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Destroy those documents

The Buffalo Grove health department and the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County will host a document destruction event from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, open to all residents of member communities. Identification will be checked. The event is for residential paper only; no material will be accepted from businesses, schools or institutions. Bring waste documents to the public works building, 51 Raupp Blvd., Buffalo Grove. Paper clips and staples do not need to be removed, but waste paper must be taken out of binders. Area member communities are Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, South Barrington and Wheeling.

Torch Run is Sunday:

The Buffalo Grove Police Department will participate in the 2008 Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run this weekend, raising money for Special Olympics. The Buffalo Grove portion will start at 8:57 a.m. Sunday and will cover about two miles on Milwaukee Avenue from Aptakisic to Lake-Cook Road. The run will start at the Big Bowl restaurant on Milwaukee Avenue and end at the Ram restaurant.

Sheraton Suites renovated

The first part of a $17 million renovation of the Sheraton Suites Elk Grove Village is nearly complete. By June 14, all 255 suites will have been remodeled. The second part of the project begins in mid-June when the lobby and public areas will go renovated, according to Peter Walsh, director of sales and marketing at Sheraton Suites. GPG Hospitality in New Jersey acquired the property at 1221 Northwest Point Blvd. in Elk Grove Village.

Medical office OK'd

The Buffalo Grove village board this week approved adding Partners in Obstetrics and Gynecology to the Town Center shopping area. The board was initially hesitant because the center was envisioned as a downtown area for the village. The plan never materialized, however. The board didn't want to put in a medical office building instead of a retail store, but the board agreed to the building when staff members said the addition would only bring the office space allotment to 15 percent . The percentage is in line with the other retail areas in the village. Dr. Brian Locker will be expanding his practice from the space he's subleasing from the Advocate Medical Group.