Beacon Hill: Leslie Goddard will present Bertha Palmer, a Chicago socialite, as part of her Famous Women Through History at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Beacon Hill, 2400 S. Finley Road, Lombard. The program is free. Reservations are requested by calling Mary ...

• Kelli Turner of Mount Prospect has been hired as Aquatic Supervisor with Oak Brook Park District. Turner brings four years of aquatic experience with her after holding positions of seasonal aquatic supervisor, program director and pool manager wit...

Q. Why are you running for this office? Is there a particular issue that motivates you, and if so, what? What will be your main priority? Christine Prochno: Illinois is at a crossroad. Failure to tackle the state's excess spending leaves Illinois un...

Parents' Night Out offered Friday The B.R. Ryall YMCA will offer a Parents' Night Out from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Y, 49 Deicke Drive, Glen Ellyn. Parents may drop off their children who must be toilet trained. The staff will entertain childr...

Readers Theatre: Villa Park Recreation's Readers Theatre Group meets from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays at Community Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood Ave. The program, led by Joe Schrantz, offers an opportunity to perform without memorizing scripts. Parti...

Neighbors in the news • John Kincaid of Wheaton, recently contributed to a taping of a half-hour program called, "Identity Theft Awareness and Prevention" as part of the Illinois Law cable television series produced by the Illinois State Bar Associ...

Seniors citizens may be interested in these programs offered in DuPage County. Readers Theater:ŒVilla Park Recreation's Readers Theatre Group meets from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays at Community Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood Ave. The program, led by l...

An important referendum for the Fox Lake District Library will be on the ballot in February. The Fox Lake District Library has done outstandingly well in handling finances. There has not been a referendum request since 1976. In 1978, 15,000 square f...

Originally attracted to Westfield because it was an older part of town with tree-lined streets and a variety of homes, Joyce and Bob Goerne have lived in the Des Plaines subdivision for 28 years. "We thought the area had a nice neighborhood feel wit...