Briefs: Taxi subsidy considered

Lombard trustees are considering changes to the village's taxi subsidy program. Officials suspect some individuals who are purchasing the discount coupons are not using them as intended for trips to their doctor's office or the grocery store. The idea of "fine-tuning" the program was pitched at a recent board budget meeting.

Biondi seeks toys in Aurora

Chicago radio legend Dick Biondi's toy drive makes a stop Friday, Dec. 12, at Westfield Fox Valley Mall on Route 59 in Aurora. Biondi will broadcast on WLS 94.7-FM and online at 947trueoldies.com from inside the mall where he and his elves will collect toys from 6 p.m. to midnight. The new, unwrapped toys will benefit the Uhlich Children's Advantage Network, which supports abused, troubled or neglected children. Biondi will return from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, to collect additional donations.

Toy drive in Lombard

Yorktown Center's Stuff the Sleigh campaign culminates with festivities from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the mall. Lombard Fire Department will conduct its annual toy parade starting at 10:30 a.m. at Station One, 50 E. St. Charles Road, and ending at the mall, Highland Avenue and Butterfield Road. Food donations that are being collected in a giant sleigh at the mall will go to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Toys and baby items collected by the firefighters will go to two area nonprofits that help young mothers. The Mix WTMX 101.9-FM radio personality Kevin "Koz" Koske will broadcast from noon to 3 p.m. at the mall.

Tourney registration set

Teams of boys in third through seventh grades may register for the inaugural Holiday Basketball Tournament Jan. 2-4 at Field House Family YMCA in Naperville. The team fee is $200. Register by stopping by the YMCA, 31W290 Schoger Drive, Naperville, or go to heritageymca.org to download registration and tournament roster forms. For details, contact Paul Heinkel at (630) 579-5716 or pheinkel@heritageymca.org.