Tri-Cities briefs

Choral union performs Sunday:

The Elgin Choral Union presents "Great Moments in Opera: Opera Choruses II" at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at ECC's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive. Tickets are $22, $17 for seniors or $14 for students. Call (847) 622-0300 or visit elgin.edu.

Opening reception scheduled:

A free opening reception for "Creating Mexican-American Identities: Multiple Voices, Shared Dreams" will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the West Chicago City Museum, 132 Main St. The traveling exhibit tells the story of West Chicago's Mexican community through oral histories conducted by high school students and funded by a grant from the History Channel. Exhibit galleries are open 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

NIU open house:

Northern Illinois University will hold an open house for prospective students, families and friends from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Holmes Student Center, at Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road. Visitors to the DeKalb campus will have an opportunity to meet faculty and representatives from academic departments, admissions, student services and financial aid. Open house activities include a campus bus tour, residence hall visits and a university information fair. Many of NIU's academic colleges and departments will also host individual events during the day. No reservations are needed. Free parking will be available at the Convocation Center with shuttles buses to the Student Center. For more information, call (815) 753-0446 or e-mail admissions@niu.edu. For detailed information, such as directions and a campus map, go to niu.edu and click "Visit NIU."

Red light fines begin:

Motorists will be fined $100 for running red lights at three Aurora intersections equipped with camera enforcement systems. The intersections are Commons Drive and East New York Street, Farnsworth Avenue and New York, and Farnsworth and Molitor Road. The cameras operate through in-ground sensors that continually monitor each passing vehicle. If a motorist enters an intersection after the light turns red, the sensors trigger a high resolution camera system that records several still images and a video clip of the red light violation. Vehicles entering the intersection on a yellow light or those caught in an intersection when the yellow light turns red, are not considered in violation. Violators will be sent the $100 citations through the mail within 20 days of the infraction. They can then either pay the fine or contest it through a municipal hearing process. They will also be able to view the red light violation online by logging onto photonotice.com.