NEWS PAGE
	Check this page to keep informed about information and events in the City of Prospect Heights at the Prospect Heights Public Library in the River Trails Park District Most of the items have appeared in the local newspapers and facility newsletters, but perhaps have been missed or misplaced. We hope you find it interesting and informative.

CITY OF PROSPECT HEIGHTS

Follow the happenings in our city - check the Calendar of Events and get the meeting dates for the City Council, commissions, and committees.  Read the minutes of past City Council meetings, learn about permit requirements and get tips on crime prevention.  Visit the City of Prospect Heights web site HERE.     City Hall (847) 398-6070 8 N. Elmhurst Road Prospect Heights, IL 60070 City Hall is open Monday through Thursday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm City Hall houses the Mayors Office, City Clerks Office, Administration, Finance, Building/Zoning/Health, Engineering Departments and the Convention and Visitors Bureau.   Police Department Non-Emergency: (847) 398-5511 14 E. Camp McDonald Road Prospect Heights, IL 60070-1568 The Police Center is closed to the public.   IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY, ALWAYS DIAL    9-1-1.   Senior Citizen Information Discount Taxicab Program The Discount Taxicab Program is designed to provide senior citizens and disabled residents living within the corporate limits of the City of Prospect Heights with affordable, convenient transportation.The program is based on the meter fare for all rides. Residents may travel to any location outside of Prospect Heights (excluding O'Hare Airport) as well as within town. The City will pay fifty percent (50%) of the meter fare, up to $3.00 and the participant will pay the remainder. Companies offering this discount are: AAA 303 Cab (847) 364-0303 American Taxi (847) 253-4411 Community Cab (847) 296-1131 Call City Hall, (847) 398-6070 for a brochure.

GOVERNMENT

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES:- Here is a list of representatives presently serving the Rob Roy voting area.  Congressional District: 10 - U.S. Congressman Mark Steven Kirk Republican http://www.house.gov/kirk/    1531 Longworth House Office Building                   Washington, DC 20515                                             Phone: 202/225-4835                                               Fax: 202/225-0837                                                  707 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 350 Northbrook, IL 60062      Phone: 847-940-0202      Fax: 847-940-7143 ------------------------------------------- Senate District: 27 - State Senator Matt Murphy       Republican Website:  www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=95&MemberID=1338 Email:   senatormattmurphy@sbcglobal.net     State Capitol Room M103E                         Springfield, IL 62706                                         (217) 782-4471                                               17 E. Northwest Hwy. Unit 4 Palatine, IL 60067      (847) 776-1490      Fax: (847) 776-1494 ------------------------------------------- Representative District: 53 - State Representative Sidney H. Mathias         Republican sidneymath@email.msn.com  200-1N Stratton Bldg.     Springfield, IL 62706      Phone: 217/782-1664   4256 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Suite 104                                                              Arlington Heights, IL 60004                                     Phone: 847-222-0061      Fax: 847-222-0062 ------------------------------------------  Prospect Heights Ward 2 - Alderman John Styler      8 N. Elmhurst Road      Prospect Heights, IL 60070      Phone: (847) 398-6070 x234      Fax: (847) 392-4244

RIVER TRAILS PARK DISTRICT

The Social/Rec committee has worked with the River Trails Park district to have their Bus stop at the Clubhouse for their Trips. Please see the newsletter for information on how to arrange the Rob Roy bus pick-up and a list of the current activities. Sign up with our Rob Roy representatives to insure the Rob Roy bus pickup.   Below are a few of the programs available this month.  For more information on River Trails Park District Programs, go HERE   Chicago Flower & Garden Show @ Navy Pier    Thursday, 03-11-2010  9:00AM - 4:00PM Fee $25.00 Description:  Returning to Navy Pier in '09 was heralded a resounding success! The show has reclaimed its place as the premier Midwest flower & landscape event. Don't miss out in '10 enjoying colorful gardens of fragrant beauty by Chicago's top gardening supply houses. Get ideas & learn from the experts. Select something special for your own garden! Includes transportation & admission; lunch is on your own.   Paramount Theatre: The Wedding Singer Saturday, 03-20-2010  12:30PM - 6:00PM  Fee $68.00 Description:  It's 1985, rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. The life of the party - until his fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, he makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection…except she's about to marry a Wall Street shark. Unless Robbie can pull off the performance of the decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever. Romantic musical comedy goes back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up & a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room! Includes transportation, lunch & admission.

PROSPECT HEIGHTS LIBRARY

Below are a few of the programs available at the library this month.  For more information on all the Prospect Heights Library programs and online registration, visit the library website HERE   Ireland  Date: Wednesday, 3/17/2010 Start Time: 7:00 PM End Time: 8:30 PM Description:  World traveler Myrla Brand will help us celebrate St. Patty’s Day with a slide presentation of Ireland. Visit Blarney Castle, Connemara, the Dingle Peninsula, the Wicklow Mountains and Dublin. Learn about the food, cottage and castle architecture, history and culture. Location: Borland Meeting Room.  Please register.   A Celebration of Chicago Women  Date: Tuesday, 3/23/2010 Start Time: 7:00 PM End Time: 8:00 PM Description: We honor Women's History month with dramatist Suzanne Hales as she portrays several of Chicago’s best known, Edith Rockefeller-McCormick, Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jane Addams and one of Chicago's infamous madams, Minna Everleigh. Suzanne will showcase a glimpse into each of their lives, in authentic costume, taking you on a marvelous trip back in Chicago’s colorful history. Location: Borland Meeting Room.  Please register.   Dennis Stroughmatt et l'Esprit Creole  Date: Sunday, 3/28/2010 Start Time: 2:00 PM End Time: 3:00 PM Description:  Join us for a toe-tapping performance of Cajun and French Creole music with master fiddler and accordionist, Dennis Stroughmatt.  Dennis learned Creole at the feet of masters living in French Creole communities, first in Missouri and Illinois, and then in Cajun and Creole communities around Lafayette, Louisiana. Location: Borland Meeting Room.  Please register.