The Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) presented the Hanover Township Emergency Services Department with formal Emergency Agency Certification at the Hanover Township Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 17.

Local nonprofit organization Partners for Our Communities (POC) will host its third annual J & D Charity Golf Outing on Friday, Sept. 20, at Palatine Hills Golf Course.

Hanover Township will host its annual Fall Food Truck Festival from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Township’s William Tiknis Campus, 250 S. Route 59, Bartlett.

Mark your calendars for Des Plaines Fall Fest, West Dundee Heritage Fest, Fall on the Farm at Lambs Farm and more happening this week.

Hanover Township and Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison will host the 17th annual “Just for the Health of It” community health and wellness expo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Hanover Township William Tiknis Campus, 240 S. Route 59, in Bartlett.

Schaumburg Township, in partnership with Polco, has launched a resident survey to get input on government services and measure the quality of life in the community.

The Township of Schaumburg, in partnership with Polco, launched a resident survey to get input on government services and measure the quality of life in the community.

The Elgin Community College Center for Emergency Services is hosting a community open house and touch-a-truck event on Saturday, Sept. 14, in Burlington.

Join the fun at the Bartlett Oktoberfest celebration from 4:30-10:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and noon to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Leiseberg Park, 325 E. Devon Ave., Bartlett.