Briefs: ECC offers tours this month

Elgin Community College will give tours to prospective students each Wednesday in June from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tours begin in the college's Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Call (847) 214-7385 or visit elgin.edu/visitecc.

Computer biz opens

Helping Hand PC Services, 40W270 LaFox Road, Suite A, St. Charles, has a grand reopening at 5 p.m. Thursday. For details, call owners Dave and Lorrie Eshoo at (630) 940-1718.

Diabetes benefit ride

The American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure will be Saturday in Geneva. Cyclists will ride one of three routes: 25 kilometers on paved paths in Geneva, 60 kilometers on roads through Kaneville and Elburn and 100 kilometers west into DeKalb County. There will be food and live entertainment afterward. Cost is $25. Register at diabetes.org/tour.

Campton farmers market:

Fresh fruits, vegetables and meats are among the locally produced goods on sale each week at the Campton Hills farmers market starting June 14. The markets take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 27 at Campton Crossings shopping center along Route 64. Call (630) 584-5700.

Police seek volunteers:

St. Charles police are soliciting volunteers to help plan neighborhood celebrations for National Night Out. National Night out will be Aug. 5. This year, police are moving the crime-prevention party from Pottawatomie Park to several individual neighborhoods. Officials are looking for citizens willing to help play host to these events. Interested residents and neighborhood associations can get involved by calling (630) 443-3730 on or before June 15.

Field trip to garden

The University of Illinois Extension will offer a field trip July 9 to Rotary Gardens in Janesville, Wis. Rotary Gardens covers 20 acres of themed plantings including gardens in the styles of Japanese, Scottish, French, formal, rose, Italian and English cottage. The bus will also stop at The Flower Factory in Stoughton, Wis., a nursery. The trip includes a guided tour at Rotary Gardens, lunch, an afternoon beverage and transportation leaving from the University of Illinois Extension office, 535 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. The price is $75. Reservations are required. To register, call (630) 584-6166 and ask for Rosa or visit web.extension.uiuc.edu/kane and click on "Discover Rotary Garden under Program Registration in the right-hand column.