Briefs: Police pursue investigation

Police pursue investigation

Schaumburg police are continuing to investigate the accident at the Septemberfest fireworks Sept. 2 that sent seven people to local hospitals. A car drove off Plum Grove Road that evening and struck several spectators waiting for the fireworks on lawn chairs. Acting police Sgt. John Nebl said progress is being made, but the investigation is complicated for reasons that include the vehicle's speed at the time of the collision. No charges have been filed against the driver. No names have been released of the injured, some of whom remain hospitalized, Nebl said. The vehicle drove off the road at 9:33 p.m. and hit at least two trees in the parkway as well as the people on the sidewalk, Nebl said.

Free event on green homes

Learn how to help the environment at the "Building, Remodeling and Designing Your Home With Green" seminar at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave. Home building and interior design experts will offer advice on topics including optimizing use of the sun, improving indoor air quality, responsible use of land and "green" lighting. The one-hour seminar is free. Call (847) 392-0100 for reservations.

Now hear this!

The Mount Prospect Lions Club will test your hearing for free at Saturday's farmers market, 8 a.m. to noon at the Metra station west parking lot at Route 83 Elmhurst Road and Northwest Highway. The screening is open to anyone, but adults must accompany anyone under 18. The Lions will use their mobile hearing screening unit at the farmers market, which has done 3,000 hearing screenings so far this year, said Mario Gumino, accounts manager for the foundation. He said they hope to have reached the annual average of 6,000 screenings.