Briefs: LEGO trains on display
The Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club model train display featuring a variety of landscapes -- including the Chicago skyline and Harry Potter's world -- will be at the St. Charles Public Library from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The library is at 1 S. Sixth Ave. Guests can also build their own creations while at the exhibit. LEGOs will be provided.
Rabid bat found in Aurora:
Another bat has tested positive for rabies in Kane County, the Kane County Health Department announced Friday. The animal, found in an Aurora home, is the first bat in 2008 to test positive for the disease. In 2007, five bats in Kane County tested positive for rabies. The bat was found in a house on the 900 block of Aurora Avenue on Dec. 28. The health department received the results Thursday. Statewide, there were 113 confirmed cases of rabies in animals in 2007. Bats are Illinois' primary carriers of the potentially fatal disease. Humans can become infected when bitten by a rabid bat or when an infected bat's saliva comes in contact with a person's eye, nose, mouth, a scratch or wound. Rabid bats might not show obvious abnormalities, so all contact with bats should be avoided, health officials said.
Police targeting speeders
St. Charles police are targeting speeders in a four-week safety campaign that began this week. Extra officers will be on patrol looking for speeders on Randall Road, Route 64 and Route 31. The effort is being funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Try out for 'Misery'
Auditions for "Misery," based on the Stephen King novel, are at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday at Albright Theatre, in the Batavia Government Center, 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia. The two-person cast calls for a man and a woman, both 30 to 60. Auditions will include cold readings from the script. No appointments are necessary. For more information, go online to www.albrighttheatre.com or call (630) 406-8838, option 3.
Controversy in the arts
Reservations are due Monday for the Fox Valley Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago lecture at 5 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Herrington Inn, 15 S. River Road in Geneva. James Yood of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will discuss why the visual arts have been so controversial in recent years. The program will begin with a cash bar at 4:30 p.m. with the lecture beginning at 5 and dinner begins at 6:30. The fee for the program and dinner is $60. Reservations are necessary. For reservations, call (630) 377-2357.