Briefs: Lake Forest ER chief named

Jacek "Jack" B. Franaszek will now head the Lake Forest Hospital's emergency room at its main campus in Lake Forest as well as the emergency medicine staff at the Grayslake Outpatient and Acute Care Center. Franaszek has more than 30 years of experience in emergency medicine. Franaszek's arrival comes as Lake Forest Hospital works to expand emergency and urgent care services throughout the county. The Grayslake Outpatient and Acute Care Center recently began offering its acute care services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Lake Forest Hospital is also working to upgrade the Grayslake campus into a freestanding emergency center, which will offer additional emergency capabilities to residents in northwest Lake County.

Knight show canceled

A Gladys Knight concert scheduled for March 13 at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan has been canceled, venue officials announced Friday. A Genesee spokeswoman blamed the cancellation on a tour schedule conflict. Refunds will be available at the point of purchase.

Tollway widening set

A so-called "counterflow" configuration is scheduled to become operational Sunday on the southbound Tri-State Tollway from Lake-Cook-Road to Dempster Street. One lane of southbound traffic will be shifted onto the northbound side of the tollway as the crossover with the other two lanes on the median shoulder and the leftmost lane. That will allow the Illinois Toll Highway Authority to keep three lanes of traffic open in each direction as the fourth lane is added to the southbound expressway. Traffic using the counterflow lane will not be able to exit at Willow or Golf roads. Visit www.illlinoistollway.com, call (800)-TOLL-FYI for information.

Round Lake seminar

The Round Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a seminar entitled "Wake-Up My Business" from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The event will take place at the Blue Bay Restaurant, 885 E. Rollins Road, east of Route 83, in Round Lake. The discussion will focus on marketing, to customer service and to creating a referral service. For more information, call the chamber at (847) 546-2002.