St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 18850 Riegel Road, will host a Holy Thursday service featuring a re-enactment of The Last Supper, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting of the same name, at 7:30 p.m. March 29.

Deerfield

TeenConnect program offers work help for residents

Deerfield is seeking applicants for its TeenConnect program. The program is aimed to connect Deerfield teens who are available to perform outside yard work — such as shoveling snow, mowing the lawn and raking leaves — with residents who are unable to do physical work themselves, unable to afford the cost of a professional contractor on a regular basis or would only require assistance on an as-needed basis. The village is currently updating a TeenConnect list that will provide contact information for Deerfield teens, including name and phone number, days of availability, type of work willing to be performed, and an expected rate of pay. Residents interested in participating will be able to receive the list by mail or email, and will be responsible for contacting the teen to make scheduling and financial arrangements. Applications are available on the village’s website (www.deerfield.il.us) or by calling Management Analyst David Fitzgerald-Sullivan at 847-719-7400. Applications for teens under age 18 require a parent or legal guardian’s signature.

Buffalo Grove

Village earns high marks from national ranking website

The village reported that Buffalo Grove recently received recognition in several categories from national neighborhood website Niche.com. The website publishes yearly rankings within individual states, and also ranks states against one another. Factors that influence ratings include housing trends, diversity, quality of schools, crime rate, cost of living, access to family members, employment statistics and overall quality of life. Buffalo Grove was ranked the 2nd Best Place to Live in Illinois and the 6th Best Place to Live in the nation, in addition to a variety of other categories that landed the village in the top 10 — both in the state and across the United States. These categories included Best Place to Buy a House in Illinois (No. 2) and Best Place to Raise a Family (No. 4). National rankings for Buffalo Grove included Best Public Schools in America (No. 5). For more information, call 847-459-2500 or visit www.vbg.org.

Barrington

Village sets table for major intersection project 

The Village of Barrington Board of Trustees recently approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Barrington Area Library to begin the re-routing of Lake Zurich Road to intersect Route 14 (Northwest Highway) at the existing traffic signal at Berry Road. Citing longtime traffic concerns, the Village Board and staff have been working with various agencies on plans to re-route the road as a part of major infrastructure improvements in the village. The current Lake Zurich Road/Route 14 intersection sits on a curve with no traffic signal, and its history includes 14 accidents occurring in a recent 18-month period. The agreement provides that in order to finalize land acquisition and begin construction on the project, the village would purchase a parcel of land from the Barrington Area Library at the library’s appraised price, subject to Illinois Department of Transportation concurrence. Currently, the re-routing project is fully funded and is moving forward. The Barrington Park District has provided its initial approval, and six of seven land acquisitions have been completed on the west side of Route 14 at Berry Road. The library is currently considering the proposal, and the village is awaiting its commitment. For more information, call 847-304-3400 or visit www.barrington-il.gov.

Homewood

St. Andrew to host Last Supper re-enactment

St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 18850 Riegel Road, will host a Holy Thursday service featuring a re-enactment of The Last Supper, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting of the same name, at 7:30 p.m. March 29. The dramatization is being held in cooperation with St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, in Glenwood. Admission is free. For more information, call 708-798-8904 or visit www.homewoodsaintandrew.org.

Des Plaines

Local Vietnam vet has photo exhibit at library

Oakton Community College reported that Des Plaines resident Les Durov, a Vietnam veteran who served in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to ‘74, is presenting a photographic exhibit, “The Wall: Through My Eyes,” through March 31 at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St. Durov was a student documentarian for The Wall That Heals, a traveling, half-size replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. The reproduction was erected at the Lake Memorial Pavilion, in Des Plaines, in September 2017. Photos taken by Durov at the wall are being used in the exhibition. Oakton Professor of Art and Graphic Design Judy Langston helped coordinate the service project for her digital photography class. Her assignment required students to compile a photo documentary of activities related to The Wall That Heals. Durov captured more than 200 images for the project. For more information, call 847-635-1600 or visit www.oakton.edu.   

Tinley Park

Discover Tinley Community Awareness Expo on tap

The village announced that the 2018 Discover Tinley Community Awareness Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 7 at the Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Drive. The annual expo showcases the community’s business and nonprofit organizations, as well as its government services. The event features entertainment, food samples and giveaways at many of the booths. Admission is free. For more information, call 708-444-5000 or visit www.tinleypark.org. 

–Cook County News Briefs–