This Christmas morning, hundreds of children in Lake County will wake up to toys under their trees thanks to the generosity of a Facebook community that turns local residents into Secret Santas.

The Lake County Board adopted a resolution authorizing the dissolution of the Avon-Fremont Drainage District.

Sheriff John D. Idleburg is pleased to announce the Lake County Jail passed its most recent inspection and audit conducted by the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Two local Lake County hospitals — Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington and Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville — were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual listing of the “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.”

Your holiday tree can help the forest preserves thrive. Residents can give their real holiday trees a second life by recycling them at select preserves this winter.

The GLCU Foundation for Financial Empowerment is pleased to announce that it has made a $10,000 donation to the Lake County Community Foundation’s Community Crisis Relief Fund.

The Lake County Forest Preserves’ Ranger Police will offer a snowmobile safety course from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Operations and Public Safety Facility, 19808 W. Grand Ave, Lake Villa.

Marriott Theatre’s special event for New Year’s Eve will be “New Year’s Rockabilly Eve, featuring the cast of ‘Million Dollar Quartet Christmas.’”

The Jeeps on the Run crowd delivered once again this year, with an estimated $130,000 worth of toys and $60,000 in cash collected for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots programs in Lake and McHenry counties.