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Town meeting on casino
Des Plaines 6th Ward Alderman Mark Walsten and 2nd Ward Alderman Marty Moylan will host a town meeting on the city's proposed casino development and what it means for Des Plaines at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Christ Church, 1492 Henry Ave. A representative from Midwest Gaming & Entertainment LLC, the city's chosen developer, owner and manager of the Des Plaines casino, will talk about the proposed casino and entertainment complex aimed for the 6th Ward. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions.
Dist. 211 renews ID policy
Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 students will again be required to wear ID cards around their necks next school year. The school board recently approved the policy, first implemented at the start of this school year. Slight changes to the policy include stressing that the cards are school property, with the hope of thwarting students who mutilate or make artistic alterations to the IDs.
Popular vote for president?
The League of Women Voters of the Barrington Area will host a presentation on whether the U.S. president should be elected by direct popular vote rather than through the Electoral College system. A recorded presentation will be shown at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, followed by a discussion. The event, free and open to the public, takes place at the Barrington Area Library, 505 N. Northwest Hwy., Barrington.
Day care changing hands
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge is negotiating to transfer ownership of Lutheran General Children's Day Care to Kids Hope United, a private, not-for-profit organization. The change of ownership could be completed by May. Josie Disterhoft, director of Lutheran General Children's Day Care, said teachers, programs and services provided at four locations will not change. Lutheran General has offered day care for 30 years and now has two centers in Des Plaines as well as ones in Glenview and Wilmette. Lutheran General decided last year, though, that it should focus its resources on core hospital and clinical services. Kids Hope United offers a variety of programs to 15,000 children and families in four states. It currently has six child care centers in the Chicago area, including Elgin and Waukegan. More information is available at kidshopeunited.org.