Tri-Cities briefs

'Ask a Lawyer' for free:Free legal advice is available by phone from 9 a.m. to noon through Kane County's "Ask a Lawyer Days" program. It's sponsored by the Kane County Bar Association. Call (630) 762-1900 for a consultation with a volunteer attorney. For more information, visit kanecountybar.org.ECC hosts auditions:Elgin Community College is holding its final audition for the fall play, "Ajax." Tryouts for the Greek tragedy will be from 3 to 5 p.m. today in Room VPA 284D at the ECC Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive. Actors should familiarize themselves with the play and be prepared to read scenes from it during the 30-minute audition. Callbacks, if necessary, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday. To schedule an audition, call (847) 622-0300.Family fitness at Delnor:"Ready-Set-Step," a free family walking program, is from 1 to 4:30 p.m. today in the south parking lot of Delnor Health and Wellness Center, 296 Randall Road, Geneva. There will also be a teddy bear wellness clinic to teach children about oral health, nutrition, fitness and first aid. Emergency vehicles will be on display. Call (630) 208-3999 or visitdelnor.com.Fall Harvest at Blackberry:Visitors to Fox Valley Park District's Blackberry Farm will be able to step back in time during the annual Fall Harvest from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the farm, 100 S. Barnes Road, Aurora. The event will feature interactive demonstrations of how early pioneers lived and a variety of pioneer games. Singer Chris Vallillo will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Town Square. Admission is $4.25 for resident adults and $3.75 for resident children and seniors; it's $7 for other adults and $6 for nonresident children and seniors. For details, visit foxvalleyparkdistrict.org.You can donate blood:Give blood from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Sugar Grove Fire Department, 25 S. Municipal Drive. Walk in, or make an appointment by calling Joy at (630) 466-7190 or Kathy at (630) 466-4634.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.