Family
Education
The Lake Forest Collabora-
ti ve for Environmental Lead-
ership is comprised of:
•
The City of Lake Forest
•
Lake Forest Open
Lands Associati on
•
Lake Forest College
•
School Districts 67
and 115
One of the main goals of the
LFCEL is to promote the awareness of environmental
concerns locally. Each issue of the quarterly Dialogue
will feature informati on on an environmental topic.
Stop Idling, Start Saving!
Idling is running a vehicle engine when it’s not moving
or operati ng. While someti mes hard to avoid, idling is
harmful and wasteful.
It pollutes and threatens health. Burning gasoline and
diesel fuel emits:
• parti culate matt er, a leading cause of heart and
lung disease
• ozone, which can damage lungs and
• carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.
Unnecessary idling is costly. An idling car wastes up to
1/2 gallon of gasoline per hour, and trucks waste even
more. While individual episodes may be small, the
cumulati ve impacts of idling are large. Residents are
encouraged to turn off vehicles when parked and not
traveling. Together, we can improve Lake Forest’s air
quality.
The City of Lake Forest established an Idling Manage-
ment Policy for its vehicles and equipment in 2016.
Check “Environmental Initi ati ves” at cityofl akeforest.
com for more educati on and helpful informati on.
Tradition
Philanthropy
The City’s Electric
Aggregation Program
Continues to be Monitored
At this ti me, in conjuncti on
with the North Shore Electric-
ity Aggregati on Consorti um
(NSEAC), the City has opted
to conti nue to idle its electric-
ity aggregati on program due
to unfavorable commodity
pricing. Commonwealth Edison’s (ComEd) supply rates remain
highly competi ti ve within the current market. All aggregati on
eligible Lake Forest electricity accounts are currently supplied
by ComEd unless a third party supplier has been contracted
by individual account holders. The NSEAC conti nues to moni-
tor electricity co mmodity pricing, and should electricity supply
rates become more favorable than those off ered by ComEd, the
City will look into an agreement and residents will be noti fi ed
accordingly. As always, residents who wish to enter into indi-
vidual contracts with third party electric suppliers may do so.
While the City does not make recommendati ons on suppliers,
the Illinois Commerce Commission has created pluginillinois.org
as the State’s offi cial website to assist residents in comparing
uti lity supply prices and off ers from retail electricity suppliers.
For more informati on: Citi zens Uti lity Board (CUB) at
citi zensuti lityboard.org or 1.800.669.5556 and the Illinois Com-
merce Commission (ICC) at pluginillinois.org or 217.785.7456.
Household Chemical Waste
Collection Day
Saturday, September 30, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Municipal Ser-
vices Building, 800 N. Field Drive
The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) and The City
of Lake Forest will host a Household Chemical Collecti on Day, a
free event open to Lake County residents only.
Please bring: oil-based paint, paint remover, hobby chemicals,
furniture stripper, metal polishes, rechargeable batt eries, used
motor oil, anti -freeze, gasoline, driveway sealer, aerosol prod-
ucts, medicati ons and solvents. Latex paint cannot be accepted.
For more informati on, please contact SWALCO at 847.336.9340
or visit swalco.org.
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