Free seminars are available this Fall on Email Marketing, Unemployement Insurance and Updating Employee Handbooks. View our Business Resources page for more information. [Access event flyers...]

The IL Small Business Development Center located at the College of Lake County offers monthly seminars, free counseling, and financial and other service referrals to existing and start-up businesses. A loan program is currently available. [Visit the SBDC website...]

CBS2 Chicago News recently gave an overview of some of the nationally recognized businesses in the aclaimed Main Street, please view the video to learn why this is the place for your next 'Stay-Cation'. [View video...]

Downtown Libertyville's very own Vintner's Cellar Winery recently won a Bronze medal at the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition for their St. Trophime Pinot Noir (http://www.fliwc.com/results/2008results.asp) and two Bronze medals at the Mid-American Wine Competition with their Queen Victoria's Market Shiraz and Peachy Keen Peach Chardonnay (http://www.dmacc.edu/ici/winecompetition.asp).

Vintner’s Cellar is a boutique winery where you can become the wine maker! They also offer many of their own wines and make samples available regularly. [Finger Lakes Competition Website...]

Adrienne Clarisse Intimate Boutique is a finalist in an national awards competition by The Best of Intima magazine. The boutique is located downtown Libertyville at 531 N Milwaukee Ave. [Read press release...]

Wine Spectator Magazine has awarded the Tavern restaurant The Best Award of Excellence, acknowledging the depth and breadth of their wine selection. The Tavern is located at 519 N Milwaukee, in downtown Libertyville. [Restaurant link...]

The Pioneer Press sampled burgers from restaurants throughout the Chicago area and decided that Libertyville's Mickey Finn's was #1 (Mickey Finn's, 412 N Milwaukee Av). [View top burger list...]

Summit Ice Cream and Gelato was selected as one of the top ten best ice cream shops in America by Good Morning America. Summit is located downtown Libertyville at 355 N Milwaukee Ave. [Visit Summit...]

Looking for a great family event? Want to discover a specific business in the area? If so, make sure to attend the Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills (GLMV) Chamber of Commerce inaugural Fall Fest and EXPO, Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Libertyville High School Field House, 708 W. Park Avenue, Libertyville. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There will be plenty of activities for people of all ages, including live entertainment, demonstrations, food, kid’s activities, performances by local student groups, police, fire and public works displays, and a Business EXPO. The Expo is an opportunity to meet with representatives from 100+ local businesses and see displays of products, services and resources. Many of the exhibitors will have exclusive offers, products and services available for purchase on site, giveaways, raffles and more.

"We invite everyone to come out and meet their friends and business neighbors at FallFest,” said GLMV Executive Director Mark Foley. “We plan to provide our community with an exciting, free event that will promote a sense of community and showcase our local businesses."

The show is open to the public and admission is free. Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact the GLMV Chamber of Commerce at 847-680-0750 or visit www.glmvchamber.org or www.glmvfallfest.com
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In an article about industrial development in the Chicago area, McShane Corporation spokesman says, "Libertyville gets it". [Read article...]

Libertyville sales tax remains low compared to some Chicago area communities. [Read article...]

Forbes named Lake County one of the Best Places for Business and Careers in 2008 [Read article...]

This new 5-story hotel, the Village's 4th, will serve the many businesses on the Village's west side as well as visitors to local sport tournaments. [Read article...]

VW Credit and Allscripts Healthcare, both with Libertyville offices, were placed on the 2008 list of Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the National Association for Business Resources. [Read article...]

Kathryn Kerrigan, a Libertyville based store for larger sized womans shoes continues to be recognized for its success. In 2007, Katie Kerrigan, the owner, was named No. 5 on MSN Money's list of 30 top entrepreneurs under 30. [Read article...]

North Star Stone manufactures and installs stone vaneers. The business is up 15% this year, largely due to the desire of residents to upgrade existing homes. [Additional info...]

Best Shoe Repair, located on Milwaukee Ave in downtown Libertyville, has been serving the community for over 30 years. [Additional info...]

Village officials had originally set Tuesday, August 19 as the target date to reopen Lake Street, one day prior to the start of classes at LHS.

Actual soil conditions at the site proved to be different from what had been expected based on soil borings taken adjacent to the old bridge during the planning phase of the project. The weaker soils encountered meant the original foundation design needed to be revised. A new foundation design using steel pilings was developed, and a specialized subcontractor was brought in to install the pilings While several pilings achieved the necessary bearing capacity at depths of 28-30 feet, other pilings had to be driven in excess of 60 feet. Six additional pilings were required and piling installation was completed last week. The additional foundation work has increased the cost of the bridge replacement by approximately $150,000.

In conjunction with the bridge replacement, the Village is also reconstructing the Lake Street pavement between West Street and Stonegate Road under a separate contract. Work on Lake Street east of the bridge started in mid-May and was completed in July. The road contractor has constructed most of the new curb and gutter west of the bridge and the remaining roadway will be installed when the bridge is completed. The Village estimates that the Lake Street bridge and roadway will be completed in mid-September.

The Village of Libertyville is distributing energy-saving compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) light bulbs. The CFL bulbs are 60 watt replacements, and use between 1/5th and 1/3rd of the power of an equivalent incandescent light bulb. The free CFL bulbs (limit two per household, please) are now available at the Libertyville Village Hall at 118 W. Cook Avenue, the Parks and Recreation Office at 625 W. Winchester Road, the Community Development Department at 200 E. Cook Avenue and the Cook Library.

Don't forget garbage collection will be one day later the week of Labor Day for all pick-ups due to the holiday.

There is plenty to ENJOY this summer in Libertyville. Check out our new summer events page. [Additional info...]

May 21,2008-The Village has directed its consulting engineer to re-file a quiet zone application for the Milwaukee District North line railroad, including crossings in the villages of Libertyville and Grayslake. A previously approved quiet zone for this section of railroad was abruptly terminated just prior to implementation in December 2007 due to Metra’s concern with the lack of certain equipment at the St. Mary’s Road crossing. Unfortunately, that crossing will not be able to be included in re-filing the quiet zone application. However, the Village is currently working with Congressman Mark Kirk’s office in an attempt to obtain funding for the Constant Warning Time (CWT) equipment which costs approximately $250,000 - $300,000. The Village anticipates the St. Mary’s Road will be included in the quiet zone at a later date when the CWT equipment is installed.