Residents submitted more than 200 suggestions for the 462-acre recreation center being built at the northwest corner of Pingree and Rakow roads. Here's the complete list, courtesy of the city of Crystal Lake. A few repeats exist, but that's because multiple residents submitted the same name.

3 Oaks Beach
Anchor Isle of Crystal Lake
Athletic Park
Azure Vale Recreation Area
Beman Beach & Recreation Center
Better Mint
Blue Water Valley
C.L.E.A.R. Lakes
Carle Wehde Recreation Area
Century Park of Crystal Lake
Charles Sidney Dole Recreation Park
Citizens Park
Citizens Park of Crystal Lake
Clear Lake
Clear Lake or Recreation Lake
Clearwater Park
Clearwater Park
Crandall Crystalline
Crandall Lake & Recreational Center
Crandall Lakes Recreation Center
Crandall Park
Crandall Recreation Area
Crandall Recreation Center
Crandall Recreation Center
Crandall Recreation Center
Crandall's Creek
Crandall's Great Outdoors
Crystal Acres
Crystal Bay or Reflection Lake
Crystal Clear Lakes and Clear Mind Recreation Area
Crystal Cove
Crystal Cove Lake
Crystal Hills Park
Crystal Lake Campground
Crystal Lake Four Parks
Crystal Lake Historical Nature Getaway
Crystal Lake Moorings
Crystal Lake South Mine 462
Crystal Lakes Moorings Isle
Crystal Manor Lakes
Crystal Moments
Crystal Park
Crystal Park
Crystal Park Recreation Center
Crystal Preserve
Crystal Quality Recreation & Nature Area
Crystal Quarry
Crystal Recreational Park
Crystal Shores
Crystal Shores
Crystal Trails Park
Crystal Ville Recreational Center
Crystal Ville Recreational Park
Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters Recreation Area
Crystal Waters Recreation Area
Crystal Waters Ville
Crystalline Waters
Diamond Lake
Diamond Lake
Dole Recreation Center
Dole Ville Lake
East Crystal Lake
Eerie Park
Emerald Lake
Family Waters
Four Seasons Recreation Area
Freedom Lake
Freedom Lakes Park
Golden Gates of Crystal Lake
Green Lake
Harmony Waters Park
Hawks Point
Heartland Lake
Hidden Lake
Holzgerlingen Lakes
Hupi Recreational Park of Crystal Lake
Ice Block Lake
Ice Quarry Beaches
Integrity Lake & Recreation Area
Kalliste Lakes
Krystal Springs Park
Lake Crystal
Lake Fortitude
Lake Pakow
Lake Terra Cotta
Lake Wobegon
Legacy Lake
Legacy Lakes
Leisure Lake
Liberty Lakes Park & Nature Preserve
Little Island Lakes & Recreation Area
Live Long and Prosper
Maple Oaks Recreation Facility
Masters Lake
Metro Park of Crystal Lake
Mineral Springs Lake Recreation Area
Naturally Crystal Lake
Nature Lakes Center for Recreation
New Lakes Park
Oak Lakes Park
Palmer Lake
Paramount Lakes
Peoples Recreation Center
Pingree Beach & Recreation Center
Pingree Prairie Lakes
Pleasant Park Of Crystal Lake
Prairie Trail Lake
Prairie Valley Lakes
Preservation Lakes
Preservation Lakes Park
Pristine Lakes Recreation Area
Promise Lake
Quarry Hills Park
Quarry Lake
Quarry Springs Lake
Railway Parks
Red Tail Lake & Recreation Center
Regal Recreation
Restoration Point
Ringling Lakes Recreation Area
Roosevelt Recreation Center
Sand Lake Beach
Sapphire Lakes
Sapphire Lakes Recreation Area
Sapphire Shores
Sea Through Lake
Serenity Acres, Lake or Park
Serenity Park & Trails Recreation Center
Settler's Acres
Shadow Lakes
Shining Lake
Silver Lakes
Silver Leaf Park & Recreation Area
Soft Stone Shores
Sprinkling Waters
Star Wars Park
Starlynn Beach
Sunny Shores Lake
Sunrise Lakes
Sunrise Park
Teco Lakes Park
The Beman Crandall Memorial
The Bluegill Lakes
The Crystal Falls
The Crystal Lake Heritage Lake Recreation Area
The Great Outdoors of Crystal Lake
The Ice Blocks
The Shining Waters Recreation Center
The Twin Tarns
The Vulcan Lakes Preservation Park
The Ziba S. Beardsley Recreation Center
Three Oaks Lake
Three Oaks Recreation Area
Three Oaks Recreation Area & Nature Preserve
Three Oaks Waters
Tuttle Crandall Recreation Center
Twin Lake Park & Recreation Area
Twin Lakes Park
Unique Lake
Viridian Lakes Park & Nature Preserve
Visionary
Vistas of Paradise
Vulcan Beach
Vulcan Lakes
Vulcan Lakes
Vulcan Lakes
Vulcan Lakes
Vulcan Lakes
Vulcan Lakes Recreation Center
Vulcan Recreational Center
Walkup Beach
Walkup Waterway Recreation Area
Watering Hole
A Reflection of Crystal Lake
Crystal Clearwater Isles
Crystal Clearwaters Park
Crystal Cove Beach & Marina
Crystal Islands
Crystal Isles
Crystal Oasis
Crystal Paradise
Crystal Park
Crystal Preserves
Crystal Shores Recreational Preserve
Crystal Twin Lake Park
Crystal Valley Recreation Area
Forgotten Lake Trails
Freedom Lake & Recreation
Friendship Lakes
Gem Lake
Glacier Lake Sunset Park
Heritage
Island View Beach
Minors Lake
Nunda Fox Trails
Nunda Twin Lake Prairie Park
Pebble Lake
Prairie Lake Park
Prairie Stone Recreation Area
Reflections of Crystal Lake
Sandstone Beach or Lake
Serenity Vista Lake Park
Summerhaven Beach or Lake
The Gatherings of Crystal Lake
Three Oaks Lake
Three Oaks Trails
Virginia Lakes

– Diana Sroka

Author and humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson plans to bring Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt to life in a performance at the Raue Center.

Jenkinson will portray the United States' third and 26th presidents during "Christmas at Monticello" at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St.

The lively Roosevelt and reasoned Jefferson will share the stage with help from WGN's John Williams, who will serve as a moderator. After both presidents speak, audience members will have a chance to query them on any range of issues, Jenkinson said.

Different questions from spectators make each performance unique.

"I literally have no idea what the audience is going to ask," Jenkinson said Tuesday.

In light of recent events, Jenkinson said he expects questions about the recession, health care, federal bailouts and the Fort Hood shootings.  

Jenkinson answers questions without breaking character by drawing on his research of the two former presidents.

"I always go back to what they knew," he said. "I don't use these characters as vehicles for my own views or modern views."

Though he approaches each performance from a scholarly perspective, Jenkinson said laughter is much a part of the show.

"There is a lot of humor," he said. "Roosevelt is inherently funny. The hard part is letting Jefferson get enough of a response in."

Tickets to the event cost $40 or $50. The event will benefit both the Raue Center and Crystal Lake Library Foundation. Tickets can be purchased by calling 815-356-9212 or online at www.rauecenter.org.

Christmas at Monticello

When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21

Where: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake

Tickets: $40 to $50, available by calling the box office at 815-356-9212 or online at www.rauecenter.org

A new station in Ridgefield is just one of several planned improvements Metra is working on.

Here are some more details on the $507 million project from Michael Gillis of Metra Media Relations: The Northwest Line project will add two new coach yard facilities in Woodstock and Johnsburg to permit more train capacity and expanded service.

The project includes three new stations to serve the communities of Prairie Grove, Ridgefield, and Johnsburg. To serve facilities in Johnsburg, the McHenry branch of the Northwest Line will be extended 1.6 miles.

The project will also upgrade the signal system to increase service, reduce travel times, and allow additional operational flexibility.

Station and parking improvements are planned to accommodate increased ridership, and additional rolling stock will be procured to add capacity and increase service on the line.

McHenry County College's growth is leading a statewide trend in community college enrollment.

“The surge in enrollment we have experienced this fall is in part due to the MCC Promise, but also due to current economic conditions and rising costs of higher education nationwide," said interim President Kathleen Plinske. "We have seen not only a significant increase in new students directly from our high schools, but also an increase in returning adult students. MCC is certainly the highest quality and most affordable option for higher education in our county."

MCC had the highest increase in credit enrollment statewide, and the second-highest increase in credit headcount. Headcount enrollment is the number of students who have paid fees and registered for classes, while full-time equivalency credit enrollment refers to the number of students taking a full class load – 15 hours.

MCC’s total headcount including adult education was 6,811 – a 26.7 percent increase from last year, according to records. The credit enrollment stands at 4,222, a 29.4 percent increase.

According to the Illinois Community College Board, full-time equivalency fall enrollments reached an all-time high of 223,353, an increase of 9.5 percent from the fall 2008 semester. The ICCB began collecting statewide enrollment information in 1965.

Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly tried to hit a restaurant employee with pepper spray in the parking lot after being denied service Sunday.

Shortly before 9 p.m. the man was removed from Tquilas Restaurant, 5417 South Route 31. In the parking lot, the suspect allegedly discharged what is believed to be pepper spray at an employee, Crystal Lake Police Staff Sgt. Derek Hyrkas said.

A 39-year-old woman accidentally walked through the mist and complained of a burning sensation in her eyes. She was treated on the scene by Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and released.

Police are searching for the suspect, who fled in a tan, late-model Dodge Intrepid.

The man, described as a tall Hispanic in his mid- to late 40s with a normal build, had curly, black hair and wore dark clothing.

Crystal Lake police are asking anyone with information regarding this case to contact the department at 815-356-3620 or CrimeStoppers at 800-762-7867 for those who wish to remain anonymous. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of any individual.