DuPage County in 60 seconds

Glenbard hosts shoe show:

The DuPage County Health Department will display 1,200 pairs of shoes Thursday at Glenbard West High School to illustrate the number of people who die every day in the U.S. from tobacco and secondhand smoke. Project 1200 aims to raise teens' awareness of the dangers of tobacco and smoking. The shoes will be displayed on the sidewalk up the hill and in front of the school at 670 Crescent Blvd. in Glen Ellyn. All shoes collected for the project will be donated to charity. Donations are accepted until Wednesday. For details, call the school at (630) 942-7573 or the health department at (630) 682-7400.

District 44 abates taxes:

Lombard Elementary District 44 abated $233,455 in taxes because of money it received through the state construction grant program. Officials promised during the 1998 building referendum campaign to rebate $2.5 million and through 2006 have abated $2.1 million, according to the district.

Swedish group at NCC:

One of Sweden's leading chamber orchestras, Camerata Nordica, will perform at 8 p.m. today in North Central College's Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. The group, which performs without a conductor, is doing a three-week U.S. tour, but this is its only stop in the Chicago area. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. Call (630) 637-7469.