The second annual Orphans of the Storm Pooch Parade welcomed more than 100 locals and their dogs at 9 a.m. Aug. 16. The crowd gathered at Jaycee Memorial Park for breakfast and activities before heading out on a two mile walk down Greenwood and Hazel Avenues.

The barns are full, the food is cooking, the midway lights are flashing and the gates to the 2008 Lake County Fair are open.

The Lake Bluff Farmers Market for the 2008 season features some familiar faces, new friends, and of course, lots of fresh flavors.

There were no cougar sightings, but all kinds of unusual felines were in attendance at the 58th Annual Cat Fanciers Association Allbreed Cat Show.

Scaly creatures slithered, scuttled and snapped throughout the Lake Forest Recreation Center March 9, as exhibitors from Illinois and four surrounding states showed off a variety of snakes, tortoises and lizards at the ninth annual Reptile Rampage show.