Just Shave It 2026, Sunday, April 26, from noon to 3 p.m. at Pollyanna Brewing Company, 106 S. Riverside Ave. in St. Charles, will bring participants together to shave or cut their hair to honor and support kids with cancer. Participants will raise money by asking family and friends to
An Aurora Lions Club eye exam helped an Aurora woman detect eye cancer. Last summer Fox Valley Park District recreation supervisor Laureen Baumgartner was working at Blackberry Farm, a children’s farm and living history museum in Aurora. Events included adult eye and hearing exams in a mobile unit provided by
West Aurora High School’s football game vs. South Elgin was golden Friday, Sept. 19. Celebrating Pediatric Cancer Month, students, staff, and others donned gold-colored T-shirts to support Cal’s Angels. The St. Charles-based nonprofit foundation is dedicated to granting wishes, raising pediatric cancer awareness and funding research. Gold is the color
Cancer survivors kick off a 17th annual American Cancer Society fundraiser at Walker Park in Burr Ridge June 5.
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored a young cancer patient at the Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 6. A press release from the City stated Abigail Ayala, 12, was diagnosed with a Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, an aggressive sarcoma, February 7, 2023, She has spent
In a 15th annual relay for life, 350 students at Pleasantdale Middle School in Burr Ridge raised $11,000 for the American Cancer Society. Jennifer Lauermann, Pleasantdale science teacher and event founder and coordinator, announced relay results at a Friday, June 2 rally culminating the fundraiser at Pleasantdale Park District’s Walker
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
Tek Pak Inc., a global manufacturing and packaging solutions company in the Fox Valley area has joined forces with Cal’s Angels, a nonprofit in St. Charles in its quest to raise more than $1 million through its War on Wheels (WOW) bike ride to benefit pediatric cancer patients in Illinois.
Everyone is invited to join the Batavia Chamber of Commerce Saturday, June 4, to celebrate cancer survivors. The celebration will feature a walk and 5K run at Northwestern Medicine Field, 34W002 Cherry Lane, Geneva, with a fun-packed festival after! Day of registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the opening
