Kane County Recycling collection event Aug. 10
Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The Kane County Electronics Recycling Program will have a one-day collection event in St. Charles from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 10 at 540 S. Randall Road. There will be document shredding available with a limit of four boxes and electronics and books will
Fundraiser Forum: AVAC Cruise Night, Grace Gala, Foc Valley Marine golf
AVAC Cruise Night August 17 The fourth annual Aurora Veterans Advisory Committee (AVAC) cruise night will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 after two postponements due to inclement weather. The auto cruise night will be at the Fox Valley Park District’s McCullough Park. The Fox
Tom Meyers, Robert Watermann, Montgomery Fest grand marshals
The annual Montgomery Fest will be held August 9-11. Tom Meyers and Robert Watermann are the grand marshals of the parade to start at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11. • Tom Meyers has been involved with Montgomery Fest since its beginning in 1984. He served 30 years as the food
First Call: Birth records for school; Nominations for Woman of Power
Birth records for school available Kane County Clerk leader John A. Cunningham will welcome parents who will register their children for school at the Kane County Clerk’s Office, 719 S. Batavia Avenue, Bldg. B, Geneva, and at 5 E. Downer Place, Suite F, Aurora, and request certified copies of their
Observations on 21st-Century America: Loyal frenzy
The Ten Commandments for 21st-Century America: “I am The Donald thy President, which have brought thee out of the land of liberalism, out of the house of Obama. “Thou shalt have no other President but me. “Thou shalt not make any graven image or any likeness of anything, unless it
Families of four counties to meet at Hudson Crossing
The related Lantz, Eichelberger, Patterson, and Stoner families of Kendall, Kane, Will, and DuPage Counties will hold their 90th annual reunion Sunday, Aug. 11, at Hudson Crossing Park on Harrison Street at the east end of the Oswego U.S. Route 34 bridge in Oswego. The Lantz and Stoner families began
Nickels Family Reunion in Hinckley August 3
All descendants of Mathais and Catherine (Grommes) Nickels are invited to the Nickels Family Reunion Saturday, Aug. 3, at Pioneer Park, on the West Side of Hinckley on U.S. Route 30, next to the Hinckley Elementary School. We will gather from 11 a.m. to noon, and the food will be
National Night Out Community-building in Oswego outside
Neighborhoods throughout the Village of Oswego are invited to join neighbors across approximately 16,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide for National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 6. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our
First Fridays in Aurora filled with 28 sites, trolley rides
First Fridays, Friday, Aug. 2, will include a block party night of art, and music, in downtown Aurora. There will be food trucks, live music, live art, and vendors, at the Stolp Block Party from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The party will close Stolp Avenue from Downer Place to
Fox River clean-up in Montgomery, Oswego, set for August 3
The Prairie State Canoeists (PSC) and Water Trail Keepers will be host to a clean-up along the banks of the Fox River at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. We are seeking volunteers to help clean up the Montgomery and Oswego riverfront and collect trash out of the River and off
New items at Veggie Fest Chicago Aug. 10-11
Veggie Fest Chicago will have new vegetarian and vegan food booths this Summer, as well as the return of fan favorites. Veggie Fest will be on the grounds of Danada South Park at Navistar, Lisle, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. August 10-11. Admission and parking are both free. Just
Aurora GreenFest 10th year Sept. 28
The Aurora GreenFest will take place Saturday, Sept. 28 and attendees can learn how to take care of the environment and have fun at the same time. It will be a day filled with fun activities to live more sustainably and help save our planet. The GreenFest will be from
Berrios, 99, Aurora Puerto Rican parade grand marshal
Known as the “Pioneer of Latino Rights in the Workforce,” Emilio Berrios, 99, will serve as the grand marshal of the 47th Aurora Puerto Rican Heritage Parade at noon Sunday, July 28 in downtown Aurora. Born in 1920 in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, Berrios arrived in Chicago in June 1951 with
Writers’ Group to meet in Plano
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. • Writers’ Group, Thursday, Aug. 8, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Writers will discuss their work. Open to adults and high school students. No registration