The Lake County Forest Preserves District Board passed a resolution approving a memorandum of understanding with the Waukegan Port District to support its effort to get the Federal Aviation Administration's blessing and funding for a runway extension, which would require selling off some forest preserves land and has enraged environmentalists.
In response to Metra s recently filed objections to the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern rail merger, the Lake County Board stepped up by adopting a resolution in line with Metra s opposition.