Briefs: Anti-gambling group meeting
Citizens Against Gambling Expansion (CAGE), a Des Plaines anti-gambling group also known as CAGE, will meet at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Silver Stallion Restaurant, 1275 Lee St., Des Plaines, with Rev. Tom Grey, a Methodist minister who has been fighting gambling for years. The group will discuss tactics to oppose plans for a casino in Des Plaines. The city is one of three finalists - along with Rosemont and Waukegan - for a casino license currently up for bid before the Illinois Gaming Board, which has scheduled a public comment session for the morning of Monday, Dec. 8, according to James Blue, the leader of CAGE.
Prairie burn false alarm
Heavy smoke in the Barrington area that could be seen miles away Friday was merely from a controlled burn at Crabtree Forest Preserve. Lt. Greg Keegan of the Barrington Fire Department said the prairie burn was conducted by the Cook County Forest Preserve District and never got out of hand. The fire department did respond to the scene because someone called 911 after seeing the smoke. Keegan said the department is required by law to respond when a call comes in. Keegan said the department does not typically man such prairie burns because the forest preserve district hires professionals to conduct the burns and they're well-stocked with firefighting equipment. The work was scheduled to continue until about 4 p.m. Friday at the forest preserve, located west of Barrington Road, south of Dundee Road and north of Algonquin Road. This is a common time for controlled burns, which help restore plants and land. The forest preserve district expects to conduct 20 to 40 this fall alone.
Wrestling comes to Elk Grove
Stop by Elk Grove Village today for Wrestle Rage 6 from POWW Entertainment. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at the Al Hattendorf Center, 225 E. Elk Grove Blvd., for the family-oriented event. The band Jimi Falls plays at 6 p.m., with matches beginning at 7 p.m. Cost is $15 per person. Kids ages 3 and under get in free.
Local boy on HGTV Sunday
Adam Krupa, a 2000 graduate of Rolling Meadows High School now working as an environmental engineer in Phoenix, will be on HGTV's "My First Place" at 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The film crew followed Adam, the son of Jerry and Rene Krupa of Arlington Heights, for a month as he looked for, financed and purchased his first house.