Tri-Cities briefs

Business lunch signup:Reservations are due today for the June 15 Geneva Women in Business Luncheon, to be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Mill Race Inn, 4 E. State St., Geneva. Memory trainer Tom Weber presents "How to Break Records." Cost is $25 for Geneva Chamber of Commerce members, $30 for others. Call (630) 232-6060 or visit the calendar of events at genevachamber.com to make the reservation.Bands sought for contest:June 14 is the deadline to sign up for Marklund's 4th annual "Battle of the Bands" to be held Aug. 28 at its Mill Creek campus, 1S450 Wyatt Drive, Geneva. Marklund serves people with developmental disabilities. The music fest is a free outdoor festival celebrating local talent and offering family entertainment for Marklund residents, employees and the public. The grand prize in each division is 15 hours of studio time at Waysound Recording Studio in Fox River Grove. The application fee is $30; six bands will be selected to perform. For a form, visit marklund.org.Jobs activists meet:Jobs for All Illinois Coalition meets at 1 p.m. June 12 at the United Auto Workers Local 145 Union Hall, 1700 Oakton Road, Montgomery. Amy Dean, author of "A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement," will speak. For details, call Mary Shesgreen at (847) 742-1406.