The Geneva Viking ship has announced its seven-date tour schedule for 2021. According to the ship’s website, vikingship.us, tours will be at Good Templar Park, 528 East Side Drive in Geneva, Saturday, May 15, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, June 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Swedish Days); Saturday,
Scams abound these days and consumers need information to protect themselves. Did you know the office of the Illinois Attorney General offers help for consumers, not only to avoid scams and frauds, but to help with solving unfair billing and other issues? Find out about their services and how they
The Naperville Jaycees is happy to announce the reprise of its Naperville Last Fling annual outdoor festival! The 2021 Last Fling will take place throughout Labor Day Weekend, from Friday, September 3 to Monday, September 6, as a scaled-down, end-of-Summer block party-style community event along Jackson Avenue in downtown Naperville.
The Downtown Aurora Scavenger Hunt will be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday May 14. Hunt headquarters will be at Ballydoyle, 28 W. New York Street in downtown Aurora. Teams of four will compete for prizes and enjoy the fun evening. Prizes will include first place and best team
Oswegoland Park District will hold a community kite-fly and pop-up dog park at Prairie Point Community Park, 4120 Plainfield Road in Oswego Saturday, April 17. The kite fly is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; an Arf Day dog park is from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The events will help
Activities continue through spring and summer; Earth Day Fair set for June 27 The community is invited to celebrate Earth Week Naperville in 2021 by participating in volunteer projects, events or ongoing eco-friendly initiatives that are planned to take place between April and August. Those participating in Earth Week Naperville
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Volunteers from the Batavia Parks Foundation and Encore Batavia are co-hosts a pop-up scavenger hunt and information-gathering event Sunday, April 18, to gain neighborhood insight into the development of intergenerational playgrounds at two Batavia parks. Intergenerational playgrounds, known as multigenerational playgrounds, are designed specifically to encourage parents and grandparents to
A monthly food truck food court will replace the annual Food Truck Festival this year in downtown Aurora.As the First Fridays sponsor, the Aurora Downtown organization continues to reimagine events to allow the community to gather in a safe way. Food trucks will be part of First Fridays this year
Cantigny Park in Wheaton soon will have a new attraction, and it’s not a garden, a tank, or museum exhibit. Friday, May 7, the park plans to unveil a Free Little Library book exchange near the Red Oaks Farm playground. Visitors will take a book and share a book during
The Bartlett House on Oswego’s South Main Street, which may be the oldest house in the Village, will be just one of the architectural treasures described during an architectural walk at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 15, with the Oswegoland Heritage Association and the Oswegoland Park District as hosts.
American pioneers going west circled their wagon trains to defend against attacks. Fox Valley Norwegian-Americans circled their vehicles Sunday, to share COVID-19 pandemic survival stories. Approximately 30 Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 members gathered at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery for a parking-lot party to celebrate resuming
Significant results on display from those who assisted, show part of electronics gathered from more than 1,200 Aurora residents at the Saturday recycling drive-thru sponsored by city government of Aurora in downtown.
Plano High School football players will pitch in at a drive-through, pop-up food pantry Saturday, April 17. Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will hold the mobile pantry from 10 a.m. to noon at Plano High School, 704 W. Abe Street in Plano. The public is invited. Admission is free. Identification
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) announced that due to recent events, Tuesday’s vaccination clinics at the Elgin location at 1080 E. Chicago Street, and the Aurora location at 970 N. Lake Street, will be rescheduled. Tuesday was the only day KCHD had planned to administer the Johnson and Johnson,
Following guidance from the CDC to pause on the usage of Johnson & Johnson vaccines, the State of Illinois has canceled the clinic scheduled Tuesday, April 13, at the State-run Mass Vaccination Site at 970 N. Lake Street in Aurora. The 1,000 appointments scheduled for today can be rescheduled for
Senior Services Associates and Jewel Osco are offering a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine that will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 at the Beecher Center, 908 Game Farm Road in Yorkville. Reservations are required for this clinic by
Aurora Cosmopolitan Club will hold a drive-through barbecue dinner fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at Aurora Advent Christian Church, 905 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Russ George, Aurora Cosmo president, said 5-B’s Catering will prepare meals. Options are a half chicken dinner, $15; two pork
Washington Middle School PTA in West Aurora School Dist. 129 will hold a fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 22, at Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store, 951 Ice Cream Dr. in North Aurora. The public is invited. Receipts returned to Washington Middle School will be entered
The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post #395 will be host to an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, April 18. Menu items include scrambled eggs, egg casserole, potatoes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, waffles, made-to-order omelets, and more! The breakfast will be
