Five Things You Need to Know this Week: July 25-29

1. No Meeting in the Fields

While the Olympia Fields Village Board of Trustees typically meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, they will not be doing so tonight. So if you were planning on going, stay in, relax and maybe watch Gordon Ramsey yell "It's raw!" and throw salmon at people instead.

FYI: The Aug. 8 meeting is also cancelled. 

2. Chicago Heights Ward Meetings

Two aldermen have Ward meetings tonight.

Joshua Deabel, of Ward Four, is

Sonia Perez, of the Ward Two, is holding her meeting at Garfield School at 7 p.m.

Also, on Thursday, July 28, Ward Six Ald. Vincent Zaranti

3. Get Your Vehicle Sticker

Chicago Heights residents, if you haven't got a 2011 vehicle sticker from the City Clerk's office, you have until next Monday before penalties are applied. Save yourself some cash and make your way over to .

4. Learn More about PSC's New Pre-Apprenticeship

Prairie State College will be kicking off a six-week Building Trades, Painting, and Drywall Pre-Apprenticeship Program, but first the college is offering a free orientation this Friday for anyone interested in learning more about it. It will be from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Conference Center Auditorium.

For information or to register for the orientation, contact Lisa Ziegler at 708-709-3548 or e-mail lzeigler99@prairiestate.edu.

5. Kindle, Nook, iPod, Smart Phone

The Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library has a pretty cool event coming up this Wednesday. Folks from Best Buy's Geek Squad will be stopping by to show us how to get the most out of our nifty space-age gadgets. I'm sure plenty of us could benefit from a crash course like that.

For more info on the Geek Squad's upcoming visit, take a look at the posting on our Events Calendar.