In recognition of the 35th Annual Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk, held in May, the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., will host a special program in the Veterans Room at 2 p.m. Sept. 29.

Deerfield

Historical Society’s 50th Anniversary Jubilee on tap

The village announced that the Deerfield Area Historical Society’s 50th Anniversary Jubilee will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at Deerfield Historic Village, 517 Deerfield Road. The event will feature tours of the Historic Village, a wide variety of activities, games and demonstrations, a petting zoo with farm animals, a popcorn wagon and cotton candy machine, library storytime in the schoolhouse, historic Deerfield memorabilia and displays, food from Dear Franks and Italian Kitchen, and more. The event also offers professional antique appraisals (pre-registration required). Admission is free; all ages are welcome. Any donations will go toward repairs and improvements to the site’s historic structures, including the oldest building in Lake County, the Caspar Ott log house, built in 1837. As a non-profit organization, all of the Historical Society’s services, including maintenance of the Historic Village, are made possible by dues and donations. For more information, contact David Fitzgerald-Sullivan at 847-719-7400 or via email at dfitzgerald@deerfield.il.us — or visit www.deerfield.il.us. 

Barrington Hills

Village to host The Hills Are Alive Fall Festival

The village announced that the 6th Annual The Hills Are Alive Fall Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 30 (rain or shine) at the Barrington Hills Park District Riding Center, 361 Bateman Road. The event includes the Scales and Tales Interactive Animal Show (11:30 a.m.), a dunk tank fundraiser (12:45 p.m. and 3 p.m.), a petting zoo, balloon creations, bubble fun with Glowy the Bubbler, caricature artists, mini therapy horses, an equestrian drill team, barrel racing and blacksmithing demos, make-your-own-ice-cream, hayrides and a rock climbing wall, as well as live music by the Dave Murley Band. In addition, a selection of beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, food (pork, brats, hot dogs and sides) and sweet treats will be available for purchase. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.vbhil.gov/hills-alive.

Oak Park

Library program to fete Hunger Walkathon CROP Walk

In recognition of the 35th Annual Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk, held in May, the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., will host a special program in the Veterans Room at 2 p.m. Sept. 29. Representatives from 10 local agencies will give short talks about how they provide food for upwards of 17,000 families a year and how they benefit from funds generated by the CROP Walk, including $82,500 in 2018, the event’s largest total in 35 years. The agencies are: Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry; Park Forest Food Pantry; Cluster Tutoring Program; Housing Forward; First Baptist Food Pantry and Proviso Township Food Pantry, in Melrose Park; Pine Avenue Food Pantry and St. Martin de Porres Food Pantry, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood; and Quinn Center of St. Eulalia Hunger Ministries and Vision of Restoration Food Pantry, in Maywood. In addition, Church World Services’ Elizabeth Frank will discuss global-impact international relief and development programs, and Community Engagement Manager John Skogen Sr. will discuss CROP Walks around the state and country. For more information, call 708-351-4382 or visit www.crophungerwalk.org.

Palos Hills

Moraine Valley nets major grant for new tech program

Moraine Valley Community College recently was awarded a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish an Internet of Things (IOT) Coordination Network. The IOT is a quickly evolving field that involves the use and integration of smart devices capable of collecting, receiving, monitoring, controlling and sending data to various systems. The NSF grant will allow Moraine Valley faculty and staff to assemble and meet with experts and representatives from academia, manufacturing, industry and standards organizations, as well as users and security specialists, to identify the emerging and most popular technologies, products and applications. It is one of several technology-based grants Moraine Valley has received over the years in recognition of the college’s ongoing work in cyber security education, including $11 in grants from the NSF since 1999. For more information, call 708-974-4300 or visit www.morainevalley.edu.

Schaumburg

Village earns third economic development award in row

The village announced that 2018 marks the third year in a row economic achievements in the community have been recognized with the Edie Award by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. The “Edies” honor outstanding economic development projects completed in the previous calendar year that bring jobs, growth and prosperity to Illinois communities. Schaumburg’s most recent achievement is its inclusion in the Illinois Tollway project that invested $780 million in the new Illinois Route 390 Tollway, a 10-mile stretch from Hanover Park to Wood Dale that has improved mobility and access for residents and businesses. This allows for greater movement to and from the O’Hare region, thereby attracting more businesses, especially freight and manufacturing firms. In 2017, Zurich Insurance Group earned an Edie Award for constructing a new, 784,000-square-foot facility that is responsible for a statewide economic impact of $1.3 billion annually. Sunstar Americas, located just west of Zurich Insurance along the I-90 corridor, was the 2016 recipient of the Edie Award. The company used $55 in private investment and $3.5 in public investment to build its new, 302,000-square-foot North American headquarters. The project created nearly 250 construction jobs and added 30 jobs to the existing 300 jobs that were moved from Sunstar Americas’ previous headquarters in Chicago. For more information, call 847-895-4500 or visit www.villageofschaumburg.com.     

–Cook County News Briefs–