Carpentersville firefighters selling commemorative license plates
To mark the Carpentersville Fire Department’s 110-year anniversary, firefighters are taking orders for commemorative auto license plates.
Cost of the plates is $20 per set, with $11.86 of that going to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, according to the village’s website.
The plates can be used through Oct. 1 with no registration necessary. After that, they become collectors items for home display, the website said.
Orders must be placed by Sunday, Aug. 24. Pickup will be at fire station No. 91, 213 Spring St., with an estimated delivery date of Wednesday, Aug. 27. To place an order, go to www.cville.org/FormCenter/Fire-Department-9/Carpentersville-Fire-Department-Annivers-96.
Hanover Township senior art show on display through Aug. 28
“HT Creates,” an exhibition of paintings, ceramics and other artwork created by local seniors, will be on display through Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Hanover Township Senior Center, 240 S. Route 59, Bartlett.
Exhibition items were made by seniors who have been taking art classes offered by the senior center, according to a news release.
“Everyone is invited to walk around the center to view the art,” Director of Aging Services Allison Stamp said in the release. “We especially encourage older adults who are even remotely interested in learning about our classes to stop by the art room or front desk and talk with a staff member.”
For more information, call 630-483-5600.
Program on parenting ADHD children to be held at library
Pivotal Counseling Center Director Lindsay Keisman will present a free program on parenting children with ADHD from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Dundee Library, 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee.
Keisman is an experienced mental health therapist and the mother of two children with different types of ADHD, according to the library’s website. She will share practical strategies to support children while maintaining balance at home. She also will offer information about fostering structure, building emotional connections and advocating for children’s needs in school and beyond.
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For more information, call 847-428-3661 or email [email protected]. To register to attend, go to www.frvpld.info/event/parenting-someone-attention-deficit-disorder-80314.
Mexican Consulate of Chicago to visit Gail Borden library
The Mexican Consulate of Chicago will be issuing passports, consular cards and voting cards Tuesday through Saturday, Aug. 12-16, in the Meadows Community Rooms of the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.
Hours will be 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the rest of the week, according to the library’s website. To make an appointment, use the WhatsApp to call 1-424-309-0009 or go to citas.sre.gob.mx.
Those who have appointments before the library opens at 9 a.m. can enter through the south cafe doors and go directly to the Meadows Community Rooms, library spokeswoman Natalie Kliburg said.
“The library hosts this event, but we do not/cannot make appointments,” Kliburg said. “it is important to point out that this is not a walk-in event.”