Aqua Illinois hosts open house:

Aqua Illinois, a private water utility company, will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the barn at the Hawthorn Woods village hall, 2 Lagoon Drive. Aqua Illinois staff will be on hand to answer questions about water service, water quality, how Aqua’s system works, conservation, customer service and other topics. Aqua Illinois staff also will be available to handle specific billing or service issues. The open house is intended for all Lake County customers. Light refreshments will be served. This is an Aqua Connects event and is not sponsored by the village.