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GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 8, 2013) An undated file photograph of the Great Lakes Naval Museum. The Great Lakes Naval Museum’s mission is to select, collect, preserve, and interpret the history of the United States Navy with particular emphasis on the Navy’s only boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. The museum is located at the Great Lakes Naval Station by the Main Gate. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

LAKE COUNTY

 College of Lake County, pair of students, net ICCTA awards

The College of Lake County (CLC), based in Grayslake, received the 2016 Equity and Diversity Award from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) during the organization’s annual banquet, held June 3 in Springfield. CLC was recognized for its many diversity-related programs, including Sister 2 Sister, Men of Vision, Coaching for Academic Success, and its Multicultural Student Center. In addition, CLC student Kara Barbieri, of Gurnee, placed first in the ICCTA’s 2016 Paul Simon Student Essay Contest, and fellow student Yesenia Mata, of Round Lake, received the ICCTA’s 2016 Gigi Campbell Student Trustee Excellence Award. For more information, call (847) 543-2000 or visit www.clcillinois.edu.

State Sen. Bush to host Round Lake Area Job Fair

State Sen. Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake), in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Job Security and the Job Center of Lake County, will host the Round Lake Area Job Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Magee Middle School, 500 N. Cedar Lake Road, Round Lake. To register as an employer or job-seeker, visit www.SenatorMelindaBush.com. Attendees also are encouraged to visit www.illinoisjoblink.com to create a profile and connect to thousands of jobs throughout the greater Chicago area, and www.lakecountyjobcenter.com to get resume help and tips. For more information, including a list of employers at the fair, contact Bush’s office at (847) 548-5631 or via email at info@SenatorMelindaBush.com.

DEERFIELD

 Mayor takes pledge to help boost Monarch butterfly numbers

The village reported that Mayor Harriet Rosenthal recently took the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, a new national campaign committed to taking action in the quest to help save the declining monarch butterfly population. The NWF reported that the monarch population across the United States has declined by approximately 90 percent since numbering nearly 1 billion in 1996, a result of lost habitat due to agricultural practices, development and cropland conversion, and other factors. Through the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, cities and municipalities commit to creating habitats and educating citizens on ways to make a difference in their own communities. Mayors who take the pledge commit to at least three of 25 specific actions. The actions include creating a Monarch-friendly garden, hosting or supporting a native plant sale or milkweed seed giveaway effort, and planting milkweed and native nectar plants in medians and public right-of-ways. For more information, call (847) 945-5000 — or visit www.NWF.org/MayorsMonarchPledge or www.deerfield.il.us.

BUFFALO GROVE

Grocery store chain anchor of new development

The village reported that Woodman’s Food Markets and Shorewood Development Group are proceeding with plans for a 25-acre development at the western corners of Deerfield Parkway and Milwaukee Avenue. The development will be anchored by a 240,000-square-foot Woodman’s Food Market, to be located on the northwest corner of the intersection. Woodman’s also plans to develop a fuel center, convenience store, quick lube and car wash on the south side of Deerfield Parkway. Additional commercial and retail developments — conducted by Shorewood Development Group — would occupy the remaining five acres at the southwest corner of the intersection. Final approval of the project will require a public hearing, in addition to zoning and development agreement approvals from the Buffalo Grove Village Board. Woodman’s, based in Janesville, Wis., is an employee-owned and operated grocery store chain with 16 locations in Illinois and Wisconsin. For more information, call (847) 459-2500 or visit www.vbg.org.

FOX RIVER GROVE

Rock the Routes fest to be held at Stone Hill Center

The village announced that the Special Events Committee will host the 3rd Annual Rock the Routes Summer Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. June 26 at the Stonehill Center parking lot, located at the intersection of Route 14 and Route 22. The event includes live music, food from local restaurants, a selection of craft beers, kids activities, a pet adoption drive with adoptable animals, a raffle with prizes and more. For more information, call (847) 639-3170 or visit www.foxrivergrove-il.org.

ROUND LAKE BEACH

Civic Center set to host annual BeachFest event

The village announced that BeachFest will be held from 3-11 p.m. June 24, 1-11 p.m. June 25 and 1-8 p.m. June 26 at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center festival grounds, 2007 Civic Center Way (adjacent to the Metra Station parking lot). The event includes a carnival, food vendors, a beverage tent, a craft and vendor fair, a children’s area (featuring face painting and a petting zoo), a children’s pavilion (featuring magicians, clowns and more), and live music and entertainment on the Main Stage and the Cultural Stage — including Battle of the Bands and a lineup of Hispanic bands on June 26. Admission is free. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs to the stage areas. For more information, including a detailed schedule of all activities, call (847) 740-6026, Ext. 327, send an email to beachfest@rlbcccf.org — or visit www.facebook.com/beach.fest.5 or www.villageofroundlakebeach.com.

LAKE BLUFF

Classic cars highlight History Museum Auto Show

The village announced that the fourth annual Lake Bluff History Museum Auto Show will be held from 3-7 p.m. June 25 on the blocks of East Scranton Avenue and Center Avenue, adjacent to Village Green. The museum’s own 1931 Lake Bluff Ice Truck will be prominently displayed, along with dozens of classic cars dating from 40 to 80 years ago. In addition, the museum will offer snowcones to attendees in the vicinity of the Ice Truck. Admission is free. For more information, call (847) 234-0774 or visit www.lakebluff.org.

GREAT LAKES

 Great Lakes Naval Museum to host public lecture program

The Great Lakes Naval Museum, 610 Farragut Ave., Building 42, will host a public lecture program, entitled, Windjammers, Sternwheelers and Tin-Stackers: Working Waterways of Illinois, in the Museum Theatre from 6:30-7:30 p.m. June 24. Presenter Lee Murdock will use folk songs to tell the story of commerce on Illinois’ rivers and canals, and the Lake Michigan shoreline, tracing the rise of shipping in the state — from 19th Century keelboats to today’s 1,000-foot lake freighters. For more information, call (847) 688-3154, send an email to glnm@navy.mil or visit www.history.navy.mil/museums/greatlakes/index.htm.