• Nicholas Giacobbe and Adam Larsen, both of Bartlett, were among 46 Northern Illinois University business students honored Aug. 25 for winning a competition that covered all aspects of campus life among the residents of NIU's Business Careers House...

• Dr. Lauren B. Katz graduated May 19, 2007 from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, and entered a family medicine residency in July at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. Katz is the daughter of Jeffrey and...

Sign up for Spring Break Teen Night Spring Break Teen Night takes place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bartlett Park District Community Center, 700 S. Bartlett Road. Dance the night away in the Oak Room, shoot hoops in the gym, play Dance Dance...

Candle sale benefits school The PTO of Spring Wood Middle School in Hanover Park is hosting a candle sale through April 10 as a fundraiser for the school. Money raised will be used for such items as school materials and to cover costs of field trips...

Nominations due for Leader award The Greater Elgin Area YWCA is seeking community leaders to be honored at its 25th annual Leader Luncheon The Seville, 700 Barrington Road, Streamwood, on May 8. Anyone may nominate an individual or business for an a...

To submit your listing, e-mail ntwohey@dailyherald.com , or fax (847) 427-1301 at least two weeks prior to the event. News of the week Streamwood Woman's Club plant sale fundraiser: Place orders through May 6; Annuals, vegetables, hanging ba...

Open gym over spring break A free Spring Break Open Gym and Fun Program will take place in March at four locations. • Noon to 4 p.m., March 24, Parkwood Elementary School, 2150 Laurel Ave., Hanover Park. Ages 7 to 14. • Noon to 4 p.m. March 26, Teff...

Nominations due for Leader award The Greater Elgin Area YWCA is seeking community leaders to be honored at its 25th annual Leader Luncheon on May 8. Nomination request forms have been mailed to area organizations and businesses, with the nomination...

The Academy of Dog Grooming Arts in Arlington Heights has donated a bulletproof and stab-resistant vest to a second canine unit of the Arlington Heights Police Department. It was presented at last week's Chicagoland Pet Expo. Entry deadlines: Ca...

Hoffman Estates • Thieves stole a cream-colored LCD projector between March 5 and 7 out of an unlocked closet at Sears Holdings, 3333 Beverly Road, police said. Value was estimated at $2,500. • Eli Peterson, 26, 5800 Wilshire Court, Unit A, Hanover ...