Neighborhood Garage Sale June 25th & 26th

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Homeowners Annual Meeting and Board Election

...was held Tuesday, May 26. 2009. The newly elected Board is comprised of (l to r) Chris Stec, Nicole Zanon-Tocke, Bruce Phillips, Mark Chavin, and Thomas Preston.



Congratulations to all five board members, and thanks for your willingness to continue serving on the board!

Annual Meeting and Election...

... is Tuesday, May 26, 2009, starting at 6:30pm, and will be held at the Wauconda Public Library.

The purpose is the election of new Board of Directors, and 20% of owners must vote to hold this meeting (by attendance or proxy.)

Proxies are available if you can't make it. Call 847-882-1696 for information or answers to questions.

Liberty Lakes Condo Association Neighborhood Garage Sale

... is Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th, from 8am to 4 pm.

The association will provide the advertising and obtain the village permit. Each association member is responsible for your own sales.

For info, email LibertyLakes@aol.com

Arbor Day Tree Planting - April 25, 2009

The Arbor Day tree planting has been captured in photos here.

The Seven Wonders of Illinois...

...were chosen in 2007 from thousands of nominations by citizens. The Illinois Bureau of Tourism whittled the list down to 84 destinations representing 12 from each of the state's seven regions, and Illinois residents then voted online for their favorite locales, which are:

Northern: Starved Rock State Park near Utica
Central: Allerton Park and Retreat Center in Monticello
Western: Black Hawk State Historic Site near Rock Island
Southern: Rend Lake, Benton
Southwest: Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway (Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri Rivers)
Chicago: Wrigley Field
Chicagoland: Baha'i House of Worship, Wilmette

(More photos of Illinois are available here.)

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Did you know Illinois is an Algonquin Indian word that means “tribe of superior men”? Following you'll find interesting facts about Illinois along with up-to-date Illinois visitor and economic impact information.

2007 Illinois Tourism Visitor Information

• The largest drawing tourist destination is Chicago's Navy Pier
  

• In 2007, Illinois welcomed nearly 89 million domestic visitors, 20.5 million for business and nearly 68.2 million for leisure purposes. The top five states providing visitors to Illinois were Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Missouri.

• More than 1.1 million overseas visitors traveled to Illinois in 2007 ranking Illinois tied for 6th most popular U.S. state. The top five markets for international visitors to Illinois were Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany and Japan.

• Illinois ranked 9th in the U.S. in its share of total domestic travel and 6th in traveler spending.

• The average age of Illinois leisure visitors was 45; the majority were married and they had an average annual household income of $73,000.

• Primary activities for leisure travelers to Illinois included shopping, dining, entertainment, touring/sightseeing,

(from Illinois Bureau of Tourism)

Liberty Lakes Arbor Day Celebration 4/25/09

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