Holy Cow Sports Inc. will present the 6th Annual Southeast Association for Special Parks and Recreation Summer Classic Golf Outing at 1 p.m. Friday, July 25, at the Village Greens Golf Course, 1575 West 75th St., Woodridge.

Bariatric specialists say it’s not uncommon for patients to hit the postoperative panic button when they witness the significant physical and mental changes. Many gastric bypass patients are faced with an identity crisis.

It’s an age-old office dilemma: What do you do when the waterworks are threatening to unleash and you’re trapped in your cubicle, boss’s office or the conference room?

Charley Krebs never thought his penchant for doodling would someday score him an impromptu hot dog with Joe Mantegna in Burbank, Calif.

Some keep humor and business separate but, for the Improv Commandos, funny is their business.

Physicians and other emergency department staff at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital are encouraging families to have a happy and safe Fourth of July by taking care to avoid injuries associated with fireworks.

Awareness of the number of people adversely affected by reactions to wheat, other grains and their protein component, gluten, is prompting restaurants to cater to their needs.

Specially priced tickets are available now on a first-come basis to attend both a matinee performance of the newly adapted musical “The Boys from Syracuse” and the 13th annual Senior Lifestyle Expo, all at The Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace this September.

Classic and modern video game fans will find entertainment of their liking at the 2008 Video Game Summit on Saturday, July 12, at the Heron Point Building, 645 W. North Ave., Lombard. Admission is free.

The West Suburban Women Entrepreneurs’ meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 17, will feature speaker Angelika Coghlan of Catwalk Consulting Inc. presenting, “Empower Your Marketing with Podcasts” at Holiday Inn Countryside, 6201 W. Joliet Road.

Following a sold out run in London’s West End, the celebrated young adult novelist and stand-up performer Eoin Colfer is taking his live show, “Fairies, Fiends and Flatulence,” on tour throughout the United States in July. The author will appear at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at Tivoli Theater, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, and 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at La Grange Theater, 80 N. La Grange Road, La Grange.