Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in building healthy communities, providing critical services, and are the voice of those they serve. A panel of experts in Kane County will talk about the needs within the community, the services they provide, and how they are utilizing a collaborative approach with community
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will be host to two public hearings in Joliet to share details on proposed improvements to Interstate 80, a cornerstone project in governor JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital program that will invest $33.2 Billion in transportation infrastructure across all modes throughout the State. “The
Naperville Turning Pointe Autism Foundation Pumpkin Races at Rotary Hill
Salvation Army Aurora Corps breaks ground for a community center Wednesday, Oct. 23
State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, is highlighting a program from the Illinois State Dental Society (IDIS) to provide free dental care to veterans in November. “Unfortunately, many veterans are overlooked when it comes to medical coverage and their dental needs after they finish serving our country,” Kifowit said. “I would
Valley of the Fox Sierra Club invites everyone to its program at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4 at Hawthorne Nature Center, 28 Brookside Drive in Elgin. The speaker will be Vern LaVia, author of the book, Make Earth Great Again. He is an avid bird-watcher and has gone bird-watching to
Aurora • Through Friday, Nov. 15 City of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home The City of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home program offers our hardworking active members of the military a reminder from their hometown during the holidays. Gifts from Home thanks Aurora residents who are actively serving in the
The Village of Oswego invites senior residents of Oswego to a Fall edition of Coffee and Conversation with Village president Troy Parlier to learn more about Oswego’s public works operations and updates on new developments in the community. Coffee and Conversation will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8,
Aurora First Fridays will honor the dead November 1 with several venues open with Day of the Dead activities. The event will start with a Day of the Dead prayer ceremony at 3 p.m. at Aurora Public Art, in the David L. Pierce Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit planolibrary.info or call 630-552-2009. • Knit and Crochet Group, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon.The informal group works on its own projects, discusses types and colors of yarns, and helps
The public is invited to an open house-style informational meeting about potential improvements to 248th Avenue, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in Meeting Room A/B of the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Road. The purpose of the meeting is to present existing conditions in the
The 13th season of Artist Series presentations at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lombard, will continue at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 when , sensational, versatile, and internationally acclaimed musical quintet, will appear in concert. Acclaimed as the perfect blend of virtuosity and vitality, the Alliance Brass has emerged as one
Kane County, in conjunction with Pushing the Envelope Farm and Northern Illinois Food Bank, will offer a free pumpkin-recycling event in Geneva from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 2 at Pushing the Envelope Farm, 1700 Averill Road in Geneva. Non-compostables such as candles, yarn hair, stickers, googly eyes, plastic
Everyone is invited to drop off their leftover pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns at the Pumpkin Smash from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots, 811 S. West Street, Naperville. Kids can smash their pumpkins or families may drop off their pumpkins. This is a
Aurora recently was named the top place in the country to buy a well-priced house. That was No. 1 in the U.S. where a median home list price is $250.000 or less with an emphasis of quality of life, according to GoBankingRates, which listed the top 50 places in the
A citywide Sunday Brunch Fundraiser will be held Sunday, Oct. 27 by a coalition of more than 20 Fox Valley restaurants. Fill the Bowls organizers will welcome guests of all ages from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Gaslight Manor Banquets, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. Funds raised will support
Tickets are available now for the Aurora Children’s Dental Service’s Santa’s Fun Fest at the Montgomery VFW Post 7452, 121 N. River Street, Montgomery, Saturday, Nov. 30, sponsored by the Aurora Junior Woman’s Club. The fundraiser will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day. Tickets
Aurora • Thursday, Oct. 24 • 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Evening Networking Party Aurora Business United and The Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club will have a networking Party on World Polio Day at AC’s Pub, 2124 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, behind Dunkin Donuts and Subway. There will be free Appetizers,
