Parents and caregivers of children with ADHD often face unique challenges, from managing daily routines to understanding the best ways to support their child’s growth. To help navigate these challenges, the Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is hosting an informative session, Executive Functioning & ADHD: Helping Your Child Thrive, Thursday,
Join the Sierra Club Valley of the Fox ExCom for its Monday, Feb. 17 Valley of the Fox online meeting at 6:30 p.m. for a program on the Xerces Society, an international organization that protects the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. Linda Seyler, from the organization, will present The
New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, will celebrate diversity with a visit by the Mobile Museums of Tolerance exhibit bus. The bus will be open to the public in the church parking lot Sunday, Feb. 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission and parking are
This year marks the 175th birthday of Oswego’s iconic Little White School Museum. To celebrate, a new exhibit capturing the historic building’s many lives and changes it has experienced since it was completed in 1850. To kick off the year-long birthday recognition, a new exhibit, “Restoring the Little White School
Faith Lutheran Church, 3000 Liberty Street in Aurora, will celebrate Scout Sunday with worship services and a pancake breakfast fundraiser Sunday, Feb. 9. The public is invited. Parking is free. Members of the church’s Cub Scout Pack 643 and Scout Troop 508 will participate in worship services at 8 a.m.
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in February. 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. •LEGO Kits, February 10-15 (you choose the day and time that
For many teens who love books, making friends and being social can sometimes be challenging. Young readers have a tendency to spend hours lost in their favorite stories, which can lead to a perception that they’re uninterested in socializing, when the truth is that they are eager to connect with
Aurora Lions Club volunteers took their vision-conservation focus on the road Saturday, Feb. 1. Volunteers hosted an information table and performed youth vision screenings at Santori Aurora Public Library’s third annual Early Childhood Resource Fair. Jay Short, club first vice president and co-service chair, reported Lions volunteers provided 34 youth
By Russ George Help the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) raise funds to fight diabetes this Saturday, Feb. 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at our “Do Good with CHIPOTLE Fundraiser”, 1480 N. Orchard Road, in Aurora. DCFV fundraising chairperson, Jenny McCain, has arranged for our Club to
En garde! It’s a “Dueling Pianos” concert at 7 p.m. Friday Feb. 7, in the gymnasium at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. And you’re welcome to attend! The dueling maestros will be John Angotti and Craig Colson, both of whom are well-known and highly-regarded in
Aurora University’s Schingoethe Center museum will exhibit “Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories” Jan. 28-March 14. The event at the museum in the Hill Welcome Center, 1315 Prairie St. in Aurora, will display photos from a permanent exhibition at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Ariz. “Away” explores off-reservation
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in February. 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. •Winter Read BINGO Challenge Pick up a BINGO card and check
By Al Benson What is human trafficking? FBI Chicago field office special agents explained Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Aurora Navy League Council 247’s monthly dinner meeting at Riverview Diner in Montgomery. Approximately 10 members and guests endured a subzero Arctic deep freeze for the event. Photography during the event was
Open Roads ABATE of Illinois, Inc. will be host to its 13th annual pool tournament and chili cook-off Saturday, Feb. 15, at Plano Hometown Lanes, 209 W. Main Street in Plano. Registration for the pool tournament and chili cookoff will be from at 11:30 a.m. to noon. Donations are $10
The Plano American Legion, 510 E. Dearborn Street in Plano, will be host to a Super Bowl Party Sunday, Feb. 9, starting at 2 p.m.. The public is invited to a fun afternoon and evening to watch the game, enjoy the delicious food, raffles, and specials. Please bring a dish
The League of Women Voters of Central Kane County has announced a series of upcoming mayor and city council candidate forums in St. Charles, Geneva, and Batavia. The forums will feature candidates on the April 1, 2025 Illinois Consolidated Election ballot who are in contested races in their respective communities.
Geneva History Museum will unveil “Eat Your Heart Out Geneva,” a new exhibit exploring Geneva’s historic restaurants, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. An opening reception for members and VIP guests at the museum, 113 S. Third Street, will feature a presentation at 6 p.m. by Izzy
Fox Valley Park District’s Red Oak Nature Center, 930 N. River Road in North Aurora, will celebrate Frosty Fest from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. The family event will feature a self-guided storybook hike, illuminated snowflake trail and a cup of hot cocoa and marshmallows at a
State representative Jed Davis (R-Yorkville) invites constituents to participate in a Blood Drive from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 at his district office, 1925 S. Bridge Street in Yorkville. “I invite all constituents to attend our upcoming blood drive,” said Rep. Davis. “Donating blood can save lives
