Briefs: Lambs Farm to hold first Popcorn Days
Lambs Farm staff and volunteers will be stationed today and Saturday at intersections, train stations and store fronts across Lake County to hand out popcorn in exchange for donations as part of its first Popcorn Days. The Popcorn Factory has supplied the one-ounce bags of cheese popcorn, and participants at Lambs Farm have completed the packaging. The fundraiser will benefit Lambs Farm, which serves adults with developmental disabilities. For times and locations, call (847) 990-3706.
French comedy comes to Gurnee stage
"The Bourgeois Gentleman" will be performed at 7 p.m. today and Saturday at Warren Township High School auditorium at the O'Plaine Campus, 500 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee. Tickets cost $3 with a student ID and $5 for adults.
Wauconda fire department opens station
The Wauconda Fire District hosts an open house, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, at Station 1, 109 W. Liberty St. The day will include indoor displays that will allow visitors to see and touch the equipment. In addition to station tours, there will be outdoor demonstrations including rope rescue, diving, fire extinguisher usage and an automobile extrication. Children can play games, practice calling 9-1-1 and get up close to various vehicles. Refreshments will be served.
Edens resurfacing complete
Resurfacing work on the Edens Expressway/I-94 north of Old Orchard Road is complete, but overnight lane closures will continue south of Old Orchard until mid-October, weather permitting, for resurfacing, striping and shoulder work. Overnight asphalt paving is dependent on the temperature, but drivers can expect nightly lane closures during the following hours: Sunday through Thursday one lane will close at 8 p.m. and a second lane will close at 11 p.m., with all lanes open by 5 a.m.; Friday and Saturday, one lane will close at 10 p.m. and two lanes will close at 11 p.m., with all lanes open by 9 a.m. The Edens Rehabilitation Project includes patching and resurfacing six bridge decks and resurfacing all three lanes of the entire length of the 14-mile expressway from Lawrence Avenue to Lake-Cook Road. Police are using squad cars, motorcycle patrols and mobile photo enforcement vans to patrol the work zone and enforce the 45 mph speed limit. Visit edensi94.com.
Police cracking down
Buffalo Grove police will have a special emphasis on speed enforcement in October, focusing on the intersections of Arlington Heights and Plum Grove roads, Buffalo Grove Road and Bernard Drice, Dundee Road and Golfview Terrace, and Lake-Cook Road and Milwaukee Avenue. The intersections were picked because of their crash rates. The effort is funded by a state grant.