Most of us would be happy to make it to our 90s, let alone be able to move about at that age free from canes, wheelchairs or handlers.

The Lombard Historical Society will host a special Christmas tour from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Victorian Cottage Museum at 23 W. Maple St., Lombard.

Addison Community Theatre will present "Steel Magnolias" at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov 14,15, 21 and 22, in the Addison Trail High School Little Theater, 213 N Lombard Road, Addison.

National Family Volunteer Day may be the most powerful new holiday for bringing families together in a meaningful way for a shared cause.

When it’s time to schedule a routine mammogram, you should know some key facts about the hospital or healthcare facility performing the screening as well as its physicians and technology.

Special needs children, along with their families, are invited to meet Santa at the annual Special Kids Day from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave.

The Addison Firefighter’s Association will hold a Turkey Raffle Fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at the VFW in Addison, 19W080 Lake St.

The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center is announcing its grand opening at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie. Sneak peek tours of the death camp exhibit area, the theater space and the exit lobby will begin at 10:50 a.m.

Eleven-year-old daughter Mikki can’t wait to see the hit Disney movie “High School Musical 3,” so her mom, Nancy Szatkowski, went to some dramatic lengths of her own to arrange a personal screening in Elmhurst for Mikki and other kids with special needs.

To publicize Szatkowski’s project to every family in the area, the co-chairs of the District 205 PTA’s Special Education Resource Group, Kristin Boxall and Dena Seidenfuss, have plastered the town with fliers and asked organizations such as Easter Seals in Villa Park to help spread the word.