Briefs: Apartment complex sold
The Park Place apartment complex in Hoffman Estates has been sold for $66 million. The deal for the three-building, 642-unit complex was brokered Dec. 17 and finalized last week. BVF II Park LLC out of Boston, whose parent company is Berkshire Partners, bought the complex at 875 Pacific Place, near Bode and Barrington roads, from Park Place Apartments LLC of Barrington. There apparently are no plans to convert the apartments to condos. Hoffman Estates Mayor William McLeod said the new owners would retain that option under that past owner's agreement with the village.
Forum on housing issues
The League of Women Voters' annual program commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King and his dream will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday and feature "An Update on Housing Issues -- The Pinch and The Squeeze." Bernie Kleina from the HOPE Fair Housing Center; Judy Level, coordinator of the Urban Land Institute's Housing Preservation Compact; and Patricia Lindner, member of the Arlington Heights Housing Commission, will discuss local and regional efforts to address the lack of housing for low-income families and "affordable" housing for lower-middle-income households. This free public program is at the Arlington Heights Historical Society, 110 W. Fremont St. For more information, call Cathy Duoba at (847) 437-6956.
Local author's poetry show
Children's author and performer Bill Buczinsky of Arlington Heights will present an evening of poetry and song to benefit the charity AboutFace USA. The "Frozen Poetry" show will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. AboutFace USA provides support for people with facial differences they are born with or occur from illness or trauma. Buczinsky is the founder of A Child's Voice, which inspires children and adults through poetry workshops, performances, teacher training and corporate appearances. Tickets cost $10, and group rates are available. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (847) 797-0625 or visit childs-voice-poetry.com. For more information on AboutFace, visit aboutfaceusa.org.