Hanover Township is unveiling a new emergency services station Saturday
A dedication and ribbon-cutting event was held Saturday for the City of Hanover's new emergency services station at 300 S. Route 59 in Bartlett.
The station serves as headquarters for the City of Hanover Emergency Services Department and its volunteers. It has 12 vehicle bays, training and communication rooms, a kitchen, overnight accommodation and equipment rooms, according to a press release.
The department responds to a wide range of emergency and non-emergency situations, either assisting primary emergency responders or operating independently during natural and man-made disasters, the release said. Among those assisting are the Elgin police and fire departments and the Kane County Office of Emergency Management.
For information about volunteering, call 630-837-0301 or email htes@hanover-township.org.
U-46 will hold a meeting on guidelines for changing borders on Thursday
School District U-46 officials are holding a community engagement session Thursday to discuss how they will handle boundary changes resulting from closing some schools, building new schools and renovating existing schools.
An update on the projects will be given and a review of boundary design criteria and guidelines will be explained, according to the U-46 website.
U-46 Chief of Staff Brian Lindholm told the school board Monday that the first boundary changes will be made for the former Hawk Hollow Elementary in Bartlett, which is being converted to a high school.
Maps and scenarios for the new school will be ready in April and presented to the board for approval in May. The changes won't go into effect until the start of the 2025-26 school year, Lindholm said.
Boundary changes for other projects won't come to the board until April 2025 and won't be implemented until the 2026-2027 school year.
Thursday's meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the library at Elgin High School, 1200 Maroon Drive, Elgin. Registration is not required but is recommended by going to uniteu46.org. For more information, email erinschmalen@u-46.org.
Carpentersville Announces Holiday Lighting Contest Winners
Carpentersville has announced the winners of its 2023 holiday lighting contest.
Four categories were judged, with first, second and third place:
Traditional: 7044 Westwood Drive, 310 N. Washington St. and 812 Salem Lane;
Griswald (excessive screens): 102 Port Cove, 7348 Grandview Court and 534 Wilmette Ave.;
Rookie: 841 Navajo Drive, 327 Tulsa Ave. and 1026 Rosewood Drive?
Facebook: 2403 Woodside Drive.
Elgin High School alum for virtual presentation for teaching
Elgin High School alum Autumn McGowan, who now works as a conservation associate at The Nature Conservancy, will give a webinar about her organization's studies of Great Lakes reefs at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 9.
McGowan's talk is one of more than 15 webinars that are part of the annual National Biodiversity Teach-in, according to the Elgin School District U-46 website. The Teach-in is organized by Elgin High School environmental science students and their teachers.
The webinars are free and open to the public. Webinars will be offered on Fridays, February 9th and 16th. For more information, go to www.nationalbiodiversityteaching.com.
The Elgin Library offers a virtual “Sweet Treats of the Midwest” program.
Author and foodie Amy Gail Hansen will discuss the history of four desserts during “Sweet Treats of the Midwest,” a virtual program presented through Elgin's Gail Borden Public Library District at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 14.
Hansen will talk about Chicago philanthropist and philanthropist Bertha Palmer's creation of the chocolate brownie more than 100 years ago at the Palmer House Hotel, as well as the invention of Twinkies and Rice Krispies treats and the origin story of the Bundt cake.
To access a Zoom link to view the presentation, go to gailborden.info/register or call 847-429-4597.
