Fox Valley briefs

Charter school hosts meeting:

The Cambridge Lakes Charter School in Pingree Grove will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 11. The meeting will be held in the third and fourth grade building on Campus Drive. At the meeting, current board members and officials will introduce themselves, review the results of the annual audit and select a parent director. Community Unit District 300 recently renewed its charter with the K-8 school, which receives most of its funding from District 300 but operates independently. Call (847) 464-5300 for more information.

Health clinic expands service:

The Greater Elgin Family Care Center will expand its health care services to McHenry County full time, thanks to a $2.45 million grant from the federal government. The money will fund construction of a new, 8,300-square-foot clinic in McHenry, at 4100 Veterans Parkway, adjacent to Family Services and Community Mental Health Center. The clinic will feature 12 examination rooms and serve about 2,100 patients. The center, first opened in 2001, provides health care to individuals or families who do not have medical insurance, receive Medicare or Medicaid or are All Kids and FamilyCare recipients.

Crystal Lake steps up DUI stops:

The Crystal Lake Police Department will be cracking down on impaired drivers as part of the Illinois Department of Transportation's Christmas/New Year's impaired driver enforcement program. Extra patrols will be in place to detect impaired drivers, get them off the road and prevent them from putting their lives and the lives of others at risk. The police department also encourages drivers with cell phones to report erratic driving to police, and have partnered with the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists "Drunkbusters" program. The program gives $100 to tipsters whose calls lead to DUI arrests.