The University of Illinois Extension DuPage County is offering monthly Saturday science activities for children ages 8 to 12 through its Explore, Try, Create program.

Children of all ages can visit with Nature Santa from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Willowbrook Wildlife Center, 525 S. Park Blvd, Glen Ellyn.

Visitors can experience old-fashioned holiday celebrations at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s Kline Creek Farm, an 1890s living history farm in Winfield, at several upcoming programs.

Cold, wintry conditions can provide a variety of pleasant outdoor experiences, but only if enjoyed safely. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County reminds all outdoor adventurers to put safety first this season.

Three recently elected Forest Preserve District of DuPage County commissioners will take the oath of office Tuesday.

The DuPage County Health Department is joining with individuals and organizations from throughout the U.S. and the world to support World AIDS Day 2008 on Monday.

It is not there yet, but Melissa Agunloye knows exactly where the dining room table will go. At 22 years old, she will host her first Thanksgiving dinner this year, but that’s not the only reason Agunloye wants everything to go perfectly.

Just when DuPage County appeared to be set for smooth sailing financially for the first time in several years, national economic turmoil created unexpected waves in this year’s budget process.

The College of DuPage is about to be taken in a new direction. Robert Breuder will become the college’s fifth president, succeeding Sunil Chand, who was removed in May. Breuder will take over the post Jan. 1, after leaving his position as president of William Rainey Harper College in Palatine.

Last week, the Wheaton City Council hired Chicago-based consulting firm S.B. Friedman & Co. for about $315,000 to lay the groundwork for a development of the Hubble Middle School property.

The Glen Ellyn Village Board held a 90-minute executive session Monday night to talk about an ongoing personnel debate, as residents continued to rail against any action to remove Police Chief Phil Norton and Planning Development Director Staci Hulseberg.

The Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District is hoping to send 10,000 troops Christmas care packages for the holiday season.

Due to a “precipitous drop” in sales tax income and concerns expressed by several DuPage County Board members, Chairman Robert Schillerstrom made adjustments Monday to his 2009 spending plan.

In the largest voter turnout in recent village election history, Glen Ellyn residents nominated Mark Pfefferman for village president and Peter Cooper, Philip Hartweg and Carl Henninger for three trustee spots.