Briefs: Fall senior safety academy

The Elgin Township Triad's fall senior safety academy will start at 9 a.m. Oct. 18, at the Elgin Township Building, 729 S. McLean Blvd. in Elgin. Jerry Crawford of Crawford Automotive will teach seniors how to avoid rip-offs on car repairs. At 10:30, representatives from the Citizen's Utility Board will teach seniors how to read and understand telephone bills. From 11 to 11:45, eight representatives of CUB will sit down and review telephone bills. So bring your bill along. A free lunch will be served. Registration is necessary because space is limited, call Belinda at (847) 741-2045 before Oct. 11.

Dist. 301 students honored

Eight Burlington Central High School students were named AP Scholars thanks to their high achievement on Advanced Placement Exams. They are: Elizabeth Gibble and Eric Ondera, who earned The College Board's distinction award after earning an average score of at least 3.5 on each exam they took and scores of at least three or higher on five or more of those tests. The other six AP Scholars are Aude Bouagnon, Stephanie Gruner, Kimberly Ingraham, Erin Kelsey, Anthony Lange and Kathleen Stover. These students completed three or more AP tests with grades of three or higher. Worldwide, roughly 18 percent of the more than 1.4 million high school students in 16,000 high schools who took the AP exams placed high enough to be named AP Scholars.

Village police get 2 grants

Lake in the Hills police have received two grants totaling $33,000. A $28,000 grant for patrol enforcement was issued by the Illinois Department of Transportation. A $5,000 grant for pandemic planning was issued by the McHenry County Department of Health. The IDOT grant will be used to pay for extra police enforcement during the holidays, village Director of Public Safety James Wales said. The pandemic planning grant could be used to buy informational material for the public.