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Kendrigan Field up for award

A Buffalo Grove Park District facility is under consideration for the Governor's Hometown Award. Representatives from the awards committee will be at Kendrigan Field on Aug. 6 to judge its validity for the award. The annual award, which is administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, recognizes efforts that contribute to the overall quality of life in a town. The park district installed Kendrigan Field, at Twin Creeks Park, for special-needs baseball players; the surface allows the use of wheelchairs. Representatives of the park district will be giving a presentation on the field and its uses for the Home Town judges next week.

Hoffman police open house

Hoffman Estates police invite the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to the department's annual open house at the station, 1200 Gannon Drive. Snacks and refreshments will be served. Police will offer tours of the station, up-close looks at vehicles and other displays and activities. Call (847) 882-1818.

Fire cause still unknown

Prospect Heights firefighters on Monday said a blaze that killed two dogs on Friday was still under investigation. It will take at least a week to determine the cause, said Deputy Chief Tim Jones. Losses were estimated to be about $500,000, he said. The fire gutted the home on the 500 block of Kewaunee Court. The owners were not home at the time. Crews responded to the scene at about 7:45 p.m. and found heavy fire in the house. It was extinguished in about 15 minutes.

Paper shredding event

The village of Palatine and the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County will hold a free document destruction event from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Palatine Public Works facility, 148 W. Illinois Ave. Proof of residency is required. Sample items to be shredded are bank statements, medical statements and forms, personal files, retired tax forms and receipts. Staples and paper clips do not need to be removed, but binders do. For more information, go to swancc.org or call the Palatine environmental health division at (847) 359-9090.

Aging, disability center on way

Anyone interested in helping to form a suburban aging and disability resource center may attend a meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at Schaumburg Township, 1 Illinois Blvd., in Hoffman Estates. Call Schaumburg Township at (847) 884-0030, ext. 2025. The meeting is hosted by the township's disability services department along with AgeOptions from the Suburban Area Agency on Aging and the Progress Center for Independent Living. The township serves residents in portions of Elk Grove, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, and Streamwood, as well as some unincorporated areas of Cook County.