Lake County
Drug disposal: To help residents effectively and responsibly rid their homes of medicine they longer need or that has expired, and to help keep potentially harmful substances out of children’s hands, Lake County officials are encouraging people to drop their old medicine off at any number of free collections sites on Saturday as a part of the 10th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. From 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., prescription drugs can be dropped off at the Grayslake Police Department, 10 S. Seymour Ave.; Hainesville Police Department, 100 N. Hainesville; Wauconda Police Department, 311 S. Main St.; Mundelein Police Department, 221 N. Lake St.; and Vernon Hills Police Department, 754 Lakeview Parkway. A full list of collection sites can be found at dea.gov or by calling 800-882-9539. For a more complete list of drop-off locations, call 847-231-6262.
Donations: Kiwanis Peanut Days are Friday and Saturday. Look for familiar faces in front of local grocery stores this weekend as we celebrate Kiwanis Peanut Days. Members of the Kiwanis Club of Zion-Benton will be collecting donations in exchange for peanuts. Peanut Days is one of the club’s major fundraisers, which helps to support community organizations that focus on serving children in the Beach Park, Winthrop Harbor and Zion areas. The Kiwanis Club of Zion-Benton also recognizes Zion-Benton Township High School students of the month and provides six scholarships to graduating students. The public can support the club even more by buying a case of peanuts from any Kiwanis member. The suggested donation is $50 per case. For more information, visit zbkiwanis.org.
Ingleside
Eclipse viewing: Join the Lake County Astronomical Society (LCAS) to view a rare Total Lunar Eclipse from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday at Volo Bog, 28478 Brandenburg Road. This type of celestial event has only happened five times since 1900. LCAS amateur astronomers will be available to answer questions and will use powerful telescopes to share views of the eclipse. These telescopes can magnify the Moon up to 200 times. This event is free. Heavy cloud cover and/or rain may cause the event to be canceled. For more information, email contact@lcas-astronomy.org.
Mettawa
Presentation: The Green City Market, located in Lincoln Park, has been named by USA Today as one of America’s Top 10 farmers’ markets. Board member Elizabeth Richter and Executive Director Melissa Flynn will describe the history and mission of the market and the contribution it and its more than 50 farmers and vendors make in connecting with chefs, restaurateurs, food organizations and the public to provide access to locally produced, healthy food at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stevenson Center on Democracy, 25200 N. St. Mary’s Road. Since its founding in 1998 by the late chef, author and entrepreneur Abby Mandel, the nonprofit market has worked to encourage and promote local, sustainable agriculture. The market has expanded to include two additional satellite locations in Chicago. Following the presentation there will be copies of the Green City Market Cookbook available for sale. Admission is $15, and free for students. For more information, call 773- 281-0378
Libertyville
Benefit: Lake County Audubon Society (LCAS) will conduct its first benefit from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at O’Toole’s Upstairs Lounge, 412 N. Milwaukee Ave. It will feature Barrelhouse Chuck, award-winning Chicago Blues Player, and his blues band. He will be joined by The Great E.G. McDaniel on bass, Harmonica Todd, and Thaddeus Krolicki on guitar. Chuck, who lives in Libertyville, specializes in a specific type of piano blues known as “barrelhouse,” described as “wild, improvised piano, with an accented two-beat rhythm.” He has recorded over a dozen albums, has been nominated for several Blues Music Awards, and has a full performance schedule in Chicago and around the U.S. as well as internationally. Tickets are $10 each at the door. There will be door prizes donated by local business supporters, and food and beverages will be available at the cash bar. The benefit is being held to support Audubon’s various activities, which include monthly programs open to the public; providing classroom subscriptions of Audubon Adventures; birdscaping projects which involve planting open space areas with shrubs and trees to support bird populations; restoration of nesting sites, and various scholarships for nature education for a range of ages. For more information, visit www.lakecountyaudubon.org.
Healthy cooking: Advocate Condell Medical Center will host a Diabetes Academy cooking event with Chef Curtis Aikens, host of The Food Network show “Pick of the Day,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 28 at 801 South Milwaukee Ave. A live cooking demonstration will be accompanied by a Diabetes 101 class presented by Novo Nordisk. This event is free and registration is required. For more information, call or visit advocatehealth.com/classes.
Lake Villa
Closure: The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that Grand Avenue (Route 132) will be closed to traffic west of Fairfield Road, for a reconstruction project, beginning Sept. 28, weather permitting. A detour will be posted. Westbound traffic will be routed to Fairfield Road, Monaville Road and Route 59 to reconnect with Grand Avenue. Eastbound traffic will follow the reverse route. The road closure will be complete by May 2016, while the overall project will be completed by October 2016. 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. For more information, call 312-793-4199 or visit www.idot.illinois.gov.
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