Briefs: Chili served at chilly golf

Orchard Valley Golf Course, 2411 W. Illinois Ave. in Aurora, will conduct its first Chili Bowl golf event at noon Sunday. The nine-hole event is $30 per person and includes greens fee, chili, beer and door prizes. Sign up at the pro shop. Golfers can reserve a spot with a credit card, but fees will be collected the day of the event. The golf course must have frozen ground and adequate snow cover for the event. Visit www.orchardvalleygolf.com or call (630) 907-0500.

Closures set for Kirk Road:

Parts of Kirk Road between Foxfield and Dukane drives in St. Charles will be closed for electric work starting Monday. Lane closures will be isolated to small areas where crews must access manholes, officials said. Daily lane closures are expected to take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for two weeks. Call (630) 377-4407 for more information.

Aurora liquor sting

Aurora police, with assistance from several department cadets, staged an undercover operation this week to check compliance with laws concerning the sale of alcohol. The operation consisted of cadets, who are all under the legal drinking age, attempting to buy liquor at 13 stores, restaurants and taverns. The businesses in violation were: Miss Lee's, 200 block of East Galena Boulevard; Huka Lounge, first block of West New York Street; Paso Restaurant, first block of South Lincoln Avenue; Muddy Duck, first block of South Stolp Avenue; and Rito's Mexican Restaurant, 3400 block of Montgomery Road. Employees of the establishments in violation were charged with unlawful sale of alcohol to a minor and were served with notices to appear in court. The violations also were brought to the attention of the city clerk for a possible liquor commission hearing.

Gallery 200 featured artist

The works of Bernadette Malovany, a member of the board of directors of the DuPage Art League, will be featured next month at West Chicago's Gallery 200. Malovany will host an opening reception beginning at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at the gallery, 200 Main St. The program is a cultural initiative sponsored by West Chicago and the Cultural Arts Commission. For details, call (630) 293-9550 or visit www.westchicago.org.