Briefs: Bartlett declares emergency
Bartlett Village President Catherine Melchert on Monday declared a state of an emergency after flooding hit the north side of the village hard. Officials made the decision on Saturday, said Village Administrator Valerie Salmons, saying they wanted to be in better position to get state funding. Residents reported heavy flooding between Morse Street and Taylor Avenue, around Beaver Pond and in the Bartlett Lake Estates subdivision. Salmons said village officials are doing what they can, and encouraged them to call village hall for assistance.
Township offices flooded
The lower level of Schaumburg Township hall at 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates has been damaged by flooding, closing the offices of the Department of Human Services and Salvation Army and limiting services at Spectrum Youth and Family Services and the food pantry. To reach the Department of Human Services in the meantime, call either the Skokie office at (847) 745-3200 or Elgin at (847) 931-2700. For Salvation Army questions, you can still call Schaumburg Township at (847) 885-4060, the Arlington Heights office at (847) 392-0265 or the Des Plaines office at (847) 891-9111, ext. 121.
Crespo seeks to restore grant
Democratic state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates announced Monday that he had filed House Bill 6697 to replace $621,300 in state grant money for displaced homemakers looking to go back to school, which was removed by the governor. The Displaced Homemaker's Grant is administered by the Illinois Department of Labor and given to community colleges to distribute to men and women who chose to stay at home full-time and care for their children but because of divorce, separation or the death of a spouse must become the primary means of income for the family.
Grigsby Prairie tour
Barrington-based Citizens for Conservation is hosting a tour of Grigsby Prairie between 8 and 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. On the tour, walkers will see late-blooming wildflowers and tall prairie grasses just as the pioneers saw when they traveled through or settled here. Grigsby Prairie is Citizen's for Conservation's first restoration project and its most advanced. Those interested in the tour should meet at the Grigsby Prairie parking area on the north side of Oak Knoll Road, just east of Buckley road in Barrington Hills. To RSVP, or for more information, call (847) 382-SAVE (7283).
New year for historical society:
The Palatine Historical Society will kickoff its year at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Palatine Public Library, 700 North Court, Room 1. Doreen White, the new president, will welcome members and guests to the program, "From Whence Cometh our Library" given by Alice Rosenberg. Call (847) 991-6460.