Indian Association of Skokie Celebrates India's Independence on Air on TV ASIA's Community Roundup. 

Here are the times:

Wednesday, August 11th at 6:30pm CDT and a repeat on Wednesday, August 11th at 9:30pm CDT. 

North Shore Mosquito Abatement District to Spray

The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District (NSMAD) will conduct targeted adult mosquito control operations on Thursday, August 12, 2010 between the hours of 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., weather permitting.

The specific NSMAD map numbers that encompass the areas of 04-14, 04-23,04-26, 05-15, 05-22 and 05-27.

The 2010-11 school year begins on September 7, 2010. Bring the whole family to meet Devonshire Preschool instructors and tour the facility on Thursday, September 2 and Friday, September 3 from 10:00am to noon. Devonshire Preschool is located in the Devonshire Cultural Center at 4400 Greenwood Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076.

Registration is conducted via a lottery system. Skokie residents have priority enrollment. For more information, please call 847.674.1500 ext. 2400.

Homeowners facing foreclosure can get free assistance from the Circuit Court of Cook County's Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program.  To be eligible for assistance, homeowners must be residents of Cook County, have received a foreclosure summons from the Cook County Clerk, and live in the building in foreclosure.  Eligible buildings can include single-family homes, condominiums, and apartment buildings with four or fewer units.

To find out more about the mediation program, call 877.895.2444 or go to the website,

Ok, I promise to make this short, but did 17 years pass already? This summer was like the cicada invasion all over again. What’s up with the not quite dead – yet not quite alive – cicadas that have littered our sidewalks this summer?