Cook County briefs
McLeod to headline breakfast
Tickets are on the sale for the 2009 Hoffman Estates breakfast Feb. 10, sponsored by the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce. The breakfast is 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Stonegate Conference and Banquet Center, 2401 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates, with Mayor William D. McLeod as speaker. Tickets are $20 for chamber members and $30 for nonmembers; call (847) 781-9100. The deadline to register is Feb. 3. People who show up without tickets on Feb. 10 may get seated, but there's no guarantee so advance registration is strongly encouraged.
Crespo, Froehlich hold meeting
State Reps. Fred Crespo and Paul Froehlich will host a town-hall meeting for constituents of the 44th and 56th districts from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the cafeteria at Jane Addams Junior High School, 700 S. Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg. Light refreshments will be served. The two Democrats will cover topics from Gov. Blagojevich to difficulties facing working families. Crespo's constituents cancall his office at (630) 372-3340 for informaiton, while Froehlich's constituents can call (847) 985-9210.
New principal named
Bradley J. Stein, Algonquin Middle School assistant principal, has been named the new principal of Terrace Elementary School in Des Plaines. Stein. assistant principal since July 2006, began his educational career as a summer school teacher and permanent substitute teacher in the River Forest School system. He also taught fifth grade in the Skokie/Morton Grove School District. Stein is currently working toward a doctorate degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago. He will replace the retiring principal, Nancy Bang, July 1. Stein is married, with two sons, and resides in Buffalo Grove.
Harper bonds earn AAA rating
Moody's Investors Service has reaffirmed its AAA rating of Harper College's bonds in anticipation of repairs and renovations to campus buildings. In November, residents authorized the Palatine college to sell $153.6 million of new bonds. Harper is one of only two community colleges in Illinois to have earned Moody's highest rating, which allows it to borrow money at the lowest available rates and save taxpayers on interest costs over the life of the bonds.