Briefs: Students appeal discipline

A DuPage County judge allowed Tuesday a hearing to be held on whether the suspension of two Naperville Unit School District 203 students was fair punishment for playing with a pellet gun. The boys were Jefferson Junior High School eighth-graders last May when the incident happened. They were suspended the first half of their freshman year at Naperville North and are attending a parochial school. Their parents filed the suit. DuPage Circuit Judge Kenneth Popejoy allowed Tuesday a hearing to be allowed to decide the issue of fairness. The judge did, though, dismiss a portion of the suit that alleged the school board acted improperly by talking about the dismissal in closed session.

Lane closures in Roselle

Repairs to a sanitary sewer manhole in the northbound lanes of Roselle Road, between Forest and Walnut avenues, will begin today . The repairs will require lane closures, reducing traffic to one lane in each direction. The village hopes to complete the project by Saturday or Monday at the latest.

Addison fundraiser tickets

The Italian American War Veterans Joe Gentile Post 2 will sponsor its ninth annual pasta dinner fundraiser at 7 p.m. Friday at Alta Villa Banquets, 430 N. Addison Road, Addison. Dinner tickets are available at the door for $25. The event will include entertainment and door prizes. Proceeds will aid hospitalized veterans, support veterans' families and fund scholarships for area students. Seven scholarships will be awarded Friday. For details, call (630) 941-4700.

Naperville pets go online

Naperville has joined other animal welfare organizations that list homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of animals for adoption on the Internet. The site has more than 200,000 homeless pets listed and is updated continually. More than 10,800 animal welfare organizations in the United States, Canada and other countries post their pets on the site. You Had Me at Meow pets can be viewed at www.petfiender.com/shelters/Il467.html. A potential adopter enters search criteria for the kind of pet he or she wants, and a list is returned that ranks the pets in proximity to the ZIP code entered.

Film on Stenger Brewery

A historical documentary on the former Stenger Brewery in Naperville, "Two Brothers, One Beer and the American Dream," premieres at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in the studio of Naperville Community Television, Channel 17, at 127 Ambassador Drive, Naperville. Produced by NCTV17 in cooperation with Naper Settlement, the documentary spotlights the brewery that was started in the 1840s and was one of Naperville's larger employers in the mid-1800s, producing up to 17,000 barrels a year. Young Adolph Coors had a supervisory role in the operation before heading west to start his own brewery. Following the Nov. 13 premiere, the documentary will begin airing on NCTV17 and streaming on-line at NCTV17.com; the schedule of times can be found on the Web site. To -make reservations for the premiere, call (630) 355-2124; donations are welcome.

Dist. 204 changes calendar

Indian Prairie Unit District 204 has made a change to its school calendar. The Feb. 19 school improvement day has been moved to Feb. 5. Therefore, classes will be in session Feb. 19 and not Feb. 5. The change was made because Feb. 5 is an election day and many Indian Prairie schools are polling locations. The Indian Prairie Parents' Council requested the school board change the calendar to limit the amount of possible contact between the public and students for safety reasons.

New Wheaton restaurant

The Wheaton Chamber of Commerce will welcome a new restaurant, Genghis Grill -- The Mongolian Stir Fry, into the city's downtown Thursday with a ribbon-cutting at 1 p.m. The restaurant is located at 106 N. Hale St. in the former Carney's Bakery location.

Seniors get insulated

ComEd will spend about $4 million as part of the utility company's rate relief and assistance program to provide an "energy makeover" to 64 apartments for seniors living in Downers Grove. The Oak Tree Apartments complex will be provided with new insulation, caulking, weather stripping, and both energy-efficient lighting and a refrigerator. The apartments were approved through the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program. Owners of houses, apartments and condominiums who heat with electricity and believe they may be eligible to receive assistance from the program are encouraged to call the Keep Warm Illinois hotline at (877) 411-9276.