Water/Lead Testing Results: Round Lake High School

This is part of an e-mail sent to parents of Round Lake High School students last week.

Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 9:32 PM
Subject: Water/Lead Testing Results: RLHS

Dear Round Lake High School Parents/Guardians:

The purpose of this letter is to provide you with results of recent water testing that was conducted at Round Lake High School on November 4, 2017. In January 2017, a bill that required Pre-K through 5th grade schools to test drinking water for lead was approved in the State of Illinois. Water is being tested at all schools within the District.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires corrective action for water samples that contain lead levels above 15 parts per billion (ppb). The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is administering the law and the requires direct parental notification for any water samples with lead levels above 5 parts per billion.

Testing was completed by DSH&SC. The complete report for RLHS can be located on the District website http://www.rlas-116.org/Content2/41274 .

Of the 296 samples taken at RLHS, 41 sample tested above the 5 parts per billion notification level. The list below details the location of each sample.

Location	First Draw	Second Draw		Location	First Draw	Second Draw
Classroom L203	207 ppb	<2.0 ppb		Classroom B305	5.38 ppb	8.39 ppb
Classroom L203	28.3 ppb	<2.0 ppb		Classroom B301	6.63 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom G301	26.3 ppb	3.48 ppb		Classroom C304	7.89 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom G301	20.5 ppb	12.0 ppb		Classroom C304	6.17 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom G301	13.8 ppb	3.15 ppb		Classroom C304	7.63 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom G302	22.7 ppb	2.36 ppb		Classroom C304	7.61 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom G303	6.83 ppb	4.72 ppb		Classroom C304	5.68 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom G303	110 ppb	76.1 ppb		Classroom C303	7.64 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom G305	5.00 ppb	2.78 ppb		Classroom C303	5.65 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Greenhouse	9.74 ppb	<2.0 ppb		Classroom C303	5.87 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom D301	6.47 ppb	5.57 ppb		Classroom C303	6.54 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom B300	11.0 ppb	5.47 ppb		Classroom C302	6.14 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom B300	7.33 ppb	<2.0 ppb		Classroom C302	6.63 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom B304	10.1 ppb	<2.0 ppb		Classroom C302	5.62 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom B310	5.89 ppb	<2.0 ppb		Classroom C302	9.59 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom B310	6.62 ppb	<2.0 ppb		Classroom C302	7.10 ppb	<2.0 ppb
Classroom B307	5.40 ppb	<2.0 ppb		Classroom K223	5.28 ppb	3.48 ppb
Classroom B305	10.5 ppb	23.4 ppb

Upon receiving results, the identified areas were immediately taken out of commission. Remedies for these areas will include filtration systems and replacement of fountain and any necessary plumbing which may be causing the higher than acceptable levels of lead. These areas will be retested once remedies are complete. Follow up results will be communicated to you once available.

For additional information about lead testing, please visit:

IDPH www.dph.illinois.gov

EPA www.epa.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov

After seeing the effects of lead contamination in Flint Michigan, it is disturbing to know that this can also occur in Lake County.

Stick to Your Gunsels

It has come to your LakeCountyEye's attention that we're saying Merry Christmas again. So as a consequence, this year's holiday quiz will test your vocabulary.

The News-Sun wants to know ...

what word is best to characterize those who commit crimes, engage in criminal activity and terrorize neighborhoods and residents. "Hoodlums" used to be an all-around catch-all phrase cops once employed. "Perps" is another police-friendly phrase. "Gunsels" is quite dated.
Words can hurt, but then so can thugs and gunsels

• Hoodlum
• Perp
• Gunsel

Now, your LakeCountyEye can tell you what a hoodlum is. And what a perp is. But -- huh -- what's a gunsel?

gunsel

Pronunciation
/ˈɡʌnsəl/

Etymology
From Yiddish גענדזל‏ (gendzl, "gosling")

Noun

1. A young man kept for homosexual purposes; a catamite.

Wiktionary

Operatives are reminded, don't overdo it this Thanksgiving weekend. Go easy on the stuffing.

Rub-a-Dub-Dub

Does anyone know who Denise Rotheimer is? Not your LakeCountyEye.

But the sources say Rotheimer is a candidate for State Rep in Grayslake. And it appears that three men are running against her:

A financial adviser from Grayslake is the fourth Republican to declare his candidacy in the 62nd District state House race.
Grayslake businessman to seek GOP nomination for 62nd House seat

Do you really need this many men to challenge someone in a Primary?

1. Bob Bednar
2. Ken Idstein
3. Adam Solano

Your LakeCountyEye doesn't think so.

Now, your LakeCountyEye visits the job websites every couple hours. And while jobs are out there calling for three men, none are for ballot candidates.

Ten, for those who are counting:

10 Three-Man Jobs

Stunt Double for the 3 Stooges Waukegan Casino 3-Card Monte Dealer Grease the Skids on a 4-Man Bobsled Correctly Spell Triumvirate McDonald's Triple Thick Shake Q/A Tester A Full Cast for Two and a Half Men (Plus an Understudy) Out-Rush the Chicago Bears Mayor of Third Lake Give the Three Finger Salute One to Hold the Light Bulb and Two to Turn the Ladder

Look for your LakeCountyEye touching the third rail of politics near you.

Three's a Crowd

Rule #1 in politics:

You campaign in poetry. And you govern in prose.

Take for instance Hillary Clinton. In 2016 she campaigned in prose. And now today her book is available on Amazon for just $17.09 (hardcover):

What Happened
by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Now that Ms Clinton has shown the glass ceiling can be broken, women everywhere are stepping up to the plate to run for office. Like for instance ...

Wauconda Trustee Linda Starkey announced Wednesday she'll run for the Lake County Board in 2018. Starkey, whose political resume includes two terms as North Barrington's mayor, is seeking the Republican nomination for the county's 17th District seat.
Wauconda trustee to run for Lake County Board

And no sooner was the ink dry, another woman announced a week later.

A third Republican candidate has entered the race for the Lake County Board's 17th District seat. North Barrington resident Eleanor Sweet McDonnell has announced she wants the job.
Third GOP candidate running for 17th District Lake County Board seat

Both ladies are challenging Michael Danforth, who in February was appointed to fill a vacancy in County Board District 17. This contest is widely considered an open seat.

Your LakeCountyEye did the math: At the current rate of one per week, Michael Danforth could end up with a dozen women candidates competing against him on the Primary ballot. Which means the voters in Danforth's district will have plenty of female candidates to choose from. A win-win-win for everyone.

Your LakeCountyEye doesn't know what Michael Danforth's secret is -- but he should bottle and sell it!

A Word to the Ives

The GOP has a new battle cry:

You can't have a Party without some women!

And it should be no surprise the Lake County GOP last month threw a fundraiser Celebrating Women Republican Leaders.

One of those leaders is surely Gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives. Ives will be challenging Governor Bruce Rauner in the 2018 Primary. Ives is running on a platform of conservative values and keeping promises.

Operatives hoping to find Ives-for-Governor nominating petitions on the Lake County GOP website, however, had to wait. Rauner-for-Governor petitions are available there, but nothing for Jeanne Ives.

That is, until now:

Lake County Republican Petition Download

Sharpeyed Operatives will spy another Gubernatorial candidate on the Lake County GOP website, William J. Kelly:

Who is William J. Kelly? Your LakeCountyEye has no idea either. But one thing is for certain. If you're in a mood to stick it to the man, and you want to stand behind someone with conservative values who will keep their promises, then next March be sure to vote for William J. Kelly for Governor.

The Trump Administration's Attack on Sanctuary Cities

Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy

Sanctuary Cities are those that have their own policies on how to deal with undocumented immigrants in their communities. Edwin C. Yohnka, the Director of Communications and Public Policy for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, will outline the efforts of the Trump Administration to deny federal funds to municipalities designated as Sanctuary Cities.

• Sunday
  November 19, 2017
  2:00 pm
• The Stevenson Center on Democracy
  25200 N St Mary's Rd
  Mettawa (Libertyville), IL 60048
  773-281-0378
• $15
  (Students Free)

The Proft Motive

At the risk of sounding redundant, McHenry County has its own fake news source, the McHenry Times. Like the Lake County Gazette (Lake County's #1 fake news source), the McHenry Times is one of many freeshopper tabloids published by conservative talk show host Dan Proft.

As if to flaunt their fake news bona fides, the McHenry Times incorrectly reported that Craig Wilcox is challenging Pam Althoff for State Senate.

None of this escaped the attention of the McHenryCountyBlog:

Take a look at this screen shot from McHenry Times, a publication financed by Dan Proft: Other than getting Wilcox' opponent wrong, the article gives favorable treatment to Wilcox.
Dan Proft’s McHenry Times Screws Up

Note to Dan Proft Ops: You're not even fooling the McHenryCountyBlog any more.

Taxed Out of House & Home

It should be no surprise that this week's surprise quiz is about the new GOP tax bill. The News-Sun observes that ...

Among the residents of Zion are 60 percent renters, 40 percent overtaxed homeowners and one tenant city officials have been struggling to evict for nearly 20 years.
Gamma radiation detectors: just one reminder of Zion's nuclear legacy

Now answer these questions:

By eliminating the property tax deduction, will the new GOP Cut Cut Cut Act drive these Zion homeowners out of their homes and into rented apartments? And who is that tenant they've been unable to evict for 20 years?  Is he the author of the Cut Cut Cut Act -- Lake County's vestigial Congressman Peter Roskam?

If you answered YES to any of these, give yourself an attaboy.

But the correct answer is still the Zion Nuclear Plant:

Those statistics can be attributed to the storage of spent nuclear rods on the property of the closed Zion Nuclear Power Station
Gamma radiation detectors: just one reminder of Zion's nuclear legacy

Note to Ops: As Zion goes, so goes the nation.

Sleight of Hand

There is no truth to the rumor that the Lake County Republican Party is holding a fundraiser to pay for the new GOP tax plan. So you will have to pay for the Cut Cut Cut Act out of your own pocket:

The Illinois congressman who's one of the major authors of the big new GOP tax plan says he's solidly behind it and intends to vote to enact it—even though local tax authorities say tens of thousands of homeowners in his district would be affected by a new cap on property-tax deductions, potentially cutting into and maybe eliminating any overall tax cut they would enjoy under the rewritten rules.
Roskam lauds GOP tax plan that could hit thousands of constituents

That Illinois Congressman is Lake County vestigial Congressman Peter Roskam. According to the Daily Herald:

"Most people in my district are interested in tax relief, not interested in the equation," Roskam said.
Roskam says new Republican tax plan is good for middle class

Here Roskam demonstrates how he worked out that equation by hand:

"Nothing Up My Sleeve"	PRESTO
How about a big hand for another hilarious LakeCountyEye Double Vision™!

The big beneficiaries of Roskam's tax bill were unavailable for comment.

Dot Your Ts and Cross Your Is

An actual unretouched screencap from the invitation card to the Lake County Republican's Celebration of Women Republican Leaders:

A Celebration of Women Republican Leaders
Featuring Lieutenant Governor
Evelyn "Sanguinettti"

One informed source told your LakeCountyEye: "Once again the Lake County GOP missed a bet. With that many Ts to play with, we could've thrown a golf outing."

Fabled in Story and Song

An actual unretouched screencap from the Lake County Republican's GOP fundraiser to honor women:

"In a world where Republicans are stereotyped as being old, white, and male, we were proud to showcase our diversity and fabulous women leaders and trailblazers," said Lake County Federation President Larry Falbe.
Lake County Republican Federation Pleased with Success of
"A Celebration of Women Republican Leaders"

Note to Ops: More adjectives to be found at Team America's 10th District Blog.

[h/t: s/a]

The Woman Scorned

Knock Knock!

Who's there?

Jeanne Ives.

Jeanne Ives who?

crickets

Haha, in case you don't know, Jeanne Ives is a Republican candidate for Governor. Illinois Gubernatorial candidates need 5000 petition signatures to qualify for the ballot. You are not likely, however, to see someone canvassing for Jeanne Ives at your door.

Your local committeeman is expected to download nominating petitions from the Lake County Republican website -- where every GOP candidate is represented. That is, every candidate except Jeanne Ives. Door knockers can download petitions for Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti; there are petitions for State Reps, County Board, even judicial candidates. But no petitions for Jeanne Ives:

Lake County Republican Petition Download

It goes without saying that you cannot get on the ballot without any petition signatures. Note to Jeanne Ives Ops: Your LakeCountyEye has found your missing link ...

Illinois Governor Candidate Jeanne Ives

Your LakeCountyEye: proud to be Lake County's first and only online source to Jeanne Ives for Governor nominating petitions!

The Other Woman

Don't be surprised by that oddly dressed ragamuffin at the door, begging your indulgence. It's that time of the year again -- for gathering petition signatures in Illinois.

According to the Daily Herald, State Rep Jeanne Ives ...

announced this weekend that she is circulating petitions to challenge the governor in the March primary.
Ives: 'We expect to be on the ballot' against Rauner

Ives for Governor petitions can be downloaded from the Lake County Republicans website.

Haha, j/k. There are no Jeanne Ives petitions on the Lake County GOP website. There are however plenty of Bruce Rauner petitions:

The omission is conspicuous given that the Lake County Republican Party just threw a fundraiser honoring GOP Women in Leadership:

A Celebration of Women Republican Leaders

One informed source told your LakeCountyEye: "They booked one woman to deliver the keynote address -- Bruce Rauner's running mate, Evelyn Sanguinetti. How many women in leadership do you want?"

Your LakeCountyEye will keep you apprised when further developments warrant.

Cherchez la Femme

Faster than a speeding bullet, the Lake County GOP has organized another fundraiser:

The Lake County Republican Federation will celebrate female GOP leaders at a political fundraiser Friday in Lake Forest.
GOP fundraiser to honor women

This fundraiser has been scheduled hot off the heels following the Lake County Republican 2nd Amendment Dinner & Gun Raffle.

It is not known how many guns will be raffled off at the Lake County Republican Woman fundraiser.

Your LakeCountyEye will keep you apprised when further developments warrant.

Mortality Tables: The Final Round

Is it Opposite Day? Instead of taking money from the Gun Lobby, both Lake County Congressmen Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren gave money:

Lake County Republican Central Committee A-1 List

To make some sense of those topsy turvy turn of events your LakeCountyEye contacted Dr. I.M. Bhatschidtkhrazzi, Professor of Paranormal Research at the College of Lake County.

"Holy simoleons." said Dr Bhatschidtkhrazzi. "Roskam and Hultgren donated $1000 to the Lake County Republican 2nd Amendment Dinner & Gun Raffle. Each! That can buy somebody a bundle of bumpstocks."

Your LakeCountyEye noticed that Hultgren's PAC is a PO Box maildrop. And the address of Roskam's PAC is Tampa, Florida.

"Where banking regulations are non-existent." offered Dr Bhatschidtkhrazzi.

According to the Lake County GOP Gun Raffle brochure, anyone with a $2000 donation would take home a Smith & Wesson assault rifle.

"Then Roskam & Hultgren should've pooled their money." suggested Dr Bhatschidtkhrazzi. "They could have fought for who got to keep the gun."

Fight for the gun -- how?

"It's a basic rule of hand-to-hand combat." replied Dr Bhatschidtkhrazzi. "The first one who gets to aim the gun owns the gun."

As things stand neither got a gun. Then why donate $1000 to a gun raffle at all?

"Roskam is a personal injury attorney and Hultgren owns funeral homes." noted Dr Bhatschidtkhrazzi. "Having more guns in circulation would have to be good for business."

Does that mean Roskam and Hultgren are in the pocket of the gun lobby?

"Why, nothing of the sort." scoffed Dr Bhatschidtkhrazzi. "The gun lobby says that firearms reduce crime and other acts of violence."

Your LakeCountyEye was all like: haha, good one.

"Cracked myself up with that one." chortled Dr Bhatschidtkhrazzi.

Your LakeCountyEye observed that neither Roskam or Hultgren attended. Both missed out on a free chicken dinner.

"Ya, and they also missed out on a photo-op with Joe Walsh. Former Congressman Joe Walsh gave the keynote address. That $1000 was earnest money toward not seeing a Joe Walsh challenge in the Primary."

Too crazy. Did Dr Bhatschidtkhrazzi have any parting advice?

"Tell your operatives, to go ahead and run in the Primary, but neither Peter Roskam nor Randy Hultgren are afraid of 2nd Amendment remedies."

Shooting Fish in a Barrel

Q:	Has anyone seen Joe Walsh lately?
A:	Haha, trick question.

Former Congressman Joe Walsh gave the keynote at the Lake County Republican 2nd Amendment Dinner & Gun Raffle. Here is an actual unretouched screencap from the Lake County Republican website:

2nd Amendment Dinner – October 13, 2017

Walsh is on the right.

The Lake County GOP also took the opportunity to unveil their new Party logo:

For the record, Talk Like a Pirate Day is on September 19.

Open Carry

Those weren't just Gun Nuts 2nd Amendment Patriots attending the Lake County Republican 2nd Amendment Dinner & Gun Raffle. Some GOP big guns showed up:

• Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran
• State Senator Dan McConchie
• Lake County Board Commissioner Nick Sauer
• Former Congressman Joe Walsh

Also, the raffle prize firearms were locally sourced:

Mike Rioux of Red Dawn Arms, a gun store in Lake Villa, said he sold 22 of the 24 firearms to the organizers for the raffle.
Lake County GOP gun raffle draws about 100 protesters

And to be in compliance with Federal and State law, raffle winners weren't just permitted to drive away with gun prizes in hand:

Rioux said the people who win the raffles have to pick the weapons up at his store and must pass a background check.
Lake County GOP gun raffle draws about 100 protesters

Your LakeCountyEye salutes the professionalism of the Lake County GOP.  Readers are invited to see the photos of the 2nd Amendment Gun Raffle at the Lake County GOP website:

2nd Amendment Dinner – October 13, 2017


2nd Amendment Dinner – October 13, 2017


2nd Amendment Dinner – October 13, 2017

Note to Ops: Were there any members of law enforcement at the Lake County Republican 2nd Amendment Dinner & Gun Raffle?

Just Sayin!

Mortality Tables: Buy a Round

Perhaps operating on the theory that guns reduce crime, Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran attended the Lake County Republican 2nd Amendment Dinner & Gun Raffle:

2nd Amendment Dinner
October 13, 2017

Curran not only attended the GOP Gun Raffle last week, but he bought a $1000 table:


Lake County Republican Central Committee A-1 List


Part of that $1000 no doubt helped pay for the (minimum) 24 guns that were raffled off:

Twenty-four firearms were raffled off at the $75-per-person fundraising dinner, including at least two safes filled with guns.
Lake County GOP gun raffle draws about 100 protesters

Curran is Sheriff of the third largest County in Illinois. There are now at least 24 new guns in circulation -- made possible, in part, by Sheriff Mark Curran's contribution.

The End.

Mortality Tables: Round 2

Q:	What did one table sponsor say to the other table sponsor at the Lake County Republican Gun Raffle & Dinner?
A:	Mine's bigger than yours.

Haha, the Lake County GOP awarded their table sponsors firearms of different caliber based on size of contribution:

Table Sponsor $1,250

• ​Ruger K10/22TD Takedown 22 LR

Concealed Carry Sponsor $1,500

• Smith&Wesson M&P Shield 9mm

2nd Amendment Sponsor $2,000

• Smith & Wesson M&P 15SPTII 223

Both State Senator Dan McConchie and Lake County Board Commissioner Nick Sauer bought $1,250 tables:


Lake County Republican Central Committee A-1 List


Lake County Republican Central Committee A-1 List


And while these $1,250 contributions put in the hands of Dan McConchie & Nick Sauer a formidable 22 caliber rifle ...

As readers of this blog are aware ...

Mortality Tables

A $2,000 contribution -- like one made by Howard Cooper, the Lake County Coroner -- would have brought home this take-no-prisoners assault weapon:

Note to Ops: If it's the zombie apocalypse that keeps you up at night, you need the bigger gun.

Mortality Tables

Note to Operatives: When it comes to military-style assault weapons, you don't want to gamble. And even if you bought a Lake County Republican Gun Raffle ticket last week, odds are you did not win that fully equipped Smith & Wesson M&P®15 Sport™ II.

The smart money bought a table. A table sponsor at the GOP Gun Raffle & Dinner was guaranteed to take home ...

Lake County Republican 2nd Amendment Dinner & Gun Raffle

And all for only $2000!

The Lake County Republican Central Committee A-1 List would be expected to identify these table sponsors and new owners of that muscular Smith & Wesson assault weapon:

Lake County Republican Central Committee A-1 List

If you don't recognize the name, Howard Cooper is the Lake County Coroner:

Coroner's Office, Lake County, IL

Readers are asked to make up their own joke here.

Nobamacare

US President and legitimate businessman Donald J Trump ordered the government to stop paying for your health insurance:

the federal government will cease crucial federal payments to health insurers that provide coverage to low-income Americans. Illinois on Friday joined more than a dozen states that have filed a lawsuit to block the payment cuts. Trump's order is the latest salvo in Republicans' effort to topple the law commonly known as Obamacare
Suburban Chicago Republican congressmen back Trump health care move as Democrats go on attack

The move did not escape the attention of Peter Roskam, Lake County's vestigial Congressman. Roskam, a personal-injury attorney, issued a carefully worded statement:

"The Administration's actions today reinforces our system of government as laid out in the Constitution that gives Congress the ultimate authority to determine how these funds are used," Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton said in a statement.
Suburban Chicago Republican congressmen back Trump health care move as Democrats go on attack

Translation:

It's All Legal

In related news, the Lake County 911 Emergency Dispatch Task Force says a consolidation of 911 centers would realize nearly $3 million in cost reductions. A Task Force report proposes a two-step process where ...

The first phase would result in about $400,000 in annual savings and the second phase would result in savings of about $2.3 million, according to the report.
'Turf wars' challenge effort to consolidate Lake County's 911 dispatch services

One 911 dispatcher told your LakeCountyEye: "When all those uninsured people start calling 911, we're going to need that $3 million!"

Cartoon Violence

If you see a youngster dressed as an action superhero at your door that may be a sign that you live in the Lake County Fairgrounds. That's because the Lake County Comic-Con is at the Fairgrounds this weekend.

Haha, Count-i-Con – Lake County's Biggest Pop-Culture Event -- will be here faster than Quicksilver and The Flash in a 3-legged race ...

Count-i-Con 2017

October 20-22, 2017
Friday: 6pm-10pm
Saturday: Noon-7pm
Sunday: Noon-5pm

Lake County Fairgrounds
1060 East Peterson Road
Grayslake, IL 60030

Informed sources have informed your LakeCountyEye that no firearms will be raffled off at the event.

Weapon/prop policy
for Count-i-Con 2017

Your LakeCountyEye will keep you apprised when further developments warrant.

Q the Eye/10.17.17

Dear LakeCountyEye,

I just found out the Lake County Republicans held a "Second Amendment" fundraiser last week, and they gave away AR-15 Assault Weapons. Did you shoot any photos?

They Got the Numbers but We Got the Guns

Dear Math Death,

Your LakeCountyEye is under injunction to maintain a 500 ft perimeter whenever near a gun auction, and regrettably did not attend the GOP firearm raffle. However your LakeCountyEye did find a picture of an AR-15 that was seized in Round Lake Beach this week:

An AR-15 with a loaded 30 round magazine was seized in a warrant search Friday in Round Lake Beach that also uncovered a large cache of marijuana, authorities say. (Round Lake Park Police)
Drug cartel linked to 600-pound marijuana bust in Round Lake Park, police say

Enjoy!

If you are an elected official, or a previously elected official, or just a private citizen under indictment, send your political questions to Q the Eye c/o ... LakeCountyEye@gMail.com

24 Gun Salute

The message sent by the Lake County GOP is loud and clear:

Suit Up

Last Friday, the Lake County Republican Party held a gun raffle. As a result, County statisticians now track at least twenty-four more firearms:

Twenty-four firearms were raffled off at the $75-per-person fundraising dinner, including at least two safes filled with guns.
Lake County GOP gun raffle draws about 100 protesters

In related news, the Lake County 911 Emergency Dispatch Task Force estimates that a consolidation of 911 centers would realize nearly $3 million in cost reductions. A Task Force report proposes a two-step process where ...

The first phase would result in about $400,000 in annual savings and the second phase would result in savings of about $2.3 million, according to the report.
'Turf wars' challenge effort to consolidate Lake County's 911 dispatch services

One 911 dispatcher told your LakeCountyEye: "With all those new guns on the street, we're going to need that $3 million!"

The Sources of North Korea's Conduct

Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy

Bruce Cumings, Swift Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, will discuss the current conditions in North Korea and the historical factors that led up to them.

• Sunday
  October 22, 2017
  2:00 pm
• The Stevenson Center on Democracy
  25200 N St Mary's Rd
  Mettawa (Libertyville), IL 60048
  847-816-7433
• $15
  (Students Free)

The Forseeable Future

It's official. Not everyone in Illinois will be running for State Attorney General next year. That's because Jack Franks will not be running for Attorney General.

The news was dutifully reported by the old media this week:

McHenry County Chairman Jack Franks won't run for attorney general

McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks says he won't run for Illinois attorney general

No surprise, your LakeCountyEye predicted the same all the way back on September 21, three weeks ago.

Here is an actual unretouched screencap taken from this blog:

Same Name Different Race

It is not known if the news has made it to McHenry County yet.

The Silencers are Deafening

Lake Co. Republicans holding gun giveaway fundraiser after Las Vegas massacre

What if they gave a gun raffle and nobody came?

As readers of this blog are aware ...

Please Pass the Guns and Butter

The Lake County Republicans are hosting a 2nd Amendment Dinner and Gun Raffle fundraiser in Kildeer on Friday.  The controversial event has resulted in a media firestorm and at least one high-profile no-show:

Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor, a Republican, said Thursday evening he would not attend, sponsor or contribute toward the 2nd Amendment Dinner.
Protest organized ahead of GOP gun raffle in Kildeer

Will anyone from the Lake County GOP be in attendance? Your LakeCountyEye notes at least one willing participant:

Larry Falbe, president of the Lake County Republican Federation, an independent group that raises money for Republicans including the local party organization, supported moving forward with the fundraiser. "I would think that canceling the event would suggest there's something wrong or something to be ashamed of for having this kind of dinner that is supporting people who believe very strongly in the 2nd Amendment," said Falbe, whose group bought a sponsorship.
Suburban Chicago Republicans moving ahead with gun giveaway fundraiser 2 weeks after Las Vegas massacre

This is the same Larry Falbe who created Lake County's #1 political blog ...

TeamAmerica10th

Sharpeyed operatives will observe there is a $75 ticket price to get in the 2nd Amendment Dinner and Gun Raffle. Which may be beyond the means of anyone who draws a blogger's salary. Particularly a blog that hasn't published anything since 2013.

Your LakeCountyEye notes however, that tickets are reduced to $50 for "Joe Walsh Volunteers". Do not be surprised if you see Mr Falbe after all!

Please Pass the Guns and Butter

The Lake County Republican Federation will be raffling off a Mossberg 500 shotgun on Friday. There is no truth to the rumor, though, that the winner will be chosen with a spin of a russian-roulette wheel.

Haha, the Lake County GOP is hosting a fundraiser:

Lake County Republicans are moving ahead with a fundraiser where at least a dozen firearms will be given out to donors Friday night, less than two weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in Las Vegas. The "Lake County Republican 2nd Amendment Dinner & Gun Raffle" in northwest suburban Kildeer features an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle for those who pay $2,000 to sponsor the event, raffles for a 12-gauge shotgun and a 9 mm handgun, and other gun-related packages.
Suburban Chicago Republicans moving ahead with gun giveaway fundraiser 2 weeks after Las Vegas massacre

The Lake County Republican Party bought a domain to publicize the event:

www.lcrgundinner.com

If you're bad at remembering web URLs, here is a helpful mnemonic that is easy to learn:

Lake County Republican GUN DINNER Dot Com

The GOP website provides a nice color catalog of the guns that will be available:

One military analyst observed: "That's enough firepower to launch a ground assault on Pyongyang!"

While in outward appearance a gun show, the GOP fundraiser, from a legal perspective, is a dinner event. One source showed your LakeCountyEye a menu. "Be sure to sample the stuffed shells in the bump stock broth. To die for!"

The cash bar is open at 5:30 PM. Innocent bystanders are asked to steer clear of Lake County the night of the event.

A Foreclose Conclusion

Did you hear the one about the Sheriff's deputy who had himself incarcerated? He wanted to work from home. Haha, as readers of this blog are aware ...

House Arrest?

the Lake County Sheriff has been buying residential homes throughout Lake County. News of these purchases was first broken by the Lake County Gazette ...

Sheriff LK Cty and Kaplan acquires 188 Woodstone Drive, Buffalo Grove

Sheriff LK Cty and Ross acquires 3832 Harwick Lane, Park City

Even so, Sharpeyed operatives will point out that the Lake County Gazette is not only Lake County's #1 fake news source, but that both stories are erroneous. These were not purchases made by the Lake County Sheriff, but in fact were tax sales.  This can be verified by the very sources cited in the same Lake County Gazette stories:

BlockShopper: 188 Woodstone Drive Buffalo Grove

BlockShopper: 3832 Harwick Lane Park City

Note to Ops at the Lake County Gazette: Your web-bot is scraping up inaccurate reader content. Please notify your minimum-wage botmaster that a home purchaser and a home seller are totally different. At least within the State of Illinois.

Totally.

House Arrest?

Lake County's #1 fake news source, the Lake County Gazette knows where you live.

The Lake County Gazette has been looking up the public records and publishing the names and addresses of home sales in Lake County:

Lake County Gazette: Real Estate

Sharpeyed operatives will observe a pattern of acquisitions being made by one buyer ...

Sheriff LK Cty

While the Lake County Gazette no doubt has scored a big financial scoop, the identity of this buyer remains a mystery:

• Who is Sheriff LK Cty?
• Why is he acquiring all of this property in Lake County?
• Is he a land speculator?
• Or simply flipping homes?

As far as your LakeCountyEye is concerned, any news story that only raises more questions than it answers has not been put to bed.

Louis CK Cty was unavailable for comment.