Briefs: Manager announcement near
Rolling Meadows is in negotiations with the lead candidate to take over from retiring city Manager Tom Melena, who plans to leave his post in January after holding the job for seven years, Mayor Ken Nelson said Thursday. Any final agreement will have to be approved by the city council, which meets Tuesday, so an announcement is unlikely before the middle of next week, he said. The council interviewed the top five candidates last weekend. Melena told city officials in the summer of 2007 that he was planning to retire.
Reward offered in thefts
Arlington Heights CrimeStoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information on the offender who broke into four cars during the day Wednesday at the Arlington Park commuter lot by the train station. The offender broke windows and removed aftermarket CD players. Information about this or any serious crime can be reported anonymously by calling (847) 590-7867. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
Learn about emergencies
Be prepared for an emergency by attending a seminar co-sponsored by the Mount Prospect Police Department Crime Prevention Unit and the Fourth District Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary. Everyone is invited to attend at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in the Mount Prospect Village Hall, 50 S. Emerson St. Refreshments will be served. After the seminar, join Octoberfest on the village hall grounds. Call David Murphy (847) 398-1315 or Rose Ann Lobb (847) 635-8713.
Bank offers shredding
Free shredding of personal and business records will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Peoples' Bank of Arlington Heights' south location at 1104 S. Arlington Heights Road. Everything will be immediately shredded on site and certificates of destruction will be available. There's a four-box limit.
Recycling event Saturday
Motorola and the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County are co-sponsoring the 10th annual Household Electronics Recycling Event so that such products do not end up in landfills. Residential household electronics may be dropped off at Motorola's Schaumburg Campus, 1303 E. Algonquin, Schaumburg, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Items that will be accepted include computers, printers, monitors, tape drives, keyboards, telephones, answering machines, typewriters, pagers, mobile phones, televisions, videocassette recorders, stereo equipment, cameras, video game players and home improvement products such as power tools. No large home appliances, air conditioners, dehumidifiers or microwave ovens.
Pumpkin festival coming
Little City Foundation is holding its second annual "Festival of Pumpkins" this weekend on its campus at 1760 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. The cost for the event is $10 per vehicle. It will include a petting zoo, hay rides, face painting, pumpkin decorating, arts and crafts displays, music and dancing. "Pumpkin Town," displays and artwork created by residents of Little City, will feature scenes in American history using "pumpkin people" created from straw, clothing and pumpkins for each person's head. Pumpkins and other vegetables grown at Little City will be on sale. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12. For more information, call Little City at (847) 221-7892.