DuPage County briefs

Naperville hires temps

Naperville City Council has approved hiring 32 seasonal employees despite its hiring freeze. The move will cost about $267,551, which is a 38 percent reduction from last year. Some of the functions the temporary workers will fill include code enforcement, traffic counts, laboratory work and painting. City staff said some of the work can be done more economically with interns than hiring outside professionals or using full-time city staff.

Lake Park band auction

The Lake Park Band Auxiliary Auction, "Music for All," will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Bloomingdale Golf Club, 181 Glen Ellyn Road. The event will include silent auction bidding, dinner and a live auction for items such as White Sox skybox tickets, weekend getaway trips, dining and wine tastings. Tickets are $30. Proceeds benefit Lake Park band programs. For details, call Melinda Pyde at (630) 775-9343.

Hear Itasca candidates

Itasca Boy Scout Troop 409 will sponsor its first chili dinner from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at the Itasca Park District, 350 E. Irving Park Road. Citizens for Itasca and Itasca First party candidates, along with candidates for the Itasca Elementary District 10 school board, will speak throughout the event. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. For details, call Jim Palmatier at (630) 306-0612 or email jpalmatier@aol.com.