• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: Saturday, May 12 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road. Electronics and books will be accepted at this event. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of $25. for screens under 21 inches) and $35. for screens 21 inches and larger. For more information visit www.countyofkane.org/Recycling.
• Naperville Dandelion Pull: The community is invited to join volunteers from NonToxic Naperville and the Midwest Pesticide Action Center for a Dandelion Pull at Knoch Park, 724 S. West Street, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17. Games, fun, food, and refreshments will be included. The Naperville Dandelion Pull is part of Chicago Grows Green Week (May 11-19), a week of educational activities promoting landscape maintenance without synthetic chemicals.