The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center's Animal Care and Control Program, in collaboration with the village of Beach Park, is offering a low-cost pet vaccination clinic on October 20, from 9 a.m. until noon. The clinic will be held at Beach Park Public Works, 40185 Glendale, in Beach Park.

This is the first time Beach Park is hosting a Health Department pet clinic, which provides a convenient and affordable way for Lake County residents to keep pets up to date with their shots and rabies tags. Vaccinations range from $10 to $60.

Read the full press release for more information and detailed pricing.

With the upcoming election drawing near, Lake County Clerk Willard Helander sits down with County Board Chairman David Stolman and Assistant County Administrator Ryan Waller and discusses convenient voting options for Lake County residents, including voting by mail, voting early, and on election day. Residents can also visit LakeVoterPower.info for more information including a list of candidates, preview of your election ballot, and voting location.

Watch the video now.

Grace period voter registration 

Grace period registration is available at the Lake County Central Permit Facility, 500 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Nov. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 27 and Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Grace period registration also can be conducted at the County Clerk's Office at 18 N. County St., Waukegan, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, residents of their precinct for 30 days before Election Day, 18 years old on or before the election, and provide two forms of identification. Those who register under the grace period provision must vote at the time of registration.

Find Help Lake County is a community resource that connects people to the services they need in the community. Published by United Way of Lake County, the guide lists 1,400 health and human services in our area, as well as national resources. Online at FindHelpLakeCounty.org, the top five most sought-out services are housing, food, medical care, counseling and jobs.

More than 225 searches are conducted on the website each day, and organizations such as schools, churches and hospitals keep the guide on hand to help people in need.

Americans recycle only about half of our aluminum cans. Find out how much good you can do by tossing that soda can in the recycling bin instead of the garbage can.

To do even more to help the environment, learn about Solid Waste Agency of Lake County's new recycling initiative.