Briefs: Plane crash victims identified

Two of the three people on board a small plane that crashed Sunday into the front yard of a Fox Lake home have been identified as Samuel Hutchinson, 65, the pilot, and Brian Hutchinson, 38, his son, both of Spring Grove. Authorities declined to identify a toddler, about 2 years old, but acknowledged he was the grandson of the pilot. None were seriously injured. The Cessna 150 went down shortly after takeoff from a private airfield known as Pillow Hill, according to Fox Lake Police Lt. Jeff Norris. It lost power and clipped several trees before crashing and overturning in Michael Dahlen's front yard on Country Shire Lane. Dahlen pulled the three to safety and extinguished a fire that had ensued. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating. The neighborhood is technically in Fox Lake, but has a Spring Grove mailing address.

Tollway work

One southbound lane of the Tri-State Tollway will close at 8 p.m. today between Stearns School Road and Milwaukee Avenue for pavement marking operations in advance of a traffic shift. A second lane will close at 10 p.m. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Thursday. At that time, the two southbound local lanes will be shifted from the median shoulder and left lane onto new pavement on the right shoulder and right lane as work continues to rebuild and widen the southbound lanes. The same closures are planned Thursday night if weather affects tonight's traffic shift.

Foundation grants $1 million to local agencies

The Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, has awarded $274,000 in grants to 15 Lake County agencies. Overall, the foundation has awarded more than $1 million to 55 not-for-profit agencies working to improve the quality of life for Lake County residents. The foundation also announced its 2008 Basic Human Needs Award recipients: Community Resources for Education and Wellness and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine. The award recipients, along with the foundation's other 2008 grant recipients, were recently honored at a private reception. For a complete list of the foundation's 2008 grant recipients, visit www.lakecountycf.org.

Edible Harvest set:

Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake has set Oct. 5 as the day for its fifth annual Edible Harvest festival. Action begins at 9 a.m. with the Run on the Prairie 5-kilometer event for adults. That'll be followed by a children's run at 10:15 a.m. Edible Harvest festivities will go from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chef Andy Meyer, who heads the Lake County High Schools Technology Campus' culinary arts program, will lead a student team in working food stations. Locally grown food will be for sale along with roast pig, corn on the cob, salads and baked goods. An estimated 1,200 patrons attended Edible Harvest last year. For parking and other information, visit www.edibleharvest.org.