Cook County briefs

Police say man didn't register

Prospect Heights police said they've arrested Thomas Ray Lao, 42, of the 1000 block of Cove Drive, and charged him with felony unlawful failure to register as a sex offender. Lau was picked up at his home Saturday after the Minneapolis Police Department said he had not registered with that department since 2005. Lau has been living at the Cove Drive address since 2007 without registering, police said. His bond was set at $250,000 and his court date is March 17.

District 207 begins interviews

Maine Township High School District 207's school board this week is conducting its first round of interviews with candidates to replace Superintendent Joel Morris. The district hired an educational search firm, School Exec Connect, to perform a national search for the candidates. Forty-two candidates applied, a majority of whom have experience as either a superintendent or assistant superintendent. The school board will pare down that list, interview finalists and select the superintendent by early April. The new superintendent will start on July 1.

Stores cited for sales

Prospect Heights police said they have cited several local businesses for selling tobacco to a minor. Officers issued $500 citations Feb. 24 to the Clark gas station, 1199 S. Wolf Road; Shell gas station, 2 N. Elmhurst Road; Marathon gas station, 1201 S. Wolf Road; and Walgreens, 1 N. Elmhurst Road.

Library work to begin

The Elk Grove Village Public Library will begin the renovation of the Adult Services Department on Monday, March 16. The redesign project will be done in two phases. The first will take two to three weeks and the nonfiction, paperback and reference collections will not be available. The second phase will start around the first week of April and will also last two to three weeks. During that phase, the computer lab, group study room, magazine room and periodicals storage area will not be accessible. In addition, the fiction, large print, biographies and music collections will not be available. Audiovisual materials will be limited. The work should be completed by May 1.