Lake County briefs
Restaurant crawl
Waukegan Main Street is sponsoring its second restaurant crawl, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today. Participants will visit five tasting venues on Genesee Street downtown. Shuttle vans will run continuously between Clayton Street and Water Street, and will offer boaters free rides from Waukegan Harbor to the downtown. The evening begins at Jack Benny Plaza, Genesee and Clayton streets, weather permitting, or at the Main Street office, 221 N. Genesee St. Tickets are priced at $30 in advance and $35 at the event. Call (847) 623-6650 or visit www.waukeganmainstreet.org.
Social Security benefit
Many nursing home residents may be eligible for a one-time $250 cash benefit being offered by the Social Security Administration through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009. The payments will be distributed by check or electronic transfer to eligible beneficiaries by June 4. The money is for the resident's personal use and not to pay the nursing home for cost of care. Those with questions should contact their local Illinois Long Term Care Ombudsman Program at www.state.il.us/aging/1abuselegal/ombuds.htm.
Wakeboarding mania
The summer season for the Mundelein Park & Recreation District begins with a wakeboard competition from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30 at the Diamond Lake Recreation Center, on Diamond Lake Road between Route 60/83 and Route 45, Mundelein. Free beach admission until 2 p.m. includes sand castle building and other activities for kids. Call (847) 566-0650, Ext. 33 or visit www.mundeleinparks.org. The Diamond Lake Hypertour features a wakeboard competition of spins, tricks and grabs. Those wishing to compete can register at (815) 385-2720 or ultimatewake@chicagosearay.com. Registrations also will be taken the morning of the event.
Nurse honored:
A Round Lake resident has received a nursing excellence award from Lake Forest Hospital. Mynda Peters, an intensive care unit nurse who's been at the hospital since 1987, won the prize. She received a statue, a $500 scholarship, a necklace and a special parking space, and her portrait will hang at the hospital.