Three-dimensional cheesecloth ghosts are a fantastic way to get crafty and spruce up the house with some homemade decorations. With a quick pit stop to your local crafts store for some inexpensive materials, you’re well on your way to making a spooky apparition and keeping the little ones occupied. Here’s how ...

Adventist Hinsdale Hospital and the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation Assembly Board are sponsoring the 10th annual women’s health symposium from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Marriott Oak Brook Hills Resort, 3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook.

Village Theatre Guild of Glen Ellyn announced its auditions for the classic absurdist comedy, "The House of Blue Leaves" by John Guare,at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Nov. 2 and 3, at the theatre on Park Avenue and Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn.

Forget the framed Monet prominently hung on the wall. John Lessick’s goal is to draw appreciative eyes to a less obvious place in the room: the floor.

It’s 7-Election time — that unabashedly unscientific and remarkably accurate, just-for-fun presidential coffee-cup poll where citizens can vote early, late and often. All it takes is for customers to purchase their 20-ounce coffee choose a red or blue cup sporting the name of the Republican Sen. John McCain or Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama.

This Saturday, Oct. 11, is your opportunity to make a difference at Springfield Park, 269 Springfield Drive, Bloomingdale. From 9 a.m. until noon, you can help preserve the wetlands.

In honor of October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, local businesses are supporting Constance Morris House, a Pillars-sponsored program.

Volunteers can spend their "Make a Difference Day" helping East Branch Forest Preserve in Glendale Heights from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 25.

The Elmhurst Children's Theatre kicks off its 60th season staging the classic musical comedy "The Music Man" 7 p.m. Friday and Saturdays,Oct. 24 and 25 and Nov. 1, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, at Sandburg Middle School, 345 E. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst.