave with a greater understanding and appreciation of Native American culture and people. Over the past year, Barrington High School students have worked to save a historic Barrington theater from closing its doors. Barrington High School students have raised money for new school books, food for hungry children, families in need and the Community Foundation, and have supported military appreciation and the arts

Through their generosity of time and dedication to helping others, Barrington High School students have made a positive and impressive impact on the world around them.

The table below shows the various ways in which county resources were used in the 14th district in 2012.  Not all county services are accounted for in the table below, but this information will help provide a clearer picture of the money being invested in infrastructure, services and community programs in the 14th District.

Highway Department	Public Health	Forest Preserve	CDBG	ESG	Total
$16,801,500	$2,256,080	$828,000	$580,932	$57,249	$20,523,761

For information on money returned to the 14th District in previous years, please visit the Transparency and Accountability  section of our website.