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PKU holds fundraiser
The PKU, or Phenylketonuria, Organization of Illinois will hold a walk-a-thon from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Busse Woods Forest Preserve Grove 32 near Elk Grove Village. The walk-a-thon is to raise awareness and research money to fight the inherited disorder for which there is no cure. For details, call Eva Brandon at (708) 442-8494 or eva.brandon@worldnet.att.net.
Public works open house
The village of Schaumburg will hold an open house and dedication ceremony for its new Engineering and Public Works facility from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday. The public is invited to stop by and help the village dedicate the new facility at 714 S. Plum Grove Road and take a tour. For details, call Mary Jo Follert at (847) 923-4710.
BHS choir show Tuesday
The Barrington High School choirs will perform their spring concert, "Broadway and Barbershop," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the school's Richard C. Johnson Auditorium, 616 W. Main St. The show will feature songs and medleys from opera and musical theater, including selections from "Les Miserables." Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children and students and free for senior citizens. All seats are reserved and will be available in the choir office, the art gallery or at the box office the night of the show. For details, call (847) 842-3214.
Jail settlement proposed
An Indiana architectural firm will pay Lake County $200,000 to settle a complaint about the company's designs for a recent jail expansion, under a deal being considered by the county board. If the board approves the deal Tuesday, it won't take legal action against RQAW Consulting Engineers and Architects, officials said. County leaders say there were design flaws in the project, which began in 2003. It provided new, larger space for the jail's work-release program and more space for regular inmates.
Adult immunizations
The Lake County Board of Health has approved making the adult immunizations program a permanent service of the Lake County Health Department. The program opened as a test in December 2006 to provide adults with immunizations to prevent disabling diseases, such as hepatitis B, pneumonia, meningitis, pertussis and measles. The program is administered out of the health department's immunizations clinic, 2303 Dodge Ave., Waukegan. Clinic times are 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays. The clinic also is open from 9 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday. Hours may expand in the near future. Adults can also obtain vaccinations at monthly clinics in Antioch, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Round Lake Beach, Wauconda and Lake Forest. For details, call (847) 377-8470.