The town of Cicero and State Farm Insurance will host free financial literacy seminars every Tuesday, Sept. 8 to Oct. 27.

As Bob Kaufman lay in a hospital bed recovering from a stroke, his friends were brainstorming how to honor the man who dedicated most of his life to his community.

Organizers of the 41st International Houby Festival are accepting applications for the next International Houby Queen.

The Downers Grove Police Department have announced the conclusion of a drug investigation that resulted in charges against nine people, including two Cicero residents, seizure of drugs, guns and vehicles.

Hoping a long line of officers and door-to-door dedication will stamp out some of Berwyn’s gang activity, police are taking a different approach to morning roll call.

The Town of Cicero Health Department will host a free kidney and Diabetes screening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the health department, 2250. S. 49th Court.

Military Families of Cicero will hold a Boots 4 Freedom fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at five intersections throughout the town.

The St. Mary of Czestochowa’s Summer Fest will be held Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 20 to 23, at 34th Street and Laramie Avenue.

Catholic Charities will host a free back to school physicals and other health services from Aug. 22 at St. Francis of Rome, 1401 S. Austin Blvd., in Cicero.

The Town of Cicero will offer free backpacks filled with school supplies to the first 400 children who attend a free Back to School Dental Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 13.

Organizers of the second annual Roosevelt Road Summer Spectacular Street Fair are hoping to outdo last year’s success with more music, vendors and on-site beer sales.

Students interested in registering for fall classes at Morton College, 3801 S. Central Ave., are invited to attend Midnight at Morton, a 16-hour registration drive from 8 a.m. to midnight Thursday, Aug. 13.

Hundreds of people covered the campus of Morton West High School visiting the many attractions at the Berwyn National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 4.

The Town of Cicero will host more than a dozen free festivals, movies, and concerts now through September.

Later this year, President Obama will sign an executive order detailing his administration’s plan of how to increase academic performance among Latino students.

The ideas of Cicero residents will have helped shaped those new policies.