Briefs: Congressional forum on tap
The grassroots group Hanover Township Democrats & Independents will host a free forum for the Democratic primary candidates for the 6th and the 8th Congressional districts from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Park Place Family Recreation Center, 550 S. Park Blvd. in Streamwood. In the 6th District, Stan Jagla of Roselle and Jill Morgenthaler of Des Plaines are both scheduled to appear. They're vying to be the Democrat who challenges incumbent Republican Peter Roskam of Wheaton, who has no primary challenger. In the 8th District, incumbent Melissa Bean of Barrington is being challenged in the Democratic primary by Randi Scheurer of Lindenhurst. Scheurer is scheduled to attend; Bean will be in Washington, D.C. and is sending a staff member. Three Republicans are also running in their party's primary to take on Bean in November. The public will be invited to ask questions at the Streamwood forum. For more information, visit www.handionline.org.
Chess champ won't appear
The scheduled appearances of former chess world champion Anatoly Karpov in South Barrington tonight and Oak Brook Saturday have been canceled. Organizers of the events said Karpov was unable to secure the necessary visa required to travel from Russia. Today, Karpov was to show off his talents against numerous Barrington students during simultaneous exhibition matches. U.S. chess champion of 2006 Alexander Onischuk, 2006 U.S. Open chess champion Yury Shulman and the 2006 U.S. women's chess champion Anna Zatonskih will still be attending Friday's exhibition. Saturday, Karpov was to speak at a seminar in Oak Brook. Organizers said refunds will be given to those who reserved tickets.
ITT adds more degrees
The ITT Technical Institute in Mount Prospect has added four new bachelor degree programs of study to its curricular offerings, bringing the total number of academic programs the school offers to 11. The new programs are in data communications systems technology, digital entertainment and game design, construction management and criminal justice. Each new program is career-focused and designed to help graduates prepare for entry-level positions in such fields as information and electronics technology, construction, digital entertainment and security. The school is enrolling now for the new programs. For details, call (847) 375-8800 or visit www.itt-tech.edu/campus/school.cfm.