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American Legion hosts dinner
The Elgin American Legion Post 57 invites the community to a spaghetti dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Admission is $6 per person. It is open to the public. The dinner features spaghetti with meat sauce, side salad, garlic bread and red/white wine specials. The post home is at 820 N. Liberty St. (Route 25) in Elgin. For details, call (847) 741-1684.
Candidates forum scheduled tonight
Candidates vying to replace Dennis Hastert in Congress as representative of the 14th Congressional District will be featured in a League of Women Voters candidates' forum at 7 p.m. today in St. Charles.
The public is invited to attend the forum. Both Democratic and Republican candidates who are running in the Feb. 5 general primary will participate in the event. The forum will be held at the Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles.
The forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Geneva-St. Charles and the League of Women Voters of Batavia in cooperation with the Daily Herald, Beacon News, and Kane County Chronicle. Within a moderated format, a panel of reporters will direct questions to the candidates, followed by questions from the audience. Immediately after the forum, the audience will be invited to an informal "Meet and Greet the Candidates" session.
The League of Women Voters also will sponsor a public forum focusing on local contested Kane County board and state legislative races at p.m. Thursday in the city council chambers at Batavia City Hall, 100 North Island Ave. Candidates for county board chair, county board districts 14 and 26, state legislative district 49, and state legislative district 50 have been invited. Information is available at www.lwvgenstc.org.
Expo to feature new bridal fashions
On Sunday, Northern Illinois University will host a Bridal Expo in the Duke Ellington Ballroom at the Holmes Student Center, Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road in DeKalb. The expo features more than 40 exhibitors, a Groom's Room, and taste testing. There will be a professional fashion show at 2 p.m. Expo hours will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and includes a complimentary buffet. Parking is available at the visitors' lot on Carroll Avenue just south of the Student Center. For details, visit www.niu.edu/hsc.