The briefs

New contract considered:

The Maine Township High School District 207 board meets Tuesday to consider a proposed contract with its teachers union. The meeting is set for 7 a.m. at the district's administration center, 1131 S. Dee Road, Park Ridge. The proposal would cover teachers for five years. Until a new pact is approved, teachers are covered under the terms of a five-year agreement that expired on Aug. 15, 2007. Talks started in February 2007 to draft an agreement for the district's 650 teachers. A federal mediator was called in earlier this month to help the two sides reach a new pact.

Arts festival starts today:

The sixth annual Promenade of Art will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday at Vail Avenue and Campbell Street in downtown Arlington Heights. The fine art and craft event will showcase about 140 artists, who will display paintings, sculpture, fine jewelry and more. Admission is free. There will also be kids events, live music and a variety of health-related activities sponsored Northwest Community Hospital. Free parking is available at the Vail Parking Garage and at the surface lots near the train station at Dunton Avenue and Northwest Highway.