Musical director: ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ shows ‘We can’t let evil win’
Thomas B. Mitchell, who's taught theater at the College of Lake County for nearly 30 years, has always liked the old films about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde based on...
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Waukegan, IDNR hoping to protect endangered terns found nesting at Municipal Beach
Donnie Dann scanned the Waukegan Municipal Beach shoreline when a small white tern with a black cap flew by and then into the dunes behind him. "I walked toward that...
Couple on mission to rescue and teach respect for wild, exotic creatures
Humans love pigs and goats, but opossums may have a bit of an image problem. Animal Quest founders Jessica Reedy and her husband, Steve Reedy, however, say they are on...
Round Lake Beach offers free family fun on Fridays
A little magic, close-up looks at an alligator, zany antics by jugglers, a chance to learn some fancy tricks — that's what those who come to Family Fun Fridays at...
Waukegan Scoop has cruisin’, carnival, music
When Gerry Cook attended Waukegan High School in the middle 1960s, he went scooping down Sheridan Road on Fridays and Saturday nights with his buddies in their cars. "That was...
Take a trip to the past at Civil War Days
Cannons boom. Horses gallop. Rounds are fired. Dust flies. This scene is re-enacted annually in Wauconda when the Lake County Forest Preserves hosts Civil War Days. Held July 8 and...
See ‘Blues Brothers,’ plus tribute band at Genesee
Some 26 years ago, Chuck Little and his friend John Aguila had to come up with a quick idea for a Halloween party. So they put on some black suits,...
Faire marks 30 years with cosplay, jousting, RenQuest
Bristol Renaissance Faire visitors this summer can witness jousting on horses as well as feast on turkey legs as folks did in 1574 when Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth visited...
Campus-grown produce available at College of Lake County farm market
It's just the beginning of summer and already three kinds of beets, carrots, lettuces, radishes, herbs and fresh flowers — all grown with organic techniques — have been picked, washed...
Round Lake Community Theatre returns after 2-year hiatus with ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
Noelle Young-Rothfus and her daughter, Sophia Rothfus, 12, found a hobby to enjoy together — performing in front of an audience with the Round Lake Community Theatre. They appeared in...