May Arthritis and aging: 1 to 2 p.m. May 15, Vernon Area Pub­lic Library District is at 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. Learn all about arthritis. For information or to register, call (847) 634-3650 or visit www.vapld.info. Yoga and Smoothies...

May Football/cheer registration: 9 to 11 a.m. May 17, Bills football building, 151 E. Raupp Blvd, Buffalo Grove (southeast corner of Raupp Boulevard and Lake Cook Road, Emmerich East Park). Buffalo Grove Bills Youth Football and Cheerleading regist...

Wheeling Township total assessed valuation increases 30 percent, or 10 percent per year since the last reassessment. Total 2007 assessed valuation for 59,511 parcels is $2,731,381,110 according to the Cook County assessor's Web site. The 2006 valuat...

May Real Estate Closings: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Indian Trails Public Library District, 355 S. Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling. Discuss the consumer aspect of real estate closings. For information or to register, call (847) 459-4100 or visit www.indian...

Real Estate Closings: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Indian Trails Public Library District, 355 S. Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling. Discuss the consumer aspect of real estate closings. For information or to register, call (847) 459-4100 or visit www.indiantrailsli...

It's about time. Andy Kostick will be inducted into the Illinois Gymnastics Hall of Fame Wednesday at the Gary Morava Center in Prospect Heights. It's also the perfect time because it comes four days after Barrington High School served as host of th...

Today plus 7 Monday Morning Tots: 10 to 11:30 a.m. today and May 19, Vernon Area Public Library District is at 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. For children under age 3. The library provides the space, books, toys and refreshments. Siblings are...

Chorus concert: 7 p.m. today; Mead Junior High School, 1765 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village. Seventh- and eighth-grade students perform. (847) 357-6000. Encore! Sings: 7 p.m. Tuesday; Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave. Buffa...

All in all, an impressive building Leaving the debate over the $31 million price tag aside for a moment, the new Arlington Heights village hall is really quite something. The public spaces are bright and airy, and the departments on the first floor ...

An Elk Grove Village motorcyclist injured in a March 24 crash died Monday in Elgin, officials said. William R. Blizek, 65, was westbound on Route 20 at 2:45 p.m. on March 24 at the Villa Street exit when his motorcycle ran off the road and hit a tre...