DuPage County briefs

Small fire in Itasca:

Itasca firefighters battled a small roof fire Thursday afternoon in a commercial building at 1145 N. Arlington Heights Road. The fire was extinguished in about 15 minutes, authorities said. Damage estimates were not available.

Police crackdown:

Lombard police will begin a crackdown on impaired drivers and safety-belt violators on July 4, targeting the hours between midnight and 3 a.m. - the deadliest time on Illinois roads. The crackdown is funded by federal traffic safety funds through IDOT's Division of Traffic Safety. For details, visit www.drivesoberillinois.org.

DUI arrests up:

The West Chicago Police Department has received the PRIDE Award from the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists, given to the DuPage County department that achieved the highest percentage increase in DUI arrests in one year. DUI arrests in West Chicago went up 148 percent, from 75 in 2007 to 186 in 2008. The award will be presented during the city council meeting at 7 p.m. July 6 at 475 Main St.

State awards:

The Lombard Service League received six awards, including three first-place honors, at the recent General Federation of Women's Clubs state convention. The first-place awards were for leadership, membership and home life. Two second-place awards were for education in the community and citizenship in action programs. The league took third place for its creative art efforts. Founded in 1959, Lombard Service League is a social service club that does philanthropic work. It also sponsors the annual Lombard Woman of the Year program. For more information, call Becky Lichucki at (630) 991-1747.

Itasca, U.S. Army partnership:

The village of Itasca and the U.S. Army will sign a Community Covenant during the annual Itasca Independence Day Celebration Saturday at Hamilton Lakes, Route 53 and Thorndale Avenue. Capt. John Kirchgessner, commander of the Libertyville Bandits Company, said the ceremony will solidify a grass-roots partnership between the village and the Army. "Itasca ... continues to be a community that shares a unique likeness with the Army values," he said in an e-mail. He cited the village's commitment to programs that support the military, police officers, fire officials and teachers. Itasca is the first municipality in Illinois to join a Community Covenant, with Naperville and Chicago scheduled to join in September.