Briefs: Accused teacher in court
Patrick McCarthy, a Schaumburg ex-teacher facing charges of mistreating three special-education students, made an appearance in court Thursday. McCarthy's attorney told Cook County Judge John Scotillo that he expects to have all the evidence collected soon. The case was continued until May 9. McCarthy, 30, was charged in September with three counts of aggravated battery and one count of unlawful restraint stemming from allegations he pushed a student face-first into a metal cabinet, tied a student to a chair with a jump rope and forced another student to don a weighted vest and jump for 40 minutes on a trampoline. The incidents took place this school year at Frost Junior High School and involved three autistic boys, ages 11 and 12, officials said. McCarthy never returned to the classroom after his arrest and as of January was no longer employed by Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54. He remains free on bond.
Combined school concert
The wind symphonies from Conant, Fremd and Schaumburg high schools will perform at 7 tonight at the Barrington United Methodist Church, 509 Lake Zurich Road in Barrington. This is Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211's third combined concert and will feature Northern Illinois University's Thomas Bough as tuba soloist. Admission is free and music by Hazo, Camphouse, Suter, Saucedo and Boysen will be performed. For details call Matt Moore at Fremd at (847) 755-2802.
Elk Grove Lions trivia bowl
The Elk Grove Lions Club will hold its Elk Grove Lions Trivia Night April 12 at Queen of the Rosary Catholic Church, 750 Elk Grove Blvd. The contest is open to everyone, but advanced registration is required. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. event. The fee is $15 per person, $25 per couple or $100 for a table of eight. Get an application at LionsTriviaNight@comcast.net.
Concert band strikes up
Spring Valley Concert Band, Schaumburg's adult concert band, will present its annual spring concert, "A Musical Celebration: Thinking Outside the Bach's," at 4 p.m. Sunday at Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 E. Schaumburg Court, with tenor Oscar Menoyo singing arias from the operas "Tosca" and "Pagliacci." The band will play "Loch Lomond," selections from "Mary Poppins," an American Idol fourth season recording and signature Sousa marches. Admission is $5.
Pancake breakfast planned
The Long Grove Firefighters Association and the South Lake County Regional Community Emergency Response Team, which serves Long Grove, Kildeer, Hawthorn Woods and Lake Zurich, will cook up an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. The event will include live acoustic guitar entertainment by Tom Swensen, a silent auction, raffle and children's activities, such as puppet show, face painting and balloons. The funds raised will go toward the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The event is $5 per person and free for children under age 3. For questions or to notify of a group of 15 or more, contact Diane Hardy at (847) 322-4937 or (847) 634-3035. The Long Grove Fire Protection District is located at 1165 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove.