It's never too late to plant a tree and other woody plant as long as the hole is pre-dug, according to Nancy Kuhajda, Illinois Extension horticulture educator serving Grundy, Kankakee, and Will Counties.

The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will host three-time Chicago Bulls NBA Champion Bill Cartwright in a program based on his memoir, “Living Life at the Center.”

The “memorandum of understanding” creates access and opportunity for high school students across the Diocese of Joliet to enroll at USF in Joliet, according to a release announcing the agreement.

The Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 will host its 12th annual Oktoberfest from 4:30 to 11 p.m. Sept. 12 and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 13.

The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will host Oprah Magazine’s Martha Beck in a presentation titled “Beyond Anxiety: A Creative Path to Fill Your Life with Joy and Calm” at noon and 7 p.m. Sept. 3 via Zoom.

The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present Family Dynamic: How to Support Students to Aim High, Dream Big, and Succeed with New York Times columnist Susan Dominus at noon and 7 p.m. Aug. .26, via Zoom.

Students in Downers Grove Grade School District 58 are no longer be allowed to carry cell phones during the school day.

The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present Start the Year with Organizational Skills for School Success with authors Kristen Jacobsen and Sarah Ward at noon and 7 p.m. Aug. 21, via Zoom.

Valley View Community Unit School District 365U will host a job fair for the upcoming school year on July 22 at its district office.