Right about the time you’re going to bed, Vidal DeJesus is going to work.

Kim England remembers her mother crying when she left for college.

The first day at any job is bound to be at least a little overwhelming. Add a classroom full of middle school students and the experience can be down right daunting.

Some people swear by frozen custard. Others prefer the creamy taste of gelato. Then there are those who just like soft-serve ice cream.

• Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings. Several meetings throughout Lake County on a daily basis. Call 847-362-1811 or visit www.district10nia.org for meeting information.

There seems to be one common theme as the 2010 Lake County prep football season gets set to kickoff. Call it the R-word.

Lake County is running out of places to put its garbage.

WAUKEGAN – On Aug. 7, the Waukegan Park District Ganster Pool staff took second place in the Illinois Park and Recreation Association’s annual Lifeguard Games Competition in Woodridge.

ROUND LAKE HEIGHTS – Lake Shore Lynx took on the Lake County Cowboys in the Gridiron Football League playoff semi-finals on a rainy night Aug. 20 at Indian Hill School in Round Lake Heights.

WAUKEGAN – The Waukegan Park District’s Field House Sports and Fitness Center will host a free week of fitness from Monday, Aug. 30, through Sunday, Sept. 5.

• Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings. Several meetings throughout Lake County on a daily basis. Call 847-362-1811 or visit www.district10nia.org for meeting information.

For the past 25 years, Barbara Kutinac has transported students in Wauconda Community Unit School District 118  from home to school and back again.

• Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings. Several meetings throughout Lake County on a daily basis. Call 847-362-1811 or visit www.district10nia.org for meeting information.

WAUKEGAN – Five mosquito pools in southeast Lake County have tested positive for West Nile virus.

The search for ways to look younger, longer is a constant battle for many men and women in the U.S.

GRAYSLAKE – Twenty-one years ago, Grayslake resident Helen Bond purchased an African drum at an art festival and banged out a few rhythms on the hand-made instrument.