Aurora Sunrise Wine and Chocolate Extravaganza at Stonebridge Country Club in Aurora
Karen and Bryan Simms pose at the Aurora Sunrise Wine and Chocolate Extravaganza at Stonebridge Country Club in Aurora March 26.
NIU online STEM Café explores the labor shortage from legal, gender, economic and management perspectives
Northwestern Illinois University (NIU) online STEM Café will explore the labor shortage from legal, gender, economic and management perspectives Why is there a labor shortage right now, and how does the nature of work change in turbulent times? The public is invited to learn more at a free online STEM
Women-only free distribution in Aurora April 14
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will distribute food and household products to women only on Thursday, April 14, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Aurora Public Library Eola Branch, 555 S. Eola Road in Aurora. Women are invited. Admission and parking are free. Identification and registration are not required.
Roarin’ 5K+ for Lisle graduates
Lisle Home and School Organization Council will hold its second annual “Roarin’ 5K+,” a virtual 3.2-mile fun run and walk, to assist scholarship funds for senior students who are graduating from Lisle High School. The event opened March 27 and will run through Saturday, April 9. Jen Lauermann, a parent,
Empty Bowls fundraiser at Waubonsee
Waubonsee Community College will be host to an Empty Bowls fundraiser to fight hunger from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. The public is invited. The event will be held in the Student Center lobby on the campus at Route 47 and Waubonsee Drive in Sugar Grove. Proceeds
Aurora Noon Lions Club will hold free vision screening at Breakfast
Celebrating its 100th anniversary year, Aurora Noon Lions Club will add free vision screening to its annual “Breakfast with the Bunny” fundraiser Saturday, April 16. The all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast is from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Luigi’s Pizza, and Fun Center, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is
Easter Egg Hunt at Unity in Batavia
Unity of Fox Valley in Batavia, 230 Webster Street, will hold an Egg Hunt Easter Sunday, at 11:15 a.m. in the Church parking lot. The fun family event requires registration by April 10 through marynowroozi@comcast.net. The event will follow 10 a.m. Service and Sunday School. —Mary Nowroozi
Holy Week Services listed
The United Methodist Church of Plano will have several services during Holy Week as follows: • Sunday, April 10, Palm Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service; • Sunday, April 10, Sunday School for preschool through seventh grade at 9 a.m.; • Thursday, April 14, Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m worship service; •
Breakfast fundraiser at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora
A breakfast fundraiser and Easter party will be held Saturday, April 9, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. Events open with an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The menu features pancakes, waffles, sausage, biscuits and
Good Friday prayer vigil at United Methodist Church of Geneva
United Methodist Church of Geneva will be host to a Good Friday prayer vigil from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 15 in the church sanctuary at 211 Hamilton Street in Geneva. An evening service will be held at 7:30 p.m.. The public is invited. Admission and parking are
Vietnam War Veterans Day at Veterans Park in Naperville
Military veterans bow their heads at the Naperville Vietnam War Veterans Day Observance at Veterans Park, March 29 to remember 11 Naperville residents who died in Vietnam.
Breakfast with Bunny adds egg hunt
Celebrating its 100th anniversary year, Aurora Noon Lions Club will hold its annual “Breakfast with the Bunny” egg hunt and pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at Luigi’s Pizza, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is invited. For the first time, the event will
Fermilab open again in Batavia
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is pleased to invite the public back to the Batavia, Ill. site. With the arrival of Spring, the lab grounds are open to the public for outdoor activities, such as biking, hiking, running and viewing the bison herd. There will be
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) will resume in-person meetings
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) will resume in-person meetings Tuesday, April 5. Dick Schindel, AARTA president, said the meeting will open at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. In-person meetings had been suspended due to pandemic precautions. Aurora-area retired teachers are invited. Parking
Air Classics will open April 2
The Air Classics Museum of Aviation in Sugar Grove will open its doors for the season Saturday April 2. The Museum is one mile west of the Aurora Airport entrance at 44W546 W U.S. Route 30. The Museum will be open Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Admission
National Library Week, April 3-9, theme: Community connection
First observed in 1958, National Library Week is sponsored by the American Library Association and celebrated by libraries across the country each April. This year, it comes at a wonderfully-exciting time for the Aurora Public Library District (APLD). We are planning our new Bookmobile, renovating and reimagining our branches, and
Poetry contest, Escape Room, mini-golf, at Yorkville Library
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in April. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Poetry contest, all ages The Yorkville Library will be host
Aurora Lutherans breakfast April 10
Faith Lutheran Church, 3000 Liberty Street in Aurora, will hold a pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Palm Sunday, April 10. The public is invited. Parking is free. The menu will includes all-you-can-eat pancakes with bacon, sausage and eggs. Proceeds will benefit Faith ministries. Admission is $5 per
Our Lady of Good Counsel parish Knights of Columbus Council breakfast in Aurora April 10
Aurora’s Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) parish Knights of Columbus Council No. 14929 will hold a benefit pancake breakfast and quesadilla lunch Palm Sunday, April 10. The public is invited. Parking is free. The location is Pope St. John Paul II Academy South Campus, 701 Talma Street in Aurora.
Oswego Little White School Museum Spring bus tour April 10 to visit industry sites
Seats remain for the Little White School Museum’s first historic Spring bus tour of Oswego. Sunday, April 10, for two “Industrial History bus tours of Oswego. Pre-registration, $5 per person for participants age 16 and older, is required by visiting the Oswegoland Park District’s web site at www.oswegolandparkdistrict.org or calling