Tri-Cities briefs

'Ask a Lawyer' for free: Free legal advice is available by phone from 9 a.m. to noon today in Kane County. "Ask a Lawyer Days" is a program sponsored by the Kane County Bar Association. Call (630) 762-1900 for a consultation with a volunteer attorney. For more information, visit kanecountybar.org.Bickford hosts veterans' BBQ:The second annual Veterans Benefit Barbeque will be held from noon to 2 p.m. today at Bickford of St. Charles, 2875 Campton Hills Road. The V-B-QUE is created to celebrate Independence Day, honor veterans and their spouses and to educate them on financial health care benefits that are available to them. For more information, call (630) 587-8800 or visitenrichinghappiness.com/stcharles.Car, cycle show for Komen:The third annual Women of the Moose Car and Motorcycle Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 799, 925 S. McLean Blvd. in Elgin. Registration will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch and judging from noon to 2 p.m. with the awards at 3 p.m. Cost is $12 per car or bike. It is open to the public. There will be raffles, prizes, and 50/50 games, as well as entertainment, food and drinks. For details or sponsorship opportunities, call Colleen Lang at (847) 772-1031. Proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation.St. Charles Singles Club:Singles 40 and older are invited to DJ dances Monday and July 26 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4070 E. Main St., St. Charles. Admission is $8 and includes a professional dance lesson from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and dancing from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Other activities for the club, now in its 33rd year, include game nights, dinners, Saturday breakfasts, Pinochle, bowling, miniature golf and more. Go to stcharlessinglesclub.com for a full schedule or call Larry Fritz (630) 340-6647.Film auditions in Wheaton:The DuPage Film Group is holding open auditions for several shorts that will be shot early this fall around the theme of "time" and will be combined into a feature-length film. The auditions will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 17 at the Wheaton Grand Theater, 123 N. Hale St., Wheaton. All ages are welcome; those younger than 18 must have a parent or legal guardian present. For details or to RSVP on the date you intend to audition, e-mail dupagefilm@dupagefilm.com.Benedictine receives grant: A $55,385 grant will help Benedictine University in Lisle recruit and train college students to become election judges and poll workers. The school's Center for Civic Leadership and Public Service qualified for the grant under the Help America Vote Act program. The center will work with the DuPage County Election Commission to certify students as election judges. For details, call Phil Brozynski at (630) 829-6094 or contact Chandra Palmer at cpalmer@ben.edu.