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CRYSTAL LAKE – Helmets aren’t required by law in Illinois, although some municipalities have local ordinances mandating their use.

The Latino Coalition is doing something a little different and we're hoping you can join us! We're reaching out to you and hosting our September General meeting in Grayslake.

Through a three-part series, El Conquistador will share the story of three Lake County families that have come from other countries and have walked the long road to citizenship in the United States.

The Waukegan Park District’s Field House Sports and Fitness Center invites the public to try out the Fitness Center and experience its many amenities for absolutely no charge from Monday, August 30 through Sunday, September 5.

WAUKEGAN – The Waukegan Police Department is looking to community members to fill 14 volunteer crossing guard positions to aid Waukegan Elementary School children during the 2010-11 school year.

WOODSTOCK – Beginning this school year, District 200 will use a new system for distributing information to families about nonprofit groups and other approved community organizations.

CRYSTAL LAKE – After struggling last year to cope with unprecedented growth, McHenry County College is adjusting to a larger student population.

Birds, flowers, squirrels, trees and fish. You can see all this while getting exercise and spending time with your family when visiting forest preserves in Lake County. And all free of charge.

Within the Lake County Chamber of Commerce lies the Hispanic group, which provides programming and events for the Hispanic community.

The Family Literacy Program in the Adult Education and Transition Programs division at Kishwaukee College offered a summer program in which participating families created Huichol or yarn paintings.

WOODSTOCK – Sheriff Keith Nygren formally invited the governor-elect of a central Mexican state to visit McHenry County in what could revitalize an informal exchange program.

ROUND LAKE PARK – When Martina Rocha moved from Mexico to the United States 17 years ago, she told her parents the first thing she wanted to do wasn’t earn money.