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Veterans invited to dinner:
Glendale Heights VFW Post 2377 invites veterans who have served since 2001 and their families to Spaghetti with the Vets from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the post, 142 E. Army Trail Road, Glendale Heights. Reservation deadline is today. Call (630) 894-1358. Information about benefits from the Illinois Veterans Affairs office also will be available.
New water main in Aurora
Storm sewer work has been completed on Galena Boulevard from the Fox River to River Street in Aurora. The next phase of underground improvements for Galena Boulevard will begin today. The work will include the installation of a new water main from River Street to Lake Street and is scheduled to be completed by May 23. The work will include lane closures, but at least one lane of through traffic will be maintained.
Steel Beam production
Tickets are available for "The Last Five Years," a contemporary musical, at the Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Weekend performances continue through Sunday. The production, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown, chronicles five years in the life of a writer and actress. Tickets are $25 for adults and $23 for seniors citizens and students. Call (630) 587-8521 or go to www.steelbeamtheatre.com.
Richard Marx in concert
Pop singer Richard Marx is scheduled to perform an acoustic concert featuring Matt Scannell of Vertical Horizon May 24 at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Marx became an international star in the late 1980s with the No. 1 hit "Right Here Waiting for You" and other chart-topping pop songs. Vertical Horizon did the hits "Everything You Want" and "Best I Ever Had." Tickets to the 8 p.m. show are $39 and up. For details, call (630) 587-8400 or go to www.o-shows.com.
Road work begins today
Road work is scheduled to start today and continue through May 23 on New York Street from River Street to the Fox River Bridge in Aurora. The work will include lane closures, but at least one lane of through traffic will be maintained. The city is asking motorists to use other routes if possible. The work is weather-dependent.