Teen pool party in Palatine Friday The Palatine Park District will host a teen pool party from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday at Birchwood Pool, 435 W. Illinois Ave. Open to ages 12 to 16, the party will include swimming, music, food and giveaways. The cost is...

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 "Networking" in the subject line. Outdoor Design and Living: 10 a.m....

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 "Public service" in the subject line. Volunteers welcome: The Yury S...

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...

Help for caregivers of mentally ill NAMI Elk Grove/Schaumburg offers two support groups for people who have a family member or friend with mental illness. The groups provide opportunities to share practical experience in locating services, reinforci...

Road closure planned The McLean Boulevard reconstruction in South Elgin will close Jenna Drive, east of McLean Boulevard from today through June 13. The closure is needed so new traffic lanes can be paved on McLean. For more information, call (630) ...

TMy husband, Dave Grandt, (former lieutenant and Emergency Medical Services Coordinator for the Schaumburg Fire Dept.) and I were involved in a motorcycle accident on Aug. 2, 2007. We were on our way home from a wonderful trip to Nova Scotia, with o...

Jobs in the Midwest were among the hardest hit in May, as the nation's unemployment rate zoomed to 5.5 percent in the biggest one-month jump in decades. In the wake of the national Labor Department monthly jobless report Friday, Wall Street swooned ...

A lasting tribute to two Hanover Park mayors will be unveiled next week. A special dedication ceremony for Memorial Park, built in honor of past village presidents Sonya Crawshaw and Irwin Bock, is scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. June 14. "They were f...