SOUTH ELGIN SCREENING ‘BAD GUYS 2’ FRIDAY
South Elgin’s free outdoor movie series gets underway Friday with a screening of the animated feature “The Bad Guys 2,” in Panton Mill Park, 10 N. Water St., South Elgin.
Concession stands open at 6 p.m., and there will be bingo games held prior to the movies starting at dusk, according to the village’s website.
Other movie nights will be Friday, July 10, featuring “The Minecraft Movie”; Friday, July 24, featuring “Elio”; and Friday, Aug. 21, featuring “Zootopia 2.”
The final screening will be a double feature of “Footloose” and “Dirty Dancing” at dusk Saturday, Sept. 19, to celebrate National Dance Day. The evening will start with a free line dance class.
Go to southelgin.com/residents/special_events/movies_in_the_park.php for more information.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP OFFERS SUMMER TUTORING
Hanover Township’s summer tutoring program will be offered from 5 to 8 p.m. Mondays, June 8 through Aug. 10, at Hanover Town Hall, 250 S. Route 59, Bartlett.
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Teachers will lead one-hour sessions for students in grades 2 through 8, with four students in each group, according to a news release. Groups will be set up based on age, subject matter and a student’s learning needs.
Cost is $50 per student. To sign up and for more information, go to www.hanover-township.org or call 630-483-5799.
AUTHOR DISCUSSING BOOK ON JEWISH SCIENTIESTS
Author Joel Greenberg will discuss his book, “To Life: Jews Exploring Nature,” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, at the Elgin Public Museum, 225 Grand Blvd. in Lords Park.
Greenberg’s book, which he wrote with Judith Winston, looks at eight Jewish scientists and the contributions each made to their respective fields, a social media post said. One chapter is devoted to notorious child murderer Nathan Leopold, who was also an ornithologist, according to the Rutgers University Press website.
In 1924, Leopold and Richard Loeb confessed to kidnapping then killing 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood. Leopold was paroled in 1958.
According to Elgin Public Museum Director Sharry Blazier, Leopold moved to Puerto Rico and worked in ornithology. He visited Elgin on several occasions and donated some of his taxidermy to the museum.
Greenberg’s presentation is free. Copies of his book will be available for purchase.
For more information, call 847-741-6655 or email [email protected].
MOELLER TOWN HALL MEETING SET FOR JUNE 11
State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, will host a town hall meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.
Moeller will provide updates on the recent legislative session, and will take questions and comments about concerns residents have, a news release said.
“Town halls like this allow us to talk about the progress we’ve made, the challenges that remain and how I can continue to serve our community most effectively,” Moeller said in the release.
For more information, call 847-841-7130 or email [email protected].