Briefs: Cancer center vote delayed
The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board postponed a vote on a proposed traditional cancer treatment center to be built adjacent to Central DuPage Hospital's proton therapy cancer treatment center in Warrenville. A group of doctors opposing the project submitted a list of questions about the project to the board ahead of the meeting Wednesday in Chicago. The state regulatory board said the questions needed to be answered before deliberations could begin. The issue could come up at the board's December meeting, officials said.
Pancake breakfast on Saturday
ESSE Adult Day Care's 12th Annual Pancake Breakfast is planned for 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. Tickets are $5 and available at the door. Call (630) 260-3773 for more information.
Author coming to Wheaton
Chicago author Travis Thrasher will sign copies of his latest book "Isolation" from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Barnes & Noble, 351 Town Square, Wheaton. For details, call the store at (630) 653-2122. For details on "Isolation," a literary thriller, visit travisthrasher.com.
Glen Ellyn school to host dedication
Churchill Elementary School invites community members to a dedication ceremony for the Sue Hodkinson Outdoor Reading Room from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the school, 240 Geneva Road, Glen Ellyn. Hodkinson was a longtime teacher at Churchill who died in July 2006. Her wish was to leave behind an inviting, special place at Churchill for students, staff and parents. Hodkinson's students, colleagues and friends from throughout the community contributed to create the landscaped area for outdoor reading, learning and remembering.
District 44 preschool screening
Lombard Elementary District 44 will be conducting a preschool screening to identify students who may be eligible for either the prekindergarten at-risk program or early childhood special education. Children identified through the screening as experiencing difficulty in the areas of cognitive development, speech and language skills, social emotional development, gross and fine motor skills or vision and hearing may be referred for further evaluation. The fall screening will be held Friday, Nov. 7, at Madison School, 150 W. Madison St., Lombard, and will take about one hour.