Patty Turner Center Vaccination Open to All Eligible Who Live or Work in Lake County Starting April 12

The Patty Turner Center vaccination site will open Monday, April 12, to anyone living or working in Lake County 16 years of age or older by appointment only. The vaccination site, located at 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, IL 60015, is operated by Doctors Test Centers (DTC), in partnership with the Lake County Health Department.

Currently, DTC is sending e-mail and text messages to people who are registered in the AllVax system with a link to schedule an appointment at the Patty Turner Center. Please be sure to check your e-mail and spam folder. After scheduling, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with a link to complete intake paperwork before your appointment. If appointment times are not filled up by AllVax registrants, additional appointments will be made available at the following registration site: https://www.doctorstestcenters.com/vaccine.

Click here to learn more and read an FAQ about the site.

Vaccination Card Selfies: Don't Do It

Attorney General Kwame Raoul cautions Illinois residents to be vigilant and protect themselves from scams and fraud related to COVID vaccination cards.

The COVID-19 vaccine is becoming more widely available to the general population, and Attorney General Raoul is warning people to avoid posting images of vaccination cards on social media. Raoul is advising people to protect their vaccination cards as they would other forms of personal information. According to the Attorney General’s office, scammers can pull information from vaccination cards posted on social media and use it to get sensitive information about recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Scammers can use names, birthdates, the location of the vaccination and metadata from photos of COVID-19 vaccination cards posted online to obtain contact information of vaccine recipients. The scammer could then contact the recipient or use information from the recipient’s card and social media profile to steal other personal information.

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Private Landscape Hours Reminder

Private landscapers can begin at 7:30 a.m. and work until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Private landscaping noise can occur on Sundays. If a contractor is beginning work before these hours or continuing after these hours, please call our non-emergency number 847-945-8636.

This does not include a homeowner working on their own lawn. Please be a good neighbor!

Police Accreditation Public Comment Virtual Zoom Meeting April 13

The Deerfield Police Department has been a fully accredited agency with Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) since 2005. The CALEA Accreditation process- considered by the public safety community as the "gold standard"- is a proven modern management model. It provides an agency, on a continuing basis, with a blueprint that promotes the efficient use of resources and improves service delivery - regardless of the size, geographic location, or functional responsibilities of the agency.

A team of assessors will conduct a virtual assessment on April 12-14, 2021, to examine all aspects of the Deerfield Police Department policy and procedures, management, operations and support services. Verification by the team that the Deerfield Police Department meets the Commission’s standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation. The Deerfield Police Department has to comply with 490 standards in order to maintain accredited status. Once the CALEA Assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the full Commission, which will then decide if the agency is to be granted accredited status.

As a part of the on-site assessment, agency personnel and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. The session will be conducted remotely via Zoom. Click here to learn more about the process and how you can participate.