Tri-Cities briefs
Burgess Field meeting:The Friends of Burgess Field Committee is having an open meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Geneva High School cafeteria, 416 McKinley Ave., to discuss the fundraising campaign for artificial turf. Ideas and volunteers are sought. For more information, call Tom Finnberg at (630) 338-7330, or send e-mail to RebuildBuildBurgessField@gmail.com.Library taking demolition bids:The Aurora Public Library is accepting bids for demolition and mass grading of its building at 152-156 S. Lake St. Interested companies and individuals can tour the site at 10 a.m. Tuesday and have until 2 p.m. Sept. 28 to submit bids. The library will open all bids Sept. 28 and may take up to 60 days to decide which company to hire.Kaneland golf outing:The Kaneland Foundation annual golf outing will be held Thursday at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golfview Drive, in Sugar Grove. It will be a four-person scramble with two divisions, Men's or Mixed (at least one woman). The foundation provides financial resources to enhance the quality of education for all District 302 students. Go to kanelandfoundation.org or call Chuck Liss at (630) 774-8574 or Beth Sterkel at (630) 365-8295.St. Charles safety campaign:The St. Charles Police Department completed a two-week enforcement period Sept. 6 in connection with a Traffic Safety Campaign. Police made three DUI arrests, gave 13 citations for speeding plus 19 other violations. In addition, officers issued 20 warnings for various violations. Law enforcement agencies throughout the state participated in this nationwide effort to save lives by getting impaired drivers off the roads and more people buckled up during late-night hours. The effort was funded by federal traffic safety funds through the Illinois Department of Transportation's campaign "You Drink Drive, You Lose!"Kaneland enrollment:The Kaneland school district reports that enrollment has grown by 62 students this year, to a total of 4,769, a 1.3 percent increase over last year at this time. In a report to the school board, Superintendent Jeff Schuler said he expects high school enrollment to level off in three years at slightly less than 1,500 students, and middle school enrollment to stay between 1,100 and 1,160 the next five years.