Northwest suburbs in 60 seconds
Cut phone bill costs
The first of three upcoming consumer workshops held in the Northwest suburbs to help residents save money on their phone bills takes place Tuesday. The Citizen Utility Board's free phone bill clinics will alert consumers about ways to cut their calling costs, including how to get a $20 long-distance credit negotiated by CUB. Attendees should bring their phone bills so CUB experts can analyze them and help find ways to save. The clinics, co-sponsored by state Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine, will be held 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Indian Trails Library, 355 S. Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 10 at Prospect Heights Library, 12 N. Elm St.; and 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. June 24 at Palatine Township Senior Center, 505 Quentin Road, Palatine. For more information, call the CUB Consumer Hotline at (800) 669-5556 or go to CitizensUtilityBoard.org.
Help for hearing-impaired
Schaumburg Township Disability Services is a selection center for the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation's free amplified phone program. The program distributes free phones to qualified Illinois residents with a certified hearing loss. Schaumburg Township Disability Services has four different amplified phones to choose from. Qualified residents should come in to do a live test and select which one they hear best. Residents just need telephone service, a picture ID and a doctor or licensed audiologist's signature on the application. Applications are available for anyone interested. Schaumburg Township is located at 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates. For more information, call (847) 884-0030, ext. 2025.
Exhibit is 'Going Places'
The Barrington Area Historical Society is getting ready to take visitors on a trip to the days when carriages, not cars, ruled the road. The Historical Society will open its newest exhibit, "Going Places," on June 16. Items on display will include a full-sized carriage, children's carriages and assorted harnesses and tacks. The exhibit will also include information on how carriages were made and repaired. The display is scheduled to run through Aug. 11. The Barrington Area Historical Society is located at 212 W. Main St., Barrington. For more information, call (847) 381-1730 or visit bahsil.org.