Briefs: Village may take credit cards

Villa Park residents soon could be paying village bills with a credit card. The village board has approved a contract with Intellipay, a Utah-based company. The board also gave the preliminary nod to hire Nxgen Payment Services to process the payments. If the contract is approved later this month, Nxgen will accept Mastercard, Discover and American Express for a fee equal to 5 percent of the bill.

Center seeks volunteers

The Naperville Cultural Center is seeking volunteers and interns to work in a multicultural setting for a not-for-profit organization that seeks to promote peace through understanding of the world's cultures. Volunteers can receive academic credits. Tasks may include helping the executive director in areas of advertising, public relations, communications, research and customer services. To download an application, visit the Volunteer Application Form link at www.naperculture.org/jobs.html. The center also is seeking board members for the Naperville Council for Business & the Arts that was formed as a result of an agreement between the center and the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce. Services that NCBA provides include sponsorships, grant review, proofreading, workshops, seminars and arts business development consultations. The terms of current board members end in February 2009. For a board application, visit www.napculture.org/ncba.html.

Look who dropped in

Aurora officials announced Wednesday that a sky diver is scheduled to drop into the city's pre-fireworks festivities between 8 and 8:15 p.m. Friday.

Police dept. wants opinions

The Glendale Heights Police Department is asking residents to participate in a survey posted on the village Web site that seeks input on agency performance. It will remain online until Sept. 30. Go to www.glendaleheights.org to take the survey and call Sgt. Larry Pincsak at (630) 909-5432 for more information.