Tri-Cities briefs

'Ask a Lawyer' for free: Free legal advice is available by phone from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday 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.Youth symphony ends season:The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, under Music Director Randal Swiggum, will perform its final concerts of its 34th season at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday at the Blizzard Theater at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Tickets to "Spires, Pillars, Arches - The Composer as Architect" are $23 for adults, $18 for seniors and $12 for students, and available by calling the box office at (847) 622-0300 or visiting tickets.elgin.edu. The 4 p.m. show will include a performance from Michelle Chin, an eighth-grade violinist from Naperville and Young Artist Competition winner. The 7 p.m. show will feature a performance by Karen Darling, 18-year-old violinist from St. Charles, who is the Youth Symphony Young Artist Competition co-winner.AU planning graduation:Roughly 1,300 Aurora University students will receive degrees Sunday at the school's 117th commencement ceremonies on the campus quadrangle at 347 S. Gladstone Ave. The ceremony for graduate students is at 10 a.m., followed by the undergraduate ceremony at 2:30 p.m. School officials said 581 undergraduates will receive their bachelor's degrees as well as 694 students who will receive their master's and 25 who will receive doctorate degrees.Purchase Metra tickets online:Metra accepts credit card payment for ticket purchases made online. Using a Web feature, My Metra, commuters can create an account to manage and order tickets online. The feature also will allow them to view ticket order history, create a customized view of their train schedule and set up personalized e-mail alerts. For details, visit metrarail.com.