The Barefoot Bay Family Aquatic Center in Mundelein opened Saturday for the first time in almost two years, not operating at all in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. While capacity was ...

held in the parking lot of the Barefoot Bay water park in Mundelein Saturday. Among the activities were a costume contest, 12 vendor booths, five doggy games, a photo booth and an obstacle course.

On a warm spring afternoon, maintenance employee Dylan Ringham bustled about the swimming pools carrying inner tubes and checking the water as other workers put finishing touches on Barefoot Bay ...