CLC's Advanced Technology Center officially opened for classes this fall. The community is invited to attend a grand opening from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. All ages are welcome, and the event is designed for you to come at any time during those hours. The event takes place during Manufacturing Month, a time to celebrate Lake County's strong manufacturing industry. Did you know that Lake County is the #2 region in the state for manufacturing? 

The theatre department will entertain families with performances of the comedy "Lions in Illyria" at the Grayslake Campus Mainstage Theatre. All tickets are $5. Tickets are buy one, get one free on opening night Friday, Sept. 30.

Cybersecurity continues to become more important, and CLC is doing its part to train for the workforce and also keep the community safe during Cybersecurity Month in October. Join CLC every Wednesday this month for a virtual presentation about various topics.

CLC and Visit Lake County both work to serve the community, and this goal led to the creation of a scholarship for students in the hospitality and culinary management program.

A donation from the Alliance of Automotive Services Providers of Illinois gave students in the automotive collision repair program a new KECO glue pulling system and onsite training with the machine. The glue pulling system is something students could encounter and use in their career.

The 42nd annual Recent Works exhibit is a competition featuring some of the best work by local artists. For the first time, McHenry and Cook county artists participated to further broaden the creative diversity. The exhibit runs Sept. 30 to Nov. 3 in the Robert Wright Community Gallery of Art at the Grayslake Campus.

Latinx Heritage Month continues through the first half of October. Among the events is an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos featuring art from one of the Lakeshore art workshops. It will be up in Waukegan starting Oct. 15.