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Easter Seals elects chairman

Margaret Resce Milkint of Hinsdale has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Easter Seals DuPage and Fox Valley Region. Milkint has served on the Easter Seals board since 2000. She is the managing partner of The Jacobson Group based in Chicago, a provider of professional and human capital services to the insurance, health-care and financial services industries.

Clerk's holiday hours

The Kane County clerk's vital records division is changing its hours for the week of Thanksgiving. The office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 24 and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 25. The office will be closed Nov. 26 and 27. Regular hours resume Dec. 1. For details, call (630) 232-5950.

Man charged in theft

Eduardo Perez, 40, of 609 Hobart Drive, was arrested Saturday and later charged with retail theft after police said he stole a pair of wrenches from a kit at Menards in the 800 block of South Randall Road. The wrenches were valued at $53.83, according to reports. Perez was released on $100 bond and is due to appear in court at 1 p.m. Dec. 12 in Elgin.

Family Reading Night

The Kane County Law Library and Self-Help Legal Center will have its 11th Annual Family Reading Night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. Charles. Judges William Brady, Kevin Busch and Tom Stanfa will read bedtime stories at the free pajama-style party, which is for children through second grade. Participants also can tour a courtroom and sit in a judge's chair. Youngsters must be accompanied by an adult. For details, call (630) 406-7126.