John Lynn honored in Mundelein

Longtime Mundelein resident John Lynn, founder of the Kirk Players community theater group, received a pair of awards during Monday’s village board meeting. Lynn, who formed the group in the 1960s, received the Robert E. Gard Superior Volunteer Award from the American Association of Community Theatre. He also received an Outstanding Citizen Award from the village. In addition to his theater work, Lynn has been involved with the annual Mundelein pageants and other community efforts for decades.