DuPage County briefs

Naperville studies road

Naperville's Transportation Advisory Board will consider two proposed alignments to improve North Aurora Road from Frontenac Road to Weston Ridge Drive when it meets at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, in the municipal center at 400 S. Eagle St. Roughly 22,000 vehicles use North Aurora Road each day and it serves as a primary connection between Naperville and Aurora. The area between Frontenac Drive and Weston Ridge Drive is the only portion of the road with a single lane in each direction, creating a bottleneck.

Scaring volunteers needed

Halloween lovers who wear vampire teeth just for fun might want to become a costumed volunteer at "All Hallows Eve: A 19th Century Halloween," which will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 23 and 24 at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. More than 3,000 visitors are expected when the most sinister characters of the 19th century come to life. Find out what character parts are available for those 16 and older at one of two informational meetings: 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 13 or 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at Naper Settlement's Meeting House, Porter Avenue and Webster Street. For details, contact (630) 305-5557 or nseducator@naperville.il.us.

Golf for Special Olympics

More than 250 golfers will hit the links at the 18th annual Larry Roesch/NEDSRA Golf Classic at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Bensenville Park District's White Pines Golf Club. The golfers will be joined on the course by the Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association's Special Olympics and Adaptive Golf Team. All of NEDSRA's sports teams and programs benefit from the proceeds generated by this event. Last year, golfers raised $80,000 for NEDSRA programs for children and adults with special needs. For details, contact (630) 620-4500 or nedsra.org.

Farm rentals available

Fox Valley Park District's Blackberry Farm will be available for after-hour rentals from 5 to 7 p.m. weekends and selected week nights beginning Friday, Sept. 11. Located at 100 S. Barnes Road, Aurora, the farm offers train rides, a haywagon and carousel, fishing in Lake Gregory, picnic tables and more. Groups of all sizes can use the grounds for parties, picnics, family reunions and Scout outings. Rentals are available through Oct. 31. For details, call (630) 892-1550.

Some knead, some give

Panera Bread customers who donate a 12-ounce or more box of cereal will receive a free breakfast sandwich from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 18-20 at Chicago area bakery-cafe locations. The goal of the "Cereal Drive to Help Fight Hunger" is to collect 5,000 boxes to benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Northern Illinois Food Bank and Northwest Indiana Food Bank. For details, see panerabread.com.