Briefs: Gunmen rob woman
Lake in the Hills police are looking for two men suspected of an armed robbery at 2 a.m. Friday at a condominium complex on Oak Street near Pyott Road. Police said the suspects used a pistol to rob a victim of a purse. The men were last seen running eastbound toward Pyott Road.
MCC garners awards
The McHenry County College president, an instructor and a pair of students received honors at the 2008 Phi Theta Kappa International Convention in Philadelphia recently for their service and leadership. Earth science teacher David Elder received the distinguished chapter adviser award for the fourth time since 1999. Students Diane Hanks and Leslie Frailey received the distinguished member award. MCC President Walter Packard was handed the group's Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction for supporting the group's projects at the school and for its Illinois region. This marks the first time an MCC president has received the award since the school's chapter was charted in 1971.
Water systems honored
The water systems in Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Huntley, Cary and McHenry have been recognized by the McHenry County Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for maintaining the best possible fluoride levels. They are among 13 towns in McHenry County to receive the honor. This marks the 10th consecutive time Cary has received the honor. Fluoride is used to help prevent tooth decay.
Drill volunteers still needed
Officials are still looking for volunteers to play victims in today's emergency preparedness drill at the Sears Centre arena in Hoffman Estates. Volunteers will be given scripts to follow. They don't have to register and should just show up. The event starts at 10 a.m. and goes until 2 p.m. at the arena, near the Addams Memorial Tollway and Route 59. Organizers said they hope to draw between 1,000 to 3,000 volunteers, who will take part in a fictitious bioterrorism scenario and stand in line waiting for emergency officials to distribute medicines. The event will draw more than 200 emergency workers from more than 20 departments across the suburbs and is being put on by the Cook County Department of Public Health. The more volunteers who show up to play victims, the better prepared firefighters, police and other first-responders will be in the event of a real disaster. Volunteers will be given a voucher for a free ticket to a Chicago Shamrox lacrosse game.