This Week in Libertyville

In a race to get the school district’s pools in compliance with federal safety mandates by an Oct. 1 deadline, Community High School District 128 will meet face to face with Illinois Department of Public Health officials on Monday, Sept. 26, to seek approval of repair plans.

Mayor Terry Weppler says Libertyville roads are in pretty bad shape and he hopes to issue bonds to fix that. Weppler plans to place a referendum on the March 2012 ballot asking voters whether they support a bond issue to fix village roads.

Writer and Minnesota Public Radio essayist Peter Smith, who moved to Libertyville when he was four from Chicago’s south side, recently released his new book A Cavalcade of Lesser Horrors, where he depicts his life’s “hiccups” including glimpses of Libertyville’s mid-twentieth century main street.

Libertyville High School soccer team enjoys a sweet victory (2-1) against Lyons in the 2011 Pepsi Showdown Tournament.

The field of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to oppose for the revamped 10th Congressional District seat in the Nov. 2012 general election grew by one when Vivek Bavda, 34, of Mundelein joined the race.

After an unexpected event prevented orchestra from taking a trip to Lake Titicaca during their Peru visit, the students took an extended stay in the Peruvian city of Cuzco where they performed for a Catholic girls’ orphanage.