Here are some news items of interest from municipalities throughout the State. All links below go to sources outside of the IML website, and they open in a new window or tab.

• Shorewood Crossroads Festival 2010 is from Friday through Sunday, Aug. 6 to 8, at Four Seasons Park, 25520 W. Seil Road (west of River Road).
  
• Bloomington – Normal tries to build a healthier community
  
• Peoria: County, city eye joint economic development office
  
• Palos Park is having an annual parade and a chili cook off
  
• Mokena Mayor head of Blue Island water department
  
• New Lenox seeks railroad quiet zones
  
• Proviso-area municipalities declare disaster areas
  
• Oak Forest outsorces development department
  
• New Lenox lifts restrictions on campaign signs
  
• Lakewood OKs special use permit and preliminary plan for a sports complex
  
• Springfield plans to buy and demolish vacant houses
  
• Holiday Hills: Three area beaches closed due to E. Coli
  
• Olney City Council approves noise ordinance
  
• Governor Quinn declares 12 Counties disaster areas
  
• Sauk Valley declared a disaster area
  
• Farmer City begins process of replacing city manager
  
• Normal hires ex-city manager for public works position
  
• Bloomington considering open-burning ordinance
  
• Lake in the Hills events rescheduled due to flooding
  
• Elgin considers vacant building inspection ordinance
  
• Westchester declares state of emergency
  
• Oak Park officials seek public input following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the handgun ban case.
  
• LeRoy: Five finalists for city manager
  
• Minook City Council hires engineering firm for sewer project
  
• Eureka is considering a policy on the hiring of relatives, firms
  
• Municipalities combine public safety services to help save money
  
• Edwardsville puts new regulations in place for green power
  
• Mt. Sterling officials appreciate the work of the IML
  
• Huntley looking to turn its downtown into a hybrid model
  
• West Nile virus found in the Bloomington - Normal area
  
• Macomb and Galesburg were awarded transit grants