Briefs: District 26 OKs contract

The Cary District 26 school board Monday approved a three-year contract extension with the district's teachers. The extension gives most teachers a 4.5 percent pay raise each year. Teachers with at least 20 years of experience will get a 2.3 percent annual pay raise. The benefits granted in the previous contract stayed the same, board members said. The Cary Educational Association, the district's teachers union, has approved the contract. The deal will not take effect until the board president and secretary sign the document. They are awaiting final approval from the district's legal counsel. The parties began negotiating in May. The new contract expires in 2011.

New west side Elgin park

A grand opening of Settler's Park on Elgin's far west side will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today. Residents in the Providence subdivision and community residents are invited to celebration at the three-acre park at Sutton and Cranston roads. It includes a playground, a picnic shelter, two tennis courts and a large sports field. Call (847) 931-6788.

Breastfeeding celebrated

To mark World Breastfeeding Week, the Well Child Center, 620 Wing St., Elgin, invites breastfeeding moms to take a group photo at 3 p.m. Aug. 6. More than 120 countries worldwide will take part in celebrating the week, organizers say. Call (847) 741-7370.