🌱 How does Beach Park’s pension tax bill compare to other Illinois towns?

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• How does Beach Park’s pension tax bill compare to other Illinois towns?

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Becoming windier and cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 41 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 62, low: 49.
• Friday: A morning shower; warmer, with a high of 76 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• How much did Beach Park households pay in property taxes for police and fire pensions in FY 2024? (lakecountygazette.com) — Beach Park homeowners paid an average of $531 per household in 2024 property taxes specifically for police and fire pensions, far below the $3,294 statewide average. With about 4,535 households, that totaled $2.4 million, and Beach Park’s pension funds are unusually strong at 125.8% funded, even as many Illinois systems remain deeply in debt.
   

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📸 Around Beach Park

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• RFU Community Care Connection Mobile Clinic
  Holy Family Food Pantry, 912 8th St, Waukegan
  10:00 am
• Park on Park
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce, Park St. & Seymour Ave., Mundelein
  4:00 pm
• D6 Fine Arts Fest (Band) @ Christ Community Church
  Zion Elementary School District 6 Zion, IL 60099
  5:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• D70 Recognition Reception
  Libertyville School District 70, 1381 Lake St, Libertyville
  4:30 pm
• Band Concert & Fine Arts Night-MS Library & MPR
  Wolf Branch SD 113 Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096
  5:30 pm
• My Generation Tour ft. The Lovin' Spoonful, The Hollies Greatest H
  Genesee Theatre, 203 N Genesee St, Waukegan
  7:00 pm
• My Generation Tour →
  Genesee Theatre, 203 N Genesee St, Waukegan
  7:00 pm
• My Generation Tour ft. The Lovin' Spoonful, The Hollies Greatest Hits and Mitch Ryder →
  Waukegan, IL Calendar, 203 N Genesee St, Waukegan
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Dunkin' Cop on a Rooftop
  Dunkin', 21 S. Green Bay Rd., Waukegan
  5:00 am
• Wine Women & Shoes benefiting A Safe Place
  Lincolnshire Marriot, 10 marriot drive, Lincolnshire
  6:00 pm
• The Psychedelic Furs with special guest We Are Scientists
  Genesee Theatre, 203 N Genesee St, Waukegan
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Anti-poverty 5k Walk →
  Community Action Partnership of Lake County Food Pantry, 213 W Water St, Waukegan
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am looking for a reliable, reasonable landscaping company to take care of my yard in Wadsworth.
  I need a company that will not just cut the lawn, but a company that will take care of the plant beds all year long without using chemicals because I… (Nextdoor Beach Pk E - 41/Rosecrans)

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🗞 Nearby News

Zion

• Zion Central girls' soccer team competes against Miguel Juarez Middle School (lakecountygazette.com)
• Families gather at Shiloh Park to celebrate Day of the Child (lakecountygazette.com)
• Nonprofit to bring early education to childcare ‘desert': ‘Every kid … should have the same opportunity' (chicagotribune.com)

Waukegan

• Waukegan High seniors visit elementary schools: ‘It was cool to see the kids look up to me' (chicagotribune.com)
• Giant teddy bear draws thousands to Waukegan beach: ‘It's simply magnificent' (chicagotribune.com)

Grayslake

• Volo Museum Gets $50 Ticket for Car That Hasn’t Moved in Years: Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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