Plenty of treats (and a few tricks) for kids at Halloween Fest

People sat on hay bales, drank hot “witches brew,” and warmed up by the orange glow of a bonfire. Some donned coats over costumes and rode around the park on a cob-webbed train.

• Megastorm will churn Lake Michigan, cause Chicago headaches

  Tens of millions of people in the path of an unprecedented freak storm taking aim at the eastern third of the United States had hours Sunday to prepare for the first raindrops expected later in the day, to be followed over the next few days by sheets of rain, high winds and even heavy snow.

• Waukegan is addressing pedestrian-traffic issues

  An overhaul of the City of Waukegan ordinances regarding pedestrians in traffic would enact more strict protection for people using a crosswalk, and create a $100 fine for those who walk in the street while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

• Late mayor’s son named Beach Park trustee