Naperville's Citizens Appreciate Public Safety board is honoring five of the city's firefighter/paramedics at a dinner ceremony Friday. Chuck Gros, George Hyland Jr., Robert Edward Jones, Bill Kostelny and Amy Scheller will receive the awards that s...

Upcoming events Three-time Grammy winner Shawn Colvin will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Tickets are $38/$34. Tickets are available online at www.elgin.edu/arts or at the ECC ...

The Kevin Boyle basketball camp is Saturday and Sunday at St. Charles East High School. The cost is $75. Children in second through sixth grades meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday and 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday. Youths in seventh through 12th grade...

A tree and a park bench will be dedicated in honor of Jean Gaines' 30th anniversary as director of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce. The event is at 8 this morning at Island Park, in front of the Mill Race Inn, 4 E. State St., Geneva. Library board to...

• Army Pvt. Sean Thomas Conroe of Sugar Grove has graduated from Basic Combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. He is the son of Karen Barnes and a 2006 graduate of Aurora Central Catholic High School. During the nine weeks of training, ...

Learning is a never-ending process. Practicing professionals know they must continue to be educated. For the fourth straight year, Loyola University Chicago will host the Sports in Education Symposium at the 25 E. Pearson Building on the Water Tower...

Rick Wills of Naperville was promoted to managing director at the Naperville financial center of Chicago-based Northern Trust. Wills, who joined Northern Trust in 1994, becomes responsible for strategic direction and growth of the company's business...

MJ Wild Things, MJ Wild Things Studio, 2388 Sunrise Court, Aurora: Home Studio Show featuring photography and fine arts. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (630) 710-6722. Caroline Rhea, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago St., Joliet: 6 p.m. $20-$35. (815) 726-66...

Here are the winners of Gold Keys for design from the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago. Crystal Keys are for innovation and creativity. Architectural design Production homes, 1,801 to 2,200 square feet Hazelbrook model, The Colonies, Yor...