Maintenance work on commuter parking lots starts Friday
Several Naperville commuter parking lots will be undergoing maintenance work beginning Friday, Aug. 9, and continuing through mid-August, city officials said.
Crews will work over the weekend to minimize patron disruptions, meaning there will be no parking in work areas from 6 p.m. Fridays through 6 a.m. Mondays during the planned work schedules.
Work is to be done between Friday, Aug. 9, and Monday, Aug. 12, at these lots: Kroehler; 190 E. 5th Ave.; Parkview; about half of the Route 59 lot on the north side of the railroad; and half of the Upper Burlington lot.
Between Friday, Aug. 16, and Monday, Aug. 19, work is scheduled for the 4th Avenue lot; the second half of the Route 59 lot north of the railroad; the other half of the Upper Burlington Lot; and Water Tower West.
The work being done will improve the parking lot conditions and provide a smoother surface, officials said.
Weather may affect the planned schedule, officials said.
Lauren Staley Ferry has resigned as Will County clerk to take a job as the new Joliet city clerk, which she will start Aug. 31. (File photo)
Will County clerk leaving elected job to become Joliet city clerk
Will County Clerk Lauren Staley Ferry has resigned from her elected post to become the new Joliet’ city clerk, Joliet officials announced.
Staley Ferry was elected to the clerk’s job in November 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Before that, she served as a Will County Board member representing parts of Joliet, Crest Hill, Lockport and New Lenox.
As clerk, she helped modernize the office and received approval to buy new state-of-the-art voting equipment and a voter registration system, a news release said. She also started an automated vote-by-mail program following the COVID-19 pandemic and expanded early voting to 25 locations in Will County.
In 2021, Staley Ferry was the recipient of the Illinois State Crime Commission’s Transparency in County Government Award.
She will assume her new job on Aug. 21.
Spay Illinois offering free pet vaccines for some through year’s end
Spay Illinois is offering free pet vaccines through Dec. 31 to select individuals.
The program, offered in partnership with Petco Love, is available to those who receive LINK/EBT benefits, have Social Security Disability Insurance, are a veterans or a senior 62 or older. Services offered include rabies, DHPP and FVRCP vaccines for cats and dogs and a microchipping.
Pets must be spayed and neutered to qualify for the benefit and there is a limit of up to three pets per household, the release said. Owners of pets that need to be spayed or neutered can make an appointment and receive vaccines and a microchip on the day of the surgery.
Spay Illinois is located at 2765 and 2785 Maple Ave., Lisle. All visits must be scheduled. For an appointment, call 630-961-8000.
For more information, go to www.spayillinois.org.
