DuPage County briefs

Health care forum

DuPage County Board members Dirk Enger, Rita Gonzalez and Tony Michelassi are sponsoring a health care forum Tuesday at the county administration building in Wheaton. While all three are Democrats, they say the forum will not advocate any position, but rather provide residents with an opportunity to hear from a panel of health-care professionals. Other politicians also have been invited. The event is from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at 421 N. County Farm Road.

Flu meeting set

The DuPage County Health Department is holding a H1N1 flu forum for county social service agencies. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. today in the auditorium of the county administration building, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton. The panel will discuss the impact of the nonseasonal flu on the county and update social service groups on the prospects of a vaccine. For details, call (630) 682-7979.

Academy collects gloves

The Chicago Bulls/Chicago White Sox Training Academy in Lisle has launched a drive to collect new and used baseball gloves that will be given to disadvantaged Chicago players in the Inner City Youth Baseball League. Gloves can be dropped off at the academy at 6200 River Bend Drive, Lisle, or any of the satellite facilities in LaGrange, Tinley Park and Schereville, Ind. Every person donating a glove will receive a voucher for 15 minutes of free hitting and a chance to win autographed White Sox merchandise. The person who donates the most gloves at each location will receive an autographed Gordon Beckham jersey, which will be presented personally by Beckham before the Sept. 26 game against the Detroit Tigers. The collection ends Sept. 20. For details, visit www.bullssoxacademy.com.

Area dancers join Oprah

Naperville-area residents may see some familiar faces on Oprah Winfrey's 24th season premiere this morning. Naperville North High School varsity dancers joined 2,000 other dancers from the area for Oprah's block party on Michigan Avenue. The event was taped Tuesday and will air at 9 a.m. today on ABC 7.

COD maintains enrollment

College of DuPage officials say their 7.5 percent enrollment increase remained steady after the first 10 days of classes at the Glen Ellyn school. COD enrolled 16,036 full-time students for the fall semester. That was the number targeted by college officials and important because that is the figure reported to the state for funding purposes. College officials credited increased marketing, additional online courses and delayed-start sessions for the rise in enrollment figures. The souring economy and spike in unemployment also were cited as reasons for increased enrollment.

How to save energy

Rebuilding Together Aurora is seeking volunteers to help distribute 500 energy efficiency awareness packets to homeowners on the east side of Aurora on Sept. 11. The distribution is being done in partnership with Alderman Stephanie Kifowit in the Third Ward that she serves. The packets contain information on inexpensive ways to reduce home energy consumption and reduce utility costs. Individuals interested in helping may contact Molly Fitzpatrick at (630) 585-7510. The distribution team will meet at 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Smith Boulevard entrance to Phillips Park.