Despite the rainy weather, family and members of the Max Schewitz Foundation along with staff from the Wildlife Discovery Center welcomed residents and animal lovers alike to Maxtravaganza 2008 July 19 at the Wildlife Discovery Center, 1401 Middlefork Drive in Lake Forest.

Lake Forest workers in the parks and recreation, sanitation, fire and police departments use a variety of large and unusual vehicles on a regular basis, but once a year local kids get a chance to be behind the wheels of these rigs.

Students at their first fencing class probably didn’t anticipate that they would be sparring with one another before nights end, but after being shown a few of the basics, the young students were given swords and tossed into the ring.

By the Dixon Prairie at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 36 students from Chicago's Audubon School, Dawes Elementary and McCorkle Elementary filled a time capsule June 2.

As part of its Earth Week celebration, the College of Lake County held its annual "Snakes Alive!" event on April 23.