April 19 & May 17: Home Energy Seminars

The City of Aurora is offering two more opportunities to help residents get the best return on their home’s energy efficiency.

The home performance seminar series provides residents with information to help reduce their home energy costs, increase comfort and maintain the structural integrity of their home. The program is part of the Aurora GreenWorks Community Education Workshop series and is funded by an U.S. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block federal stimulus grant.

The remaining seminars will be held from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Thursday, April 19 at the Aurora Public Library Eola Branch, 555 S. Eola Road and Thursday, May 17 at the Aurora Police Department, 1200 E. Indian Trail Road.

Attendance at the seminars is free, but pre-registration is requested. To register, call Karen Zilly, Neighborhood Redevelopment Division Development Coordinator, at 630-256-3323 . Registration also can be completed online by visiting www.aurora-il.org, clicking on the “Community Services” tab, selecting the “Neighborhood Redevelopment Division” link and then choosing the “Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program.”

Oswego on your radar: A triathlon comes to town!

Some Oswego things to keep on your radar:

Oswego Cyclery Bike Repair Seminars - Starting Sunday, Jan. 30th they will be having maintenance seminars at the shops during the winter season. Seminars will last 45 minutes to 1 hour so bring a chair. Call 630-551-2300 for more information.

Oswego American Legion Valentine's Dinner and Horse & Wagon Ride will be held on Feb. 12th from 5-8 pm. Call 630-554-8751 for details.

Allied First Bank presents Oswego Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, Aug 7th, 2011. For more information call 630-383-0169 or register online at www.oswegotriathlon.com

Feb. 8: ID Theft seminar in Monty

Free Seminar—Preventing Identity Theft

A free seminar on Preventing Identity Theft will be offered at the Montgomery Village Hall at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2011. Detective Jeff Ricedorf of the Montgomery Police Department will present information on how to safeguard your personal information, how to detect fraudulent activities and how to report this if it occurs.

This seminar is being offered by the Village of Montgomery. There is no charge and the event is handicapped accessible.

For additional information on this event, please call the Montgomery Village Hall at (630) 896-8080 ext. 1114.