Briefs: 911 phones may not work

Mount Prospect officials are warning that most major cellular companies this week shut down their analog cell phone service and that analog cellular telephones will no longer be able to call 911. Digital cell phones are unaffected. A vast majority of the phones distributed by the Mount Prospect Police Department and other agencies for people to make 911 emergency cell are analog. People who received a free 911 emergency cell phone from the Mount Prospect Police Department or another agency should take their cell phone to any local cell phone retailer and have them check if the phone is analog and affected by this change. If your cell phone is analog, police will try to replace the it with a digital cell phone. However, only a limited number are available at this time, village officials said.

Library parking limited

Patrons of the Poplar Creek Public Library's main site at 1405 S. Park Ave. in Streamwood should prepare to say goodbye to the back parking lot. The lot will be fenced off beginning Monday for the demolition work that will precede construction of the library expansion. Parking will still be available at the lot across the street. The library's materials and staff will move to a temporary facility at the end of May, though that site hasn't yet been finalized. Voters approved the $22.7 million expansion project in a referendum last April.

Mock court held today

High school students from 21 Chicago-area schools will take their case to the 12th Maine South High School Mock Trial Invitational today at the Cook County courthouse in Rolling Meadows. The Northwest Suburban Bar Association sponsors the event in cooperation with the court. Students will perform in a real courtrooms in front of sitting judges and attorneys.

Direct deposit is safest

As part of February Go Direct Month, Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder, state Sen. Dan Kotowski, Lawrence Keillor of the Social Security Administration and officer Douglas Hajek of the Arlington Heights Police Department will inform senior citizens about the safety benefits of direct deposit for their federal benefit payments. The event is 10 a.m. Monday at the Arlington Heights Senior Center, 1801 West Central Road. For reservations or questions, call (847) 253-5532.

Jungle insights at library

Roger Kuhns will perform a 90-minute monologue called "Jungle Gold" at 2 p.m. today at the Barrington Area Library, 505 N. Northwest Hwy., Barrington. The humorous monologue is about Kuhns' experience in a South American jungle where he worked as a geologist trying to find gold and other precious minerals. Kuhns performance is filled with comic and serious insights about the struggle to protect fragile rainforests versus with the need to mine metals. Register online at barringtonarealibrary.org.