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Village Church to host free concert Sunday

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Christopher Williams will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, on the front lawn of Village Church of Northbrook, 1300 Shermer Road.

Williams will perform songs from his newest release "We Will Remember," a project commissioned by Vanderbilt University divinity professor Jaco Hamann to accompany Hamann's book, "The Millennial Narrative" urging churches and pastoral leaders to address themes of loss and lament.

"We Will Remember" is a follow-up to Williams' 11th album, "Gather," which speaks to the chaotic present and a need for face-to-face conversation and communities pushing back against fear.

Williams has toured worldwide for 27 years and has shared the stage with fellow artists including Arlo Guthrie, Jars of Clay, David Wilcox, and Drew and Ellie Holcomb. Seeing himself as a builder of community as well as music, his honest, confessional lyrics engage audiences with a mix of passion and humor.

Buy vehicle stickers, pet tags by Sept. 1

To avoid any late fees, Northbrook residents should purchase and display vehicle stickers and pet tags by Sept. 1.

Stickers and tags are available online, by mail, via one of the village's postage-free drop boxes, and in-person at village hall during business hours: 8: 30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Residents and businesses who donate $20 or more will receive a vehicle sticker featuring artwork from CATCH'S "Northbrook Cares, Community Together" initiative, promoting community connection. Vehicle stickers and/or animal tags may arrive in the mail separately.

Lifetime achievement award

Thomas P. Kearney, a former director of the Western Golf Association based in Glenview, earned a lifetime achievement award during the WGA's annual meeting Aug. 2 at Olympia Fields Country Club.

Kearney joined two other directors to receive the Donald D. Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award: R.E. "Buffy" Mayerstein of West Lafayette, Indiana, and Ede Rice of Edina, Minnesota. The award was established in 2009 to recognize Johnson's 22 years of WGA leadership. The association conducts championships for professional and amateur golfers, promotes the use of caddies and oversees the Evans Scholars Foundation, which awards college scholarships to caddies of limited financial means.

Kearney, of Lake Forest, became a WGA director in 1990 and served as chairman of the scholarship committee from 2007-13. A former Evans Scholar himself who graduated from the University of Illinois, he caddied at The Beverly Country Club.

Kearney also worked as a volunteer director nearly 30 years at the WGA's Western Junior and Western Open tournaments.

He is a member of the Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park, Old Collier Golf Club in Florida, the Burning Tree Club in Maryland, and the Ballybunion Golf Club in Ireland.

At the awards presentation, WGA Chairman Kevin Buggy said Kearney had helped select more than 1,000 applicants for the Evans Scholarship.

"When people ask me about the Evans Scholarship," Kearney said in a news release, "I tell them it has given me a family, it has given me my first job, and it has given me a career - and for all that, I'm so thankful. Outside of my family, earning the scholarship is the best thing that's ever happened to me, and this recognition is the best I could ever hope for."

Cook County mask mandate back again

Starting this week, everyone 3 and older must now wear a face mask in public indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health order. Other key items from the order include:

• All businesses open to the public must post signs that patrons and staff are required to wear masks on the premises.

• Masks may be removed at restaurants and bars when customers are eating and drinking.

• Certain exemptions exist for free exercise of religion and government functions.

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