You can make a difference and help benefit the community where you live and work. The Volunteer Center has hundreds of opportunities; listed here is a sampling. Call the Center at (847) 228-1320. If you are 55 or older, call the Retired and Seni...

A Bensenville man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a contracting scam involving a former Chicago Bears running back who's accused of serving as a minority front for him. Aidan E. Monahan, 58, is the owner of Monahan Landscape Co. Inc. of Arlington Height...

To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please put "Fundraisers" in the subject line. American Lung Association of Illinois...

Is it Vitality Spa or Vanity Spa? Park districts run mini-golf courses and banquet facilities and restaurants. But at what point do such ventures -- even if they're self-sustaining or actually raise money toward other recreational programs -- go bey...

Like many people, Robert Bukowski met his future wife by chance while he was working. Unlike most, he was in fifth grade at the time. Robert was a student crossing guard at a Norwood Park elementary school in the 1930s. Betty Lou Olson was a second-...

There is going to be a lot less chocolate, vanilla and frosting in Kaneland schools this year. The district's elementary schools will enforce a new "no food" policy for birthday celebrations. The change grew out of discussions of the district's well...

To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please put "Health & fitness" in the subject line. The Art of Living Course: June 6...

To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please put "Neighbor sports" in the subject line. Frisbee Golf: Register by June 5....

Tomorrow is the last day for runners to get the early bird registration rate of $20 in the Mount Prospect Park District's annual "Strive for 5" 5K run, scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, June 14 at Lions Memorial Park, 411 S. Maple St., Mount Prospect. ...

I applaud Arlington Heights District 25 school board's decision banning cakes for birthdays. As a registered dietitian, I find the use of high-calorie, high-fat desserts for celebrations problematic for many children. Counseling children, I find ...