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This Week in Libertyville

Each week, Libertyville Patch will summarize the week's top stories, including links to those articles, for your convenience.

Libertyville Township Board of Trustees recently approved the sale of four parcels of land near Casey Road and Milwaukee Avenue to the Illinois Department of Transportation for a total of $217,000.

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High School District 128 officials are gathering forces to protest Governor Quinn’s proposal to consolidate school districts throughout the state. Quinn’s proposal would eliminate almost 600 school districts without local voter approval.

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Residents who live near a wind turbine on Aldridge Electric Inc., 844 East Rockland Road, have been fighting for more than a year to restore peace in their lives.  At Monday’s Plan Commission meetings, residents and members of the Citizens for the Protection of Libertyville offered input on a proposed zoning code change that would regulate future use of wind turbines in the village.

Back in mid January, a downtown olive oil store leveraged the power of collective bargaining to attract new customers. Dr. Sandra Shuenemann, co-owner of Oh, Olive!, approached Groupon, a Chicago-based company, to offer discounts. But there was a catch; the deal would only be valid for a short period of time and only if enough people purchased it.

A local business owner’s request to fly an oversize flag in Libertyville was denied at a recent village board meeting. Roch Tranel, president of The Tranel Financial Group, 1509 N. Milwaukee Ave., has approached the board several times requesting the village raise its 45-foot tall flagpole limitation in business districts.

High School District 128 school board voted unanimously to adjust the lease for a group trying to convert the Brainerd high school building into a community center at Monday's board meeting. 

Libertyville resident Elisabeth Hubbard started her business, glimling.com, as a way to introduce and sell beloved products from her homeland of Sweden. Her trademarked product, the funflector, a reflector designed to attach to clothing, accessories, pets, or bicycles, was inspired by a similar popular Swedish product worn for safety while outdoors at night.


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