Students and educators at Pleasantdale Middle School in Burr Ridge will hold their 15th annual Relay for Life cancer walk fundraiser Friday, June 2. The event will kick off at 10 a.m. at Pleasant Dale Park District’s Walker Park, 7425 S. Wolf Road in Burr Ridge. Since 2018, the celebration
Aurora Police Department Officer Connor Marchetti, right, greets a drive-thru patron on Friday at Dunkin’, 1255 N. Farnsworth Ave., during an annual fundraiser to benefit Illinois Special Olympics.
Aurora Police Department officers will climb rooftops at three Aurora Dunkin’ locations Friday, May 19, in a fundraiser to support Special Olympics Illinois Coffee for Champions (formerly Cop On Top). From 5 a.m. to noon, officers will be at Dunkin’ locations at 1255 N. Farnsworth Avenue, 1237 N. Eola Road,
The annual Fr. George Glover Memorial Golf Outing, presented by St. Peter Church in Aurora, is a fun and competitive event will be held Friday, June 9. Golfers enjoy a day of camaraderie on the beautiful links of Phillips Park Golf Course followed by dinner, awards, and raffles at O’Malley’s
Plans are moving forward by the Friends of the Yorkville Library for the annual Used Book Sale during Hometown Days each Labor Day weekend. This year the book sale will be September 2-3. Please consider donating gently-used books for adults and children, CDs, DVDs, and puzzles for this sale. Donations
The LaSalle County Republicans are proud to be host to their first Lincoln Day Dinner since 2019 at the Pitstick Pavilion in Ottawa, Saturday, April 29. We are pleased to have Darin LaHood, 16th District U.S. Congressman as our keynote speaker. Representative LaHood serves as a member of the House
The National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association will be partners with Loaves & Fishes Community Services during the 31st Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Each year, residents are encouraged to place healthy, unexpired, non-perishable items in bags next to their mailboxes Saturday, May
Shoppers will find many bargains at the Spring rummage and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 29 at the Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ, 409 Center Parkway in Yorkville. A selection of household goods, kitchen items,
The Father George Glover Memorial Golf Outing will be Friday, June 9 at Phillips Park Golf Course, 1001 Hill Avenue, Aurora. The annual golf outing is presented by St. Peter Church in Aurora and will be a fun and competitive event. Golfers can enjoy a day of camaraderie on the
Three Lou Malnati’s Pizzerias, two in Naperville and one in Aurora, will be host to fundraisers for the Dominican Literacy Center (DLC) in Aurora. The fundraisers will take place Wednesday, April 19. Participating locations and hours include: Raise a slice for a good cause is the tag line. Diners who
The Kane County 4-H Foundation will be host to its 14th annual pork chop dinner and auction fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at the Prairie Events Center of the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and it
The scene is a filled room at the 20th Annual Wine & Chocolate Extravaganza Saturday, March 25 at the Stonebridge Country Club in Aurora.
A family of three enjoys the Aurora Kiwanis Club breakfast Saturday, March 18 at Aurora Central Catholic High School.
The Montgomery Police Department took the annual Polar Plunge Sunday, March 5 at Silver Springs State Park in Yorkville.
The Aurora and Fox Valley community are invited to the all-you-can-eat “Annual Kiwanis Pancake Day Breakfast” from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 18 at Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Drive, at the corner Edgelawn and Indian Trail, Aurora. The Kiwanis Club of Aurora in its 107th
By Charlie Schmalz Sunrise Rotary Club of Aurora invited everyone to its 20th Annual Wine and Chocolate Fundraiser from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the beautiful Stonebridge Country Club, 2705 Stonebridge Boulevard, Aurora. Those who have attended in the past and shared in our program, understand
Loaves & Fishes Community Services is excited to announce that Chef Showdown will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at its Food Distribution Hub, 580 Exchange Court, Aurora. The popular event will raise funds for essential services to help struggling families in DuPage, Kane, Kendall,
Women in Aurora are seeking to help other women who are facing current challenges and difficulties.Aurora City Hall’s employee resource group has launched a monthlong Women’s History Month campaign to collect much-needed supplies for unhoused women in the community. The P.O.W.E.R. Women’s Group, an acronym for Presenting Opportunities Where Everyone
Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora is collecting donations to help an Aurora family start a school called The Precious Academy in Pithoragarh, India. Wesley congregants, Lynnette Singh and her husband, Khem, have started the Academy. They are working on setting up a library and computer lab and adding playground
The 19th annual Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club’s Wine and Chocolate Extravaganza and the Club members who made it all possible, was such a success we decided to do it again. It is now our 20th annual event. All who enjoyed it in the past, please join us again. Tickets are
