Briefs: Civil Air Patrol open house
Civil Air Patrol open house
Civil Air Patrol's Lake County Composite Squadron hosts an open house at the Great Lakes Naval Base from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 30. The open house will be in Building 837 on the third floor. Anyone 12 and older is invited to learn about Civil Air Patrol's congressionally chartered missions of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Aerospace Education, and Cadet Programs. Civil Air Patrol is the official U.S. Air Force auxiliary and is a non-profit service organization. For more information about Civil Air Patrol, call (847) 604-4649, e-mail bpokuta@group22.net or visit www.cap.gov.
Tech committee to meet
The curriculum and technology committee for the McHenry High School District 156 board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in the West Library conference room, 4724 W. Crystal Lake Road, McHenry. A new curriculum guide and proposals for curriculum changes will be discussed. For more information, call the district at (815) 385-7900.
Wheeling veteran honored
Anthony Altieri Jr. of Wheeling was named Illinois "Veteran of the Month" Tuesday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Altieri has spent decades as an advocate for veterans with AMVETS, fundraising for veterans rehabilitation programs and helping highlight the sacrifice veterans made. Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth presented Altieri with the award during a ceremony at the Phillips Carpenter AMVETS Post 66 in Wheeling. Altieri was a member of the Illinois Army National Guard for eight years before he was discharged in 1963, holding the rank of sergeant E-5. He has served in several elective and appointive offices for AMVETS in Illinois and nationally, and he was recently selected as the "AMVET of the Year" for the state. He has volunteered more than 8,500 hours at North Chicago VA Hospital.
Barrington buys ambulance
The Barrington village board has approved the purchase of a new $199,500 ambulance for the fire department, from Wheeled Coach Industries in Florida. The cost will be split with the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District, which approved the purchase earlier this month. The new ambulance will replace one of the village's current ambulances, which was purchased in 1998. That ambulance will be sold once the new one is put into service The village expects to get the new ambulance next summer.
Village wants wider Rt. 22
The Long Grove village board is planning on approving a resolution at the next meeting that will make it clear that the village is in favor of widening Route 22 between Quentin Road and Route 83. Village President Maria Rodriguez said at Tuesday's meeting that many residents have the misconception that the village doesn't support that widening. The Illinois Department of Transportation has recently widened other parts of Route 22, and that 2-lane section continues to be a bottleneck. While IDOT has talked to the village in the past about the road, Village Manager David Lothspeich said the idea hasn't come up any time recently. Lothspeich will also set up a meeting with IDOT to discuss the construction.