Lake County briefs

Six Flags adding new game:Six Flags Great America announced MagiQuest, a live-action interactive game, will be open when guests return this summer. Jennifer Dugan-Savage said players of the game immerse themselves into an 8,000-square-foot fantasyland powered by a wireless, remote controlled "magical" wand. She said the remote technology unlocks more than 80 special effects allowing player to navigate the levels of the game. The game opens this spring in the County Fair area. There is a fee to play the game, she added. In addition, the park will relaunch "the Little Dipper," a historic wooden roller coaster purchased during auction from the now-closed Kiddieland Amusement Park. sixflags.com or magiquest.com.Mundelein blood drive today:Mundelein High School will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Saturday, in the cafeteria. Organizers hope to collect 100 units of blood. For more information, go to www.lsbrighten.org. Walk-ins are welcome.Big crowd at road forum:A public information meeting Thursday regarding a proposed improvement at Fairfield Road and Route 176 attracted 306 participants, according to the Lake County Division of Transportation. The county is considering three alternatives for the intersection, which is bordered on all sides by the Lakewood Forest Preserve: widening the intersection; elevating Fairfield over Route 176; or, constructing a roundabout. "I'm sure we have learned things we didn't know," said Paula Trigg, director of planning and programming. Residents in the area, who created the Web site www.savelakewood.com, have gathered about 900 signatures opposing all proposals. Public comment are taken until March 12; visitlakedot.info.