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Ordinance amending a previous ordinance and designating emergency changes to voting sites of several assigned precincts in Lake County Townships.
Staff Summary
• The coronavirus COVID-19 has impacted Lake County, resulting in the closure of several polling sites.
• This necessitates emergency changes to polling sites for the March 17, 2020 General Primary Election.
• Voters in Lake Villa Township precincts 145 and 155 previously assigned to vote at Cedar Village, 310 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Lake Villa, Illinois 60046, will now vote at Lake Villa Township Office, 37908 N. Fairfield Road, Lake Villa, Illinois 60046.
• Voters in Libertyville Township precincts 193, 194, and 200 previously assigned to vote at Spring Meadows, 901 Florsheim Drive, Libertyville, Illinois 60048, will now vote at the Lake County Central Permit Facility, 500 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville, Illinois 60048.
• Voters in Moraine Township precincts 212, 213, 214, 216, and 217 assigned to vote at Immaculate Conception Parrish, 770 Deerfield Road, Highland Park, Illinois 60035, will now vote at Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, Illinois 60035.
• Voters in Waukegan Township precincts 376 and 379 assigned to vote at Kukla Towers, 1440 Jackson Street, North Chicago, Illinois 60064, will now vote at Foss Park Golf Course Pavilion, 3124 Argonne Drive, North Chicago, Illinois 60064.
• Votes in Waukegan Township precincts 367 and 370 assigned to vote at Park Place, 414 S. Lewis Avenue, Waukegan, Illinois 60085, will now vote at Robert Abbott Middle School, 1319 Washington Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085.
• Voters in Libertyville Township precincts 175, 181, and 201 assigned to Lambs Farm Magnolia Café, 14245 W. Rockland Road, Green Oaks, Illinois 60048, will now vote at Oak Grove School, 1700 O’Plaine Road, Green Oaks, Illinois 60048.
• Voters in West Deerfield Township precincts 388 and 391 assigned to Congregation B’Nai Tikvah, 1158 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015 will now vote at Saint Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 815 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015.
• As Lake County continues to monitor the situation, closing of additional polling sites may be warranted. Any polling sites that require emergency closure will be rerouted to a nearby polling location if possible or, if necessary, to the Lake County Administrative Complex, 18 N. County Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085.
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ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, Lake County has 415 voting precincts in 18 Townships; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 has necessitated the closure of several polling sites, impacting a number of precincts, and requiring an emergency change in location for these polling sites for the March 17, 2020 General Primary Election; and
WHEREAS, voters in Lake Villa Township precincts 145 and 155 previously assigned to vote at Cedar Village, 310 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Lake Villa, Illinois 60046, will now vote at Lake Villa Township Office, 37908 N. Fairfield Road, Lake Villa, Illinois 60046; and
WHEREAS, voters in Libertyville Township precincts 193, 194, and 200 previously assigned to vote at Spring Meadows, 901 Florsheim Drive, Libertyville, Illinois 60048, will now vote at the Lake County Central Permit Facility, 500 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville, Illinois 60048; and
WHEREAS, voters in Moraine Township precincts 212, 213, 214, 216, and 217 assigned to vote at Immaculate Conception Parrish, 770 Deerfield Road, Highland Park, Illinois 60035, will now vote at Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, Illinois 60035; and
WHEREAS, voters in Waukegan Township precincts 376 and 379 assigned to vote at Kukla Towers, 1440 Jackson Street, North Chicago, Illinois 60064, will now vote at Foss Park Golf Course Pavilion, 3124 Argonne Drive, North Chicago, Illinois 60064; and
WHEREAS, voters in Waukegan Township precincts 367 and 370 assigned to vote at Park Place, 414 S. Lewis Avenue, Waukegan, Illinois 60085, will now vote at Robert Abbott Middle School, 1319 Washington Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085; and
WHEREAS, voters in Libertyville Township precincts 175, 181, and 201 assigned to Lambs Farm Magnolia Café, 14245 W. Rockland Road, Green Oaks, Illinois 60048, will now vote at Oak Grove School, 1700 O’Plaine Road, Green Oaks, Illinois 60048; and
WHEREAS, voters in West Deerfield Township precincts 388 and 391 assigned to Congregation B’Nai Tikvah, 1158 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015 will now vote at Saint Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 815 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015; and
WHEREAS, as Lake County continues to monitor the situation, closing of additional polling sites may be warranted. Any polling sites that require emergency closure will be rerouted to a nearby polling location if possible or, if necessary, to the Lake County Administrative Complex, 18 N. County Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, the attached Exhibit A sets forth the affected precincts by Township name, number and previous voting site and identifies the new voting site to which the affected precincts are assigned, listing both name and location.
DATED AT WAUKEGAN, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, on this 16th day of March, 2020.