Brookfield Beautification Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Cook County Commission on Women's Issues will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27.

River Forest Youth Baseball and Softball held its first ever annual meeting Tuesday night, amid calls for board resignations and an audit of league finances.

With only a few weeks remaining before Oak Park and River Forest residents decide whether they will spend $44.5 million on a new swimming pool, those opposing the project are optimistic they will prevail, a spokeswoman said.

METROSquash, a Chicago-based non-profit that uses the game of squash, combined with academics and mentoring, to help local public schools students reach their full potential held tryouts this month in advance of the program’s October 3, 2016 kick-off date.

Cook County recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Cook County Trauma Unit at  John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital.

At a recent meeting, the Elmwood Park Board of Trustees considered several traffic recommendations, including the addition of new "Stop" signs and "Permit Parking Only" signs at various locations.

The Cook County Department of Veterans Affairs invites Vietnam-era veterans to the 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemoration at the Brookfield Zoo Swan Pavilion, 8400 W. 31st St., Brookfield, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29.

The public is invited to attend the 55th Street Road Construction Project public hearing 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Low and moderate income residents of suburban Cook County who were affected by the storms and flooding in April and May 2013 may be eligible for a grant through the Residential Resilience Program. 

Another program season began at the West Cook YMCA with a message from CEO Phillip Jiménez, who is entering his third year in the position.