Westfield Community School collected $5,000 in change for the Olive Garden's Pasta for Pennies program, which benefits The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The school collected more money than any other participating school in the state.

The money was raised over a three-week period during which students brought in pocket change to fill jars in their classrooms. the class collecting the most money at each school receives a pasta party for their class delivered by the local Olive Garden restaurant.

Algonquin native Theresa Schwegel will be signing copies of her newest book, "Last Known Address," Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. at the Borders in the Algonquin Commons.

The book focuses on fictional Chicago police detective Sloane Pearson as she pursues a serial rapist.

ALGONQUIN – Huntington Drive will be resurfaced from Stonegate Drive to Briarwood Lane starting Monday, Sept. 21.

The village will use funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to complete the project.

Intermittent lane closures are expected as crews complete curb, sidewalk and storm sewer repairs in addition to roadway resurfacing.

Huntington Drive will continue to serve as a detour route for Hanson Road traffic during the resurfacing project. Major construction work is expected to be completed in late October, weather permitting.

The most current construction information is available on the Village Construction Projects page at www.algonquin.org. All other inquiries or concerns may be directed to the Public Works Department at 847-658-2754.

ALGONQUIN - Volunteers are invited to help clean up the Fox River in downtown Algonquin Saturday, Sept. 19, at the second 'It's Our River Day." The event is sponsored by the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County and the village and will feature guest speakers to go along with the clean up. Gloves and bags will be provided. It runs from 1 - 4 p.m. Saturday at Cornish Park, just south of Route 31 along the Fox River.

The proposed Road Ranger gas station in Algonquin at Algonquin Road and Wentworth Drive will go before the village's Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night, just weeks after Lake in the Hills trustees opted not to give the business street access on its side of the border.

Road Ranger is trying to build on Algonquin Road at Wentworth Drive, just east of Lakewood Road. The developer had planned for the commercial development there to have its central roadway connect with the one in the neighboring commercial development in Lake in the Hills, which contains a 7-Eleven and Castle Bank. But some Lake in the Hills officials said a new gas station would draw business away from the 7-Eleven.

The developers said they would redraw their plans and charge ahead with their project, which still needs approval from Algonquin leaders.

The project will go to the commission at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at Algonquin Village Hall, 2200 Harnish Drive.