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Funeral set for former mayor
Ralph Clarbour, the former Arlington Heights mayor and local businessman who died Friday at age 84, will be laid to rest Saturday, Dec. 27. Clarbour, a World War II Navy turret gunner, was active in Arlington Heights civic life for decades, served as village president from 1971 to 1974 and was president and CEO of Arlington Structural Steel. Visitation for Clarbour will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., with the service to follow at 1:30 p.m. For information, call Glueckert Funeral Home at (847) 253-0168.
Bartlett cops charge shooter
A 38-year-old South Elgin man was given a $100,000 bond after police say he fired a gun in a residential area. David Gordon, of the 400 block of Marin Drive in South Elgin, was arrested Saturday and charged with felony aggravated discharge of a weapon, Bartlett police said. Authorities said Gordon fired the gun around 5 p.m. Dec. 13 on the 100 block of Tatge Avenue. Gordon returned to the site of the shooting on Saturday, and officers found a gun in his vehicle, police said. No one was injured, and police say they're not sure of the motive.
Objection filed in primary race
Schaumburg Township Highway Commissioner Robert Fecarotta has filed a candidacy objection to his challenger in the Feb. 24 Republican primary, John A. Salmassi of Roselle. The contest is currently the only reason to expect polls to be open anywhere in the Northwest suburbs on primary day. The objection filed Monday cites 14 reasons, several questioning whether all the signatures on Salmassi's petition belong to registered voters of the township. Another reason claims Salmassi is a registered Democrat who's never filed a change-of-party form. Representatives of the Cook County Clerk's office said people don't legally register for parties in Illinois apart from how they file their candidacies, but confirmed Salmassi did request a Democratic ballot in the February 2007 primary. Township officials must call a hearing on the objection in the near future. The rules of candidacy can differ from one local government to another, according to the clerk's office.
Input on health care
Buffalo Grove Village President Elliott Hartstein, who's been an ardent supporter and volunteer for the Barack Obama campaign, will hold a discussion on health care from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at 908 Providence Lane, Buffalo Grove. The input will go to the Obama administration to help shape health care proposals. Similar discussions are being held around the country to give feedback on health care. For more information, e-mail elliottharstein@yahoo.com or call (847) 830-6474.