CARPENTERSVILLE FIREFIGHTERS USE HOME FOR TRAINING
Carpentersville firefighters this week are using a vacant home at 14 Golfview Lane for training exercises.
Fire Chief Bill Anaszewicz said the department worked with the homeowner and the village’s Community Development Department to gain approval to use the property for training purposes before it is razed for new construction.
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“The fire department doesn’t receive many opportunities to train in vacant occupancies, and we have some new members who will be practicing hose line advancement and ventilation operations,” Anaszewicz said. “We will try to get as many members rotated through to gain experience with our saws and to ventilate the roof.”
Anaszewicz said the department hopes to have the building until the end of next week. The house will be demolished once training concludes.
MENTAL HEALTH FORUM AT GAIL BORDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Chi Alpha Omega Chapter will be hosting a mental health forum from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.
“Nurturing Minds, Strengthening Community” is a free event designed to educate, empower and connect people with mental health resources, according to the library’s website. All those speaking will be credentialed mental health professionals.
To register to attend, go to attend.gailborden.info/event/15998014.
KITE FLY BEING HELD AT RANDALL OAKS REC CENTER
Dundee Township Park District will hold a free kite fly from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Randall Oaks Recreation Center, 500 N. Randall Road, West Dundee.
The event is part of Flying 4 Kids, a statewide effort to promote park districts, recreation agencies and the state’s park district youth license plate, according to the park district’s website. Participants should bring their own kites, the site said.
No registration is required. For more information, call 847-428-7131.
CINCO DE MAYO FEST IN CARPENTER PARK SATURDAY
Carpentersville will host a community-led Cinco de Mayo festival from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 2, in Carpenter Park, 275 Maple Ave.
The free event will feature family-friendly activities and a classic and custom car show from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to a social media post. Food vendors and others will be selling goods.
Live music from 2 to 10 p.m. will include performances by Los Nuevos Cadetes, Blues Incarnation, Korcel de la Sierra, Beatnik Fear, Amantes and Mariachi Universal.
If Carpenter Park lots are full, parking will be available at Parkview Elementary, 122 Carpenter Blvd.; DeLacey Family Education Center, 50 Cleveland Ave.; and Carpentersville Middle School, 100 Cleveland Ave. Carpenter Boulevard on the east side of the park between Maple Avenue and Spring Street/Cleveland Avenue is closed to traffic due to construction.
PUBLIC CAN TOUR SOON-TO-CLOSE ELLIS SCHOOL
Ellis Middle School at 225 S. Liberty St. in Elgin will hold a walk-through event for the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
The event will feature old yearbooks and a slideshow in the school library, according to a social media post. The cafeteria will have photo ops, a memory banner and snacks. A DJ will play music in Room 203 but all other classrooms will be locked.
School District U-46 plans to close Ellis and Abbott middle schools in Elgin after the 2026-27 school year. Until their closure, both campuses will be used by students who will attend Legacy Middle School, which is currently under construction on Rohrssen Road in Elgin and is to be open for the 2027-28 school year.
Event attendees should enter the building though Door 10. For more information, call 847-888-5151.
DNA ‘MADE IN ELGIN’ SPRING POP-UP MARKET SET
Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin will host a second “Made in Elgin” Spring Pop-Up Market from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at DuPage Court in downtown Elgin.
The event will feature local artisans selling handmade, original goods while also encouraging patrons to support downtown small businesses, according to a news release.
“We are proud to continue creating opportunities for local artisans to shine while strengthening our downtown community,” DNA Executive Director Jennifer Fukala said in the release.
For more information, call 847-488-1456, email [email protected] or go to www.downtownelgin.com
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