Illinois Spring Simulated Emergency Test

The Illinois RACES Spring Simulated Emergency Test has been postponed indefinitely. We will post more information as it becomes available.

Des Plaines River Canoe Marathon 2022

After a hiatus due to the pandmic, the Des Plaines River Canoe Marathon is resuming this year on Sunday May 22nd, 2022! Sign up here to provide communications support for the canoe marathon. This is a great opportunity to practice your communications skills.

Updated NIFOG Available Now

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has made the August 2021 update to the National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) available for download. You can download a copy here. We recommend keeping a printed hard copy available, as well as programming the relevant frequencies in the guide into your radios as allowed by your FCC license.

Updated IIFOG Available Now

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency has made the December 2020 update to the Illinois Interoperability Field Operations Guide (IIFOG) available for download. You can download a PDF copy of the IIFOG here. We recommend keeping a printed hard copy available, as well as programming the relevant amateur radio frequencies in the guide into your radios.

Lake County IL COVID-19 Information

Lake County IL has a comprehensive website providing information COVID-19.
This includes a data hub to view the latest COVID-19 statistics for Lake County IL.
An email newsletter is available with COVID-19 updates from Lake County IL. Please sign up to receive the latest information available.

Headlines updated on 4/22/2022.