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Lindenhurst Park District was awarded $3.4 million in matching federal and state grants for the construction of a Grass Lake Road Pedestrian Underpass connecting the under developed Park District’s Oak Ridge Park, which also received development funds.

The Naval Station Great Lakes MWR library summer reading program will run June 10 through Aug. 16.

The NSGL Navy College Office provided the following list of recent degree graduates. Congratulations to all for their accomplishment.

Carmen Patlan was 7 when she emigrated from Mexico to the United States with her family. Diana Alvey was also just a child, 3, when she came to the United States from Mexico.

Each honor graduate and award winner will receive the commanding officer’s commemorative coin in recognition of their superlative achievements during recruit training. The honor graduates for May 17 recruit review graduation are as follows:

Now that the federal government has approved financial assistance to homes and businesses in Lake County after last month's flood, residents and store owners can begin applying for funds as they clean up the damage.

Kristin Miks, 32, of Wildwood was arrested May 13 and charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Na na na na na na na na, Namtab! Oops, we meant Batman. We’re still dizzy from riding Six Flags Great America’s Batman The Ride Backwards, just in time for Batman The Ride’s 21st birthday.

Ian Nichols recently got a small dose of an event that just may break him.

The Electronic Products Recycling & Reuse Act took effect a litle over a year ago, banning myriad devices from being dumped in the garbage and ending up in landfills.

While some teens where getting refreshing treats from the Tastee Freeze on a recent sunny evening, next door, three friends — 15-year-old Ben Reyes, Nick Misterle and Brian Mace of Grayslake — played a Super Smash Mario Brothers video game inside a local Grayslake teen center called the Oasis.

Sometimes, amateur musical theater exceeds one's expectations. Sometimes modernization of 1970s musical theater exceeds one's expectations as well. Spotlight Theater's rendition of "Godspell," did both for this long-time musical theater educator. Director Lindsey Branson's production of "Godspell," presented by the Lake County Spotlight Theater group, consisting of young people ranging in age from seven to 18 delighted this reviewer with its exuberant ride through New Testament parables as conceived by song-writer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz of "Wicked" fame. Chock full of 2013 humor that pokes quick fun of everything from Les Mis to Bruce Lee to smash-ups, Godspell was deftly updated to reflect the tastes of a new audience. Great touches inc

A couple of classic cars from the Volo Auto Museum in Volo will make their premiere Friday in “The Great Gatsby.”

Na na na na na na na na, Namtab! Oops, we meant Batman. We're still dizzy from riding Six Flags Great America's Batman The Ride Backwards, just in time for Batman: The Ride's 21st birthday.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit in Lake County Circuit Court against an Antioch-based home repair business for allegedly failing to complete contracted projects and failing to pay its suppliers.