North Chicago
Celebration: The Voices of First Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church, 1529 Elizabeth Ave., will celebrate its 87th anniversary with a midnight musical at 11:59 p.m. Aug. 21. Guests include the Greater Faith Church Baptist choir, psalmist Kishi Johnson from St. John Baptist Church, James Sisson and the Chosen Ones, Minister Tranelle Duffie and YPG and the Voices of Corinthian. The celebration will conclude at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 23 with special guests Tony Neal from Milwaukee, Wis., Mothers of Zion Sisters in Christ from Christian Faith Fellowship Church, and the Voices of Corinthian will be in concert. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 847-473-1610.
Gurnee
Blood drive: The Warren Youth Football preseason jamboree has a new addition to its festivities this year, a mobile blood drive, which will be held from 8:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at Warren High School, 5000 N. O’Plaine Road. The organization will band together Sunday to support board president Brian Wattleworth’s son, who was recently diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia. The event will host athletes and families from the Gurnee program as well as programs from Waukegan, Libertyville, Antioch and Grayslake. After their son’s recent stem cell transplant surgery, the Wattleworth family wishes for the community to give back by donating blood at the LifeSource mobile unit. Parents of Warren Youth Football players have teamed up and will be selling T-shirts, from which proceeds will be donated to the family to defray medical costs. For more information, call 847-729-7333.
Gages Lake
Ceremony: Woodland Primary School will host a dedication ceremony to celebrate the completion of its new playground at noon Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the school, 17366 W. Gages Lake Road. The celebration will include an appearance by the district’s mascot, Wiley the Wildcat. “This wonderful new playground will serve the children and families of our community for many years to come,” Principal Stacey Anderson said. “In addition it supports our healthy initiatives to get children moving every day and socializing with their peers.” For more information, call 847-596-5604.
Libertyville Township
Closure: Casey Road will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, from Milwaukee Avenue west to Almond Road to replace a culvert pipe. For more information, call 847-362-3350.
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Construction: The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that U.S. 12/Illinois 59 between Sullivan Lake Road and Molidor Road will be reduced to one lane when workers are present for intersection improvements and the installation of new traffic signals. The work began Aug. 2. In order to complete the work, traffic lanes will be reduced during the daytime hours on U.S. 12/Illinois 59 at the intersections with Sullivan Lake Road and Molidor Road. Traffic lanes will also be reduced to one lane in each direction, with flaggers, on Sullivan Lake Road and Molidor Road while workers are present. The project will be complete by June 2016. Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to flaggers and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits and be on the alert for workers and equipment. Find details on other construction projects in IDOT’s District 1 at goo.gl/upgvZu.
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