Need to register to vote? The last day to do so for the November 2, 2010, General Election is Tuesday, Oct. 5. To confirm you are registered in Lake County at your current address, visit www.AmIRegistered.info or call (847) 377-2410 for verification.

“Any Lake County resident wishing to vote in November’s election must be registered,” said County Clerk Willard Helander in a press release. “If you are new to Lake County, will turn 18 on or before Election Day or have changed your name, take time to register in advance of the October 5th deadline. ”

New registrants must be U.S. citizens, 18 years old on or before the election, residents of their precinct for 30 days immediately prior to Election Day, and must provide two forms of identification.

Voters may register at the County Clerk’s office and at most municipal, township and library facilities. In addition, there are more than 1,300 trained deputy registrars available throughout the county and in every local community. To find the nearest registration location, voters may call the County Clerk’s Voter Registration Department at (847) 377-2410.

GetRegistered.info offers a fillable online form for printing, signing and mailing. These mail-in forms must be postmarked by Oct. 5 and accompanied by a photocopy of identification.

The County Clerk’s office, 18 N. County St., Room 101, Waukegan, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays.

For more information on County Clerk services and election news, visit
LakeCountyClerk.info.

Citadel's new theater in the Lake Forest High School West Campus

LAKE FOREST — The Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest is proud to announce an engaging, three-show 2010/2011 season that will kick off this November with the Grand Opening of a newly renovated 150 seat theatre at West Campus, 300 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest. The season, themed A New Beginning, will feature a drama set just after World War II, an uproarious Neil Simon piece, and a wacky, musical murder mystery.

• The Boarding House by local, award winning playwright Ann Noble will be open Nov. 5 and run through Nov. 21 with direction by Citadel Theatre’s Artistic Director, Scott Phelps. Noble will fly in opening weekend to do talk-back sessions with the audience.
• The second show, Jake’s Women by Neil Simon, will be open Feb. 4, 2011 and run through Feb. 20 and is directed by two-time Jeff Award Winner, Richard Shavzin.
• The final show of the season, Something’s Afoot by James McDonald, David Vos and Robert Gerlach with additional music by Ed Linderman, will open May 6, 2011 and close May 22 and is directed by Citadel Theatre’s Managing Director, Wayne Mell.

A three-show subscription package is available for $59 and can be purchased now by calling the box office at 847-735-8554 or online at www.citadeltheatre.org. Group rates are available.

After earning national acclaim for her play, And Neither Have I Wings to Fly, which Citadel Theatre performed in 2009, Ann Noble has successfully penned another moving piece with The Boarding House. First premiering in 1999 at Next Theatre Company in Evanston, The Boarding House features a fascinating set of characters whose lives intersect in a Boston boarding house just after World War II. Noble gives us a moving glimpse of how people’s lives were affected after the War. According to the Chicago Reader, Noble’s “comic and dramatic instincts are razor sharp, as is her ability to weave comedy and drama together into a seamless, lifelike mix.”

Jake’s Women is a hilarious comedy written by beloved playwright Neil Simon. The play follows a middle-aged man juggling his fictional and real life relationships. He has comic and moving flashbacks about various women in his past that are interrupted by visitations from present day females who are turning his life upside down. The Los Angeles Times called it “one of Simon’s best.”

The final show of the 2010/2011 season, Something’s Afoot, is a wacky, musical murder mystery. Poking fun at Agatha Christie mysteries of past years, the action takes place in a remote English house where 10 people are stranded during an intense thunderstorm. Over the course of the night, people are picked off one by one and chaos ensues. As the bodies pile up, the survivors race against time to discover who the guilty person is before they all fall victim to the cunning culprit. The N.Y. Post calls it “engaging, funny, refreshing and original.”

Citadel Theatre is a professional, non-equity theatre company and 501(c)3 organization now celebrating its eighth season in a newly renovated 150 seat theatre at West Campus in Lake Forest. Citadel Theatre produces comedies and dramas, both classic and contemporary, as well as cutting edge new works. A three-show subscription package is now available for $59. Group rates are available. Tickets are available online at www.citadeltheatre.org, or through the box office at 847-735-8554.

The Junior Women’s Club of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff wants to remind members, prospective members and past members that it’s hosting a Kick-Off meeting on Thursday, Sept. 30. You can renew your membership online if you need to, and learn more about the club by visiting www.jrwomens.com

As for the Thursday party, here’s the when, where and why from the club’s invitation:

Please join us for Lake Forest Lake Bluff Jr Women’s Club
Annual Kick-off Party

Thursday September 30th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
At the beautiful home of Ann McAveeney’s
900 Maplewood Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045

Please join us in kicking off the 2009-2010 Jr Women’s Season!! Summer’s coming to an end but the fun doesn’t have to! We have a lot of exciting events planned for this year. Come hear about some of them!

Ann has graciously offered to host this year’s kick-off party. The evening will include appetizers and cocktails, of course. We encourage you to bring potential new members. They can sign up at the party or in advance online at www.jrwomens.com. This event is complimentary to members and $25 for non-members. Look forward to seeing you all there!!

If you join that night, it is a free event!

Do you have any relatives named Irene, Estelle, Carrie or Helen who may have lived in Lake Forest in 1904? Someone named Randy on a post card collector forum is trying to track down the origins of the post card below, and he thinks it originated in Lake Forest more than 100 years ago. For more information visit www.postcardcollector.org

Here’s the back side of the postcard:

Dear Readers,

I apologize for interrupting the news flow with another editor’s note. We’ve been working on the “tech stuff” and I can now upload photos, such as this one of my dog, Allie. She’s an 11-year-old yellow Labrador who is beautiful, loyal, loving and wonderful in every way.

Thunder is the only thing that stresses Allie out

Submitted by the League of Women Voters

In little more than one month, voters will decide who will be our next elected officials. Just exactly what are candidates saying they will do? The League of Women Voters holds Candidate Forums so voters have the opportunity to see, hear, and question the people who promise to serve the public. On Thurs. Sept. 30, 7:00pm, candidates running for 58th and 59th State Representative, 23rd District Lake County Board, Lake County Clerk, Lake County Sheriff, and Lake County Regional Superintendent of Schools will be participating in one such Candidate Forum. It will be held at the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center, 100 E. Old Mill Rd. Lake Forest, IL.

There are many important issues and controversies facing Illinois and Lake County. Come and find out what our candidates have to say. Get your questions answered. Your decision and vote are important.

You already may know some of the candidates. Some are incumbents, some have run before, and some are brand new. Karen May, Democratic incumbent, is facing Lauren Turelli, Republican, for the 58th State Representative seat. For the 59th State Representative seat, Carol Sente, Democratic incumbent, is running against Dan Sugrue, Republican. Anne Bassi is the Democratic incumbent for the 23rd District on the Lake County Board. Her opponent is Carl Marcyan, Republican. For the County wide positions, there are Willard Helander (R) and Laura Tomsky (D) for Clerk; Mark Curran (R) and Douglas Roberts (D) for Sheriff, and Roycealee Wood (R) and Dan McDermott (D) for Regional Superintendent.

If you are not sure in what districts you live, your voting districts are listed on your Voter’s Registration card. Or you can get information from the Lake County Clerk’s office or online at http://www.lakecountyil.gov/countyclerk/default.htm

This Candidate Forum is being held jointly by the following four local Leagues: Lake Forest/Lake Bluff, Highland Park, Deerfield/Lincolnshire, and Glencoe.

Robert Dold and Dan Seals, who are squaring off for the 10th Congressional District seat, participated in another Candidate Forum. They met on Wednesday, Sept 22, 7:00pm at Glenbrook South High School.

Mark Kirk and Alexi Giannoulias, candidates for the U.S. Senate, will participate in a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters with WLS-Ch 7, on Oct. 19.

If you have any questions about any of these forums, please call us 847-282-0598 or go to our web site www.lwv-lflb.org. The League of Women Voters also will be providing a national online voters guide through the website www.Vote411.org.

The Illinois races that will be included are for: Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, US Senator, Representatives in Congress, State Reps, and those State Senatorial districts that are up for election. WWW.VOTE411.ORG will include a polling place finder (which will be updated for the general election), a voter registration tool, as well as information about candidates and ballot measures. The candidate information will be available by October 12, in time for early voting.

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. If you are interested in joining The League of Women Voters, where hands-on work to safeguard democracy leads to civic improvement, please call 847-282-0598 or go to our website www.lwv-lflb.org.