Northwest suburbs in 60 seconds
Town meeting on drinking
Des Plaines will hold a town hall meeting on underage drinking 7 p.m. Tuesday at city hall, 1420 Miner St. Speakers include Police Chief Jim Prandini, Mark Warpness, special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Marcia Vickman, manager of Substance Abuse Services of Maine Center, which provides substance abuse treatment for teens and adults. They will discuss what underage drinking looks like in Des Plaines, dangers of alcoholic energy drinks that target youth, and alcohol and drug prevention and treatment options in Des Plaines.
Barrington Hills cop award
Barrington Hills police officers Gary Deutschle and Brian Baird joined an elite group of Illinois officers last week. The two were recently awarded with the Illinois Department of Transpiration's Speed Enforcement Award. They are only the 16th and 17th officers in the state to receive the award, which honors officers who have issued 1,000 speeding citations since October 2006.
Turre to perform at concert
Prospect High School's Spring Jazz Concert, featuring Steve Turre from the Saturday Night Live Band, will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the school theater, 801 W. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect. The concert also will feature Prospect's Jazz Ensemble I and II and the vocal jazz ensemble, Knight Voices. Turre is a jazz innovator, trombonist and seashellist, who has won both the readers' and critics' polls in JazzTimes, Downbeat, and Jazziz for Best Trombone and for Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist. He has performed with the "Saturday Night Live" band since 1984. Tickets are $15, but the event is likely to sell out. For tickets, call Patrick O'Connor at (847) 718-5435.
Plan commissioner wanted:
The village of Barrington is looking for a new plan commissioner. The plan commission is a seven-member, advisory body which makes recommendations to the village board regarding issues like planned developments, subdivision plat approvals, and zoning amendments. The plan commission typically meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at village hall. The current vacancy, occurring because John Patsey resigned his position, is a term that runs through December 2009. This is a volunteer position and applicants must live in the village. Those with interest are asked to mail a letter of interest and a brief resume to Melanie Marcordes, Barrington Deputy Clerk, at 200 Hough Street, Barrington, IL 60010. Letters and resumes can also be faxed to (847) 304-3444 or e-mailed to mmarcordes@barrington-il.gov.
Traffic crackdown begins
Arlington Heights police today are beginning the second of six traffic speed enforcement campaigns this year funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Intersections targeted based on crash statistics are Algonquin and Arlington Heights roads, Palatine and Rand roads, Palatine and Arlington Heights roads, and Northwest Highway at Euclid Avenue. The campaign will run through May 31. The first campaign, which concluded Friday, produced 362 citations for speeding and four for other code violations.