Tri-Cities briefs
Collections for Haiti, Chile relief:Lord of Life Church will accept donations of supplies for the Haiti and Chile earthquake relief fund from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Bring donations to the front entrance of the church, 40W605 Route 38, Elburn. For a listing of items to be accepted, go to lolchurch.net/haiti or call the church office at (630) 513-5325.Car wash in St. Charles:The Saint Charles East cheerleaders will host their first summer car wash on from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at AAMCO Total Car Care, 1845 E. Main St. The requested donation is $5.Festival honors military:Eleven Swedish Days food vendors will offer free meals to military personnel in uniform from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Booths will be marked and also listed in a brochure. The parade that afternoon will salute the military.Cops plan motorcycle run:South Elgin police are organizing their second annual Bikers 'N Badges run to raise money for the Special Olympics. The 90-mile ride will begin at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Randall's Pancake House, 305 S. Randall Road, South Elgin, and wind up at Mary's Corner Tap, 304 Mill Street, South Elgin. The $45 fee includes a passenger, lunch and raffle participation. For details, call Officers John Pothecker or Mike Palazzo at (847) 741-2151.Free asthma screening:A free asthma screening will be available at the Allergy Asthma Clinics of Fox Valley from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at 1315 N. Highland Avenue, Suite 202, Aurora. Call (630) 859-3877.County road repairs:Kane County has begun crack-sealing on several roads. The work is expected to be finished by August. Intermittent single-lane closures during daylight hours will be required. Roads being repaired are Burlington Road, from Route 47 to the CCP Railroad Crossing; Burlington from French Road to east of Plank Road; McGough Road from Route 64 to Peplow Road; Keslinger Road from Route 47 to Dauberman Road; Keslinger west of Randall Road to Brundige Road; West County Line Road from Perry Road to Main Street; and Meredith Road from Route 64 to Keslinger. Questions can be directed to Bryan Schramer of the Kane County Division of Transportation, (630) 762-2744. See traffic alerts at co.kane.il.us.