Dist. 211 adopts budget:

Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members voted 5-1 to adopt their final $256.4 million budget for the new school year. Board Member Pete Dombrowski cast the dissenting vote, saying he opposed the district’s practice of using the rate of inflation to set each year’s property tax levy. He also said last year’s $15 million surplus exceeded the mark the district should be aiming for. District administrators explained that last year’s surplus was the result of several factors unlikely to recur, including receiving four state-aid payments when only three were budgeted. Costs in the new budget show a 1.2 percent reduction from actual spending last year, while the budgeted revenues of $249.5 million show a 0.2 percent reduction. Board Member Lauanna Recker was absent from the vote.

Pink Heals Fest in Barlett:

The Bartlett Fire Protection District is hosting its fourth annual Pink Heals Fest from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. The 2016 Pink Heals Fest will feature food trucks from around the area, live music, silent auction, raffles, pink fire engines, many kids’ activities and its first car show. The fest will be in the Home Depot parking lot at 950 Route 59. Admission is free. All makes and models of vehicles are welcome at the car show, as well as trucks and motorcycles. The car show registration donation is $20. Each registrant receives a Pink Heals T-shirt. All of the proceeds from The Pink Heals Festival stays in Bartlett to help families affected by cancer or another debilitating illness or disease. For information, contact Nick McLeod at nmcleod@bartlettfire.com or call (630) 837-3701.

Elk Grove public works deal:

Elk Grove Village and the union representing 36 public works department employees have signed a new 5-year contract, the longest ever between the two sides, officials said. The agreement, retroactive to April 30, calls for wage increases of 2 percent this year, 2.25 percent next year, and 2.5 percent in each of the subsequent three years. The union, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, represents Elk Grove Village maintenance workers, mechanics, utility systems operators and custodians. The agreement runs through April 30, 2021.