Brief: Lowe's is coming
Final details have been settled for the anchor store in a large commercial area along Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills. The village board Tuesday approved to changes in the site, landscaping and building design for the garden center portion of a Lowe's home improvement center. Because the village does not allow the sale of plant materials outside, the company will expand a portion of its garden center by 18 feet. Developers of the 170,000-square-foot project expect to break ground early next month. Lowe's would be the anchors of a 36-acre commercial area west of Milwaukee and south of Gregg's Parkway.
Flu shot clinics
The Lake County Health Department has scheduled 16 public flu clinics throughout the county from Oct. 2 through Nov. 16. Weekly flu clinics also will be held every Thursday at the Waukegan immunization clinic from Oct. 11 through Dec. 27. Appointments are being taken for five clinics, although walk-ins will be accepted at those sites. Visit www.lakecountyflu.com or call (847) 377-8470 to register or to learn the dates, times and locations.
Klezmer band to play
The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band will kick off the Stevenson High School Community Foundation's annual performing arts series with an Oct. 13 concert. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the school's performing arts center. Stevenson's Jazz Band 1 will open the show. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $13 for senior citizens and for staff and students. Tickets may be ordered by calling 847-634-4000, ext. 1882.
Symphony has openings:Œ
The Waukegan Symphony Orchestra has openings for its 2007-08 season of concerts. The group rehearses on Mondays (7:30 to 10 p.m. from September through early May) at Waukegan High School. Experienced community instrumentalists are encouraged to send inquiries to: Waukegan Symphony Orchestra, Jack Benny Center for the Arts, 39 Jack Benny Drive, Waukegan, IL 60087; call (847) 360-4740 or e-ail wkjbc@waukeganparks.org. There are openings in the brass sections, especially trombone and tuba. Experienced percussionists are welcome, as are new members of any of the string sections. The WSO accepts talented string players of high school age and older.